Hi John. I've recently been asked some questions about IPv6 allocations. So I went back and reviewed the current ARIN NRPM. John Curran <jcurran@arin.net> writes:
Since we do have a service region, we require requesters to be operating in the ARINregion and to announce the least-specific in the region, but nothing precludes announcement of same or more specifics from outside the region. <https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/reports/ARIN_31/PDF/monday/nobile_policy.pdf>
FWIW, I couldn't find any mention of announcements in the NRPM, other than in the context of multihoming. So, where exactly does the above requirement about announcements come from? Also, if one is required to announce the full prefix within ARIN, doesn't that imply one can't get an allocation for private use where there is no intention to announce publically? Finally, there does not seem to be much clarity in the term "operating in the ARIN region". Consider a global entity that effectively operates in multiple, if not all regions. Let's assume their primary or legal home is within the ARIN region. Is that enough? Apparently not entirely. I've been told that when providing justification for obtaining IPv6 address space, ARIN only counts usage within the ARIN region. That implies multi-nationals are expected to go to multiple RIRs, and get fragmented address space, something I thought RIR addressing policies were supposed to discourage. Do I understand ARIN policies correctly? And do other RIRs do the same? I.e., do the collective RIR policies really say multi-nationals need to go to each RIR to get the address space they need, rather than going to one, and getting a single aggregate? Thomas