On Mar 19, 2013, at 5:05 AM, Gert Doering <gert@Space.Net> wrote:
I'm not sure it's actually worth it - a global policy proposal is LOTS of work, and need to gain consensus in all the RIRs before it can go into effect. From the last Global Policy interactions with ARIN, most likely their lawyers will see some issue, change some wording, and break the whole thing right away - but even if they would follow common sense this time, it's still a lot of work (someone has to present to all 5 communities, lead the discussions, etc).
Just to keep the discussion reality-based... The last "Global Policy for Allocation of ASN Blocks to the RIRs" actually went through the ARIN region in a prompt and straightforward fashion: - Formal introduction on PPML on 31 August 2009 - AC recommened Board adopt - 24 November 2009 - Adopted by the ARIN Board - 13 January 2010 Furthermore, the staff assessment indicated "Counsel does not see any material legal issues related to this policy." <https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2009_6.html> None of this is a predicator of how a revision to the Global ASN allocation policy would proceed, but in terms of Global Policy, it's likely the easiest one to change in short order. The real difficulty I see here is getting the community to actually converge on how they want these 16- and 32- bit ASN pools managed, and the process is completely secondary to the matter... FYI, /John John Curran President and CEO ARIN