Hello

Indeed this surge in the waiting list is a show stopper for new comers that really rely on this allocation to initiate their business and have a timed business plan. I would suggest that allocation priority is given to new single LIR (upper priority) down to lower priority for those with more than 10 LIR. 

My 2 cents 
 
 
Thomas BRENAC
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Marco Schmidt <mschmidt@ripe.net> 7 déc. 2021 à 10:23:35 wrote:
Dear colleagues,

In the Address Policy Working Group sessions at RIPE 83, I shared our   
observations regarding the IPv4 waiting list policy. [1]

The intent of this policy was to provide newcomers with a minimal amount   
of IPv4 space for as long as possible. However, about half of these   
allocations went to members that received several /24 allocations via   
multiple LIR accounts.

As there was interest in reviewing the policy at the RIPE Meeting, I   
would like to provide more detail on the provision of IPv4 allocations   
over the last two years and the current situation with the waiting list.

In the last 24 months, we provided 4,178 LIRs with a /24 allocation:
-    2,019 allocations (48%) went to members with a single LIR account
-    452 allocations (11%) went to members with 2-4 LIR accounts
-    298 allocations (7%) went to members with 5-9 LIR accounts and
-    1,409 allocations (34%) went to members with 10 or more LIR   
accounts (up to 33 /24 allocations to a single member)

This trend towards allocations to multiple LIR accounts has accelerated   
in the past six months. Between June and November 2021, only 24% of   
allocations went to members with a single LIR account, while 54% went to   
members with 10 or more accounts.

We see the same trend with the current waiting list. At the time of   
writing, we can see 327 requests for a /24 allocation:
-    83 (25%) are from members with a single LIR account
-    42 (13%) are from members with 2-4 LIRs accounts
-    45 (14%) are from members with 5-9 LIR accounts
-    157 (48%) are from members with 10 or more LIR accounts

Consequently, there is a significantly longer wait time for members with   
a single LIR account.

Looking at the current market prices for IPv4 in comparison to our   
membership fees, even a wait time of several months is acceptable for   
organisations that plan to transfer their allocation after the end of   
the holding period. Conversely, the long wait time will create   
uncertainty for real newcomers, especially if they can’t rely on   
IPv6-only networks.

I hope the WG finds this information useful for further discussion. If   
there is consensus to change the current situation, there are several   
approaches available – including a review of the waiting list policy and   
changing ‘per LIR’ to something else. Other approaches, such as a   
different charging scheme or changing the concept of multiple LIRs would   
need to be approved by the RIPE NCC membership.

Kind regards,
Marco Schmidt
Assistant Manager Registry Services
RIPE NCC

[1] https://ripe83.ripe.net/archives/video/642/


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