ARIN XXIX Public Policy Meeting Day 1 Notes - 23 April 2012 [Archived]

Opening and Announcements

Speaker: John Curran, ARIN President and CEO

Transcript

John Curran opened the meeting and welcomed those in attendance.

John began the first day of the ARIN XXIX Public Policy Meeting by making meeting-related announcements and introducing those present from the ARIN Board of Trustees, the ARIN Advisory Council, and the Number Resource Organization (NRO) Number Council. He also acknowledged the colleagues from the other Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) in attendance and introduced ARIN’s management team and Meeting Fellowship recipients. John continued with the following announcements:

• There were 122 total registered ARIN attendees, including 39 from Canada, 67 from the United States, one from the Caribbean, and 16 from outside the ARIN region. There were 19 registered remote participants
• Thank you to ARIN XXIX network connectivity sponsor, Telus
• John discussed the First Timers’ Breakfast and conducted the First Timers’ Raffle, which was won by Sean Wang

John reviewed the meeting rules, meeting agenda and the printed materials given to each attendee.
At the beginning of the meeting, approximately 108 people were in attendance. Board Chairman, Tim Denton moderated policy discussions during the day.

[ARIN offered the opportunity for remote participation throughout the meeting. Comments from remote participants are read aloud at the meeting and are integrated into the meeting report. There were 32 registered remote participants.]

AC On-Docket Proposals Report

Speaker: John Sweeting, ARIN Advisory Council Chair

Presentation: PDF
Transcript

John Sweeting provided a presentation on the current policy proposals on the AC docket.

Highlights included:

• No current policies on docket, as they have all been converted into draft policy and will be presented at this meeting
• The AC will be meeting on Wednesday to discuss any new developments regarding these draft policies

Questions were taken from the floor. Highlights included:

• Clarification regarding AC lunch table topics to take place during the meeting.

For discussion details, please see the transcript.

Regional PDP Report

Speaker: Einar Bohlin, Senior Policy Analyst

Presentation: PDF
Transcript

Einar Bohlin provided a presentation about the status of policy discussions and implementation at other RIRs.

Highlights included:

• Overview of ARIN draft policies and similar proposals being discussed within other RIRs

  • Inter-RIR transfers at RIPE NCC
  • Removing multihoming requirement for IPv6 portable assignments at APNIC
  • Registering assignments at LACNIC

• Six draft policies are up for discussion at ARIN XXIX

• Samples of draft policies under discussion at all five RIRs

There were no comments or questions from the floor at the conclusion of the presentation.

Internet Number Resource Status Report

Speaker: Leslie Nobile, Director, ARIN Registration Services

Presentation: PDF
Transcript

Leslie Nobile provided a presentation on current global Internet number resource statistics.

Highlights included:

• Status of 256 /8s IPv4 Address Space
• IPv4 Address Space Issued by all RIRs in 2011
• Status of ASNs and which RIRs have issued them
• 4-byte ASN assignments
• Status of IPv6 address space

There were no comments or questions from the floor at the conclusion of the presentation.

RIR Update - APNIC

Speaker: Paul Wilson, APNIC Director General

Presentation: PDF
Transcript

Paul Wilson provided an update from the APNIC region.

Highlights included:

• IPv4 Exhaustion plan details, including modified evaluation processes, currently in its final phase
• Maximum allocation now /22 per organization
• Recent IPv4 resource delegations
• IPv4 Transfer policy, including draft inter-RIR transfer policy
• Recent IPv4 transfer rate
• Resource quality assurance
• Reachability testing
• Whois cleanup project
• Outreach
• New learning and development branch focused on IPv6, conducting eLearning and other courses
• APNIC Labs
• IPv6 capability measurements
• IPv4 address reporting
• IPv6 outreach program activity
• IPv6 governmental events
• IGF participation highlights
• APNIC 34 to be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in August

There were no comments or questions from the floor at the conclusion of the presentation.

Today’s Mobile Internet

Speaker: Geoff Huston, APNIC Chief Scientist

Presentation: PDF
Transcript

Geoff Huston gave a presentation regarding the current state of mobile Internet networking and usage.

Highlights included:

• Evolutionary path of computing
• Mobile computing evolution
• Number of Internet and mobile phone users
• Mobile platforms and network growth
• Internet growth and address distribution by country
• The future of IPv6 mobile capabilities

Questions were taken from the floor.

Highlights included:

• Discussion of carrier-grade NAT and its viability as an option for growing mobile networks
• Discussion regarding IPv6 transitioning potential for key segments of the mobile network provider industry

For discussion details, please see the transcript.

RIR Update - LACNIC

Speaker: Sofia Silva, LACNIC Hostmaster

Presentation: PDF
Transcript

Sofía Silva provided an update on activities in the LACNIC region.

Highlights included:

• Membership growth
• IPv4 address pool status
• 4-byte ASN distribution statistics
• RPKI progress statistics
• Recent policy proposal
• Next LACNIC meeting to be held in Quito

There were no comments or questions from the floor at the conclusion of the presentation.

Draft Policy 2011-7: Compliance Requirement

Introduction: John Curran, ARIN President and CEO

Speaker: Owen DeLong, ARIN Advisory Council
Introduction: PDF
Presentation: PDF
Transcript

John Curran presented an introduction to the proposal. Highlights included:

• Advisory Council shepherds: Chris Grundemann and Owen DeLong
• Introduced on PPML in January 2011 (ARIN-prop-126) and designated as a draft policy in May 2011 Current version: 22 February 2012. This is the second discussion of this draft policy at an ARIN meeting.
• There is no similar proposal under consideration at any other RIR
• Presentation of Staff Impact Analysis, Legal Review, Staff Comments, and overview of PPML discussion activity. [see presentation and transcript links above for details]

Owen DeLong continued with the presentation of the proposal, including the proposal’s text and rationale.

Highlights:

• Review of current text and staff comments
• Review of ARIN General Council’s comments
• Pros and Cons of the policy
• Questions for community consideration

Tim Denton moderated discussion. Discussion Highlights included:

• Concerns about potential costs for network operators
• Concerns about increasing ARIN Registration Services staff workload in a potentially unneeded manner
• Discussion related to the inclusion and removal of the word “materially”
• Clarification on current staff usage of NRPM Section 12 in resource reviews and audits
• Discussion of this policy’s implications on Whois data accuracy as it pertains to law enforcement capability and legal process

For discussion details, please see the transcript.

IPv6 IAB/IETF Activities Report

Speaker: Cathy Aronson

Presentation: PDF
Transcript

Cathy Aronson provided an update regarding IAB/IETF activities since the previous ARIN Meeting.

Highlights included:

• The IEPG Meetings in Taipei and Paris
• IPv6 Maintenance Working Group projects
• Softwire Working Group projects
• V6 Operations (V6OPS) projects
• IntArea activities
• Dynamic Host Configuration
• DNS Operations (DNSOPS) projects
• V6 RENUM activities
• HOMENET Working Group projects
• OPSEC activities
• Global Routing Operations
• SIDR Working Group activities

There were no comments or questions from the floor at the conclusion of the presentation.

IPv6 Panel: Successes and Setbacks

Moderator: Aaron Hughes, President and Chief Technology Officer of 6Connect

Presentation: PDF
Panelists and Presentations:

• Marla Azinger, Frontier Communications; PDF
• Casey Deccio, Sandia National Laboratories; PDF
• Michael Sinatra, ESnet Energy Sciences Network; PDF
• Dan Alexander. Comcast Cable

Transcript

Aaron Hughes led a group of panelists who each shared their experiences with IPv6 implementation and allowed audience members to participate in a Q&A session.
Highlights:

• Marla Azinger gave a presentation concerning Frontier Communications and their progress in the implementation of a dual stack backbone for their networks, as well as vendor production issues to consider
• Casey Deccio gave a presentation about deploying IPv6 in an enterprise environment, including addressing and architectural approaches and major challenges
• Michael Sinatra gave a presentation regarding IPv6 deployment in government and higher education entities, security risks, and the importance of “IPv6 thinking” from the ground up

Q&A session highlights included:

• IPv6 World Launch participation
• Discussion regarding the importance of IPv6 vendor management

For discussion details, please see the transcript.

Draft Policy 2011-1: ARIN Inter-RIR Transfers

Speaker: John Curran, ARIN President and CEO

Presentation: PDF
Transcript

John Curran presented an introduction to the proposal.

Highlights included:

• Introduced on PPML in October 2010 (ARIN-prop-119) and designated as a draft policy in May 2011. Current version: 14 October 2011. Revised text sent to extended last call (Oct/Nov 2011) and AC recommended adoption (Nov 2011)
• 2011-1 had extensive revisions for clarity after ARIN XXVIII
• The Board directed ARIN to prepare to implement the revised version, but adoption is still pending discussion at this meeting
• Final community consultation is today

John asked that the attendees comment specifically on whether or not the rewritten draft policy is substantively identical to the previous version.

Discussion highlights include:

• Declaration after some clarifications that the view of the room was that the policy is identical.
• Concern regarding the potential inability for ARIN community members to activate a “safety valve” should this policy bring about unforeseen and undesired consequences
• Suggestion that implementation of 2011-1 be deferred and jointly implemented with 2012-2, if it can be expedited, because they are closely related

For discussion details, please see the transcript.

Because this is a recommended policy that ARIN is already preparing to implement, a show of hands was not requested.

IPv4 Countdown Plan

Speaker: Leslie Nobile, Director, ARIN Registration Services

Presentation: PDF
Transcript

Leslie Nobile provided a presentation regarding the phased plan for managing the ARIN available IPv4 address pool as it nears exhaustion, including a breakdown of each of the four phases and their triggers.

Questions were then taken from the floor.

Highlights included:

• Concern that the removal of the hold bucket would put unnecessary constraints on organizations with customers having their services turned off due to reclamation
• Clarification on the process wherein ARIN would return IPv4 address space were a global policy adopted
• It was asked that discussion regarding the ARIN community’s feelings about returning IPv4 address space to the IANA free pool be moved to the open microphone session

For discussion details, please see the transcript.

Open Microphone

Moderator: John Curran, ARIN President and CEO

Transcript

John Curran moderated this scheduled open microphone session. Highlights included:

• Discussion of whether there is consensus that ARIN should return address space to IANA if a global policy is passed
• Clarification on how ARIN would determine which address block(s) to return to IANA should the policy pass
• Statement of intent to recommend to the Board that space be returned to IANA should a global policy pass

It was suggested by Scott Bradner of the ARIN Board of Trustees that the discussion be halted to allow community and Board members time to consider their positions, and that the Tuesday Open Microphone session be dedicated to this topic.

Closing Announcements and Adjournment

Speaker: John Curran, ARIN President and CEO

Transcript

John Curran thanked Telus for providing network coverage for ARIN XXIX. Byron Holland from CIRA gave a brief update regarding the evening social sponsored by CIRA. John Curran then adjourned the meeting for the day at 5:05 PM PST.

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