FWIW, I prefer the language proposed by Leif.

Owen


> On Jul 21, 2020, at 10:27 , Rob Seastrom <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> I would support either your suggestion or Leif’s.
> 
> Thank you for your thoughts!
> 
> -r
> 
> 
>> On Jul 21, 2020, at 12:10 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> 
>> How about "Downgrades of any IPv6 allocation to less than a /36 OTHER THAN A 
>> RETURN OF ALL IPv6 RESOURCES are not permitted regardless of the ISP’s 
>> current or former IPv4 number resource holdings."
>> 
>> At least this avoids the "Hotel California" issue.
>> 
>> Albert Erdmann
>> Network Administrator
>> Paradise On Line Inc.
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, 21 Jul 2020, Rob Seastrom wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi Albert,
>>> 
>>> As a practical matter, I don’t think the NRPM overrides your ability to 
>>> terminate your contract with ARIN should that become a business requirement.
>>> 
>>> Do you have alternative language to suggest that is clear, concise, and 
>>> preserves the intent of narrowly boxing in nano-allocations for the tiniest 
>>> of providers with IPv4 rather than incenting undersizing IPv6 allocations?  
>>> Remember that the whole reason for the default /32 allocation is that we 
>>> wish for IPv6 allocations to be the polar opposite of IPv4 slow-start - a 
>>> one-and-done approach that minimizes both unnecessary routing table growth 
>>> and the need to come back to ARIN for more space.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> -r
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 21, 2020, at 11:26 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I have a problem with this language:
>>>> 
>>>> "Downgrades of any IPv6 allocation to less than a /36 are not permitted 
>>>> regardless of the ISP’s current or former IPv4 number resource holdings."
>>>> 
>>>> Downgrades include in my mind a return, and thus a downgrade to 0.  This 
>>>> language seems to lock in anyone who has ever requested IPv6 space.
>>>> 
>>>> Does this make a request for IPv6 space from ARIN like the Hotel 
>>>> California, where you can never leave....
>>>> 
>>>> If I were one of those ISP's with a /24 of IPv4, and I took the minimum 
>>>> allocation of IPv6 which raised my fees to $500 from $250, does this 
>>>> language make me continue to pay $500/yr even if I decide to return all my 
>>>> IPv6 resources to ARIN, and either get IPv6 space from my upstream or 
>>>> forgo use of IPv6?
>>>> 
>>>> Albert Erdmann
>>>> Network Administrator
>>>> Paradise On Line Inc.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, 21 Jul 2020, ARIN wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> On 16 July 2020, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) advanced the following 
>>>>> Draft Policy to Recommended Draft Policy status:
>>>>> 
>>>>> ARIN-2020-3: IPv6 Nano-allocations
>>>>> 
>>>>> The text of the Recommended Draft Policy is below, and may also be found 
>>>>> at:
>>>>> 
>>>>> https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2020_3/
>>>>> 
>>>>> You are encouraged to discuss all Recommended Draft Policies on PPML 
>>>>> prior to their presentation at the next ARIN Public Policy Consultation 
>>>>> (PPC). PPML and PPC discussions are invaluable to the AC when determining 
>>>>> community consensus.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The PDP can be found at:
>>>>> https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/
>>>>> 
>>>>> Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
>>>>> https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/
>>>>> 
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sean Hopkins
>>>>> Policy Analyst
>>>>> American Registry for Internet Numbers
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2020-3: IPv6 Nano-allocations
>>>>> 
>>>>> AC Assessment of Conformance with the Principles of Internet Number 
>>>>> Resource Policy:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Recommended Draft Policy ARIN-2020-3 provides for small IPv6 allocations 
>>>>> to ISPs. This policy would allow the smallest ISP organizations to obtain 
>>>>> a /40 of IPv6 addresses. This recommended draft is technically sound, 
>>>>> supported by the community and enables fair and impartial administration 
>>>>> of number resources by providing the smallest organizations the 
>>>>> opportunity to obtain an IPv6 allocation without a fee increase under the 
>>>>> current fee schedule.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Problem Statement:
>>>>> 
>>>>> ARIN’s ISP registration services fee structure has graduated fee 
>>>>> categories based upon the total amount of number resources held within 
>>>>> the ARIN registry.
>>>>> 
>>>>> In the case of the very smallest ISPs, if a 3X-Small ISP (with a /24 or 
>>>>> smaller of IPv4) gets the present minimal-sized IPv6 allocation (a /36), 
>>>>> its annual fees will double from $250 to $500/year.
>>>>> 
>>>>> According to a Policy Experience Report presented by Registration 
>>>>> Services to the AC at its annual workshop in January 2020, this 
>>>>> represents a disincentive to IPv6 adoption with a substantial fraction of 
>>>>> so-situated ISPs saying “no thanks” and abandoning their request for IPv6 
>>>>> number resources when informed of the impact on their annual fees.
>>>>> 
>>>>> This can be addressed by rewriting subsection 6.5.2.1(b). Initial 
>>>>> Allocation Size to allow allocation of a /40 to only the smallest ISPs 
>>>>> upon request, and adding a new clause 6.5.2.1(g) to cause an automatic 
>>>>> upgrade to at least a /36 in the case where the ISP is no longer 3X-Small.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Reserving /40s only for organizations initially expanding into IPv6 from 
>>>>> an initial sliver of IPv4 space will help to narrowly address the problem 
>>>>> observed by Registration Services while avoiding unintended consequences 
>>>>> by accidentally giving a discount for undersized allocations.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Policy Statement:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Replace the current 6.5.2.1(b) with the following:
>>>>> 
>>>>> b. In no case shall an LIR receive smaller than a /32 unless they 
>>>>> specifically request a /36 or /40.
>>>>> 
>>>>> In order to be eligible for a /40, an ISP must meet the following 
>>>>> requirements:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hold IPv4 direct allocations totaling a /24 or less (to include zero)
>>>>> Hold IPv4 reassignments/reallocations totaling a /22 or less (to include 
>>>>> zero)
>>>>> In no case shall an ISP receive more than a /16 initial allocation.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Add 6.5.2.1(g) as follows:
>>>>> 
>>>>> g. An LIR that requests a smaller /36 or /40 allocation is entitled to 
>>>>> expand the allocation to any nibble aligned size up to /32 at any time 
>>>>> without renumbering or additional justification. /40 allocations shall be 
>>>>> automatically upgraded to /36 if at any time said LIR’s IPv4 direct 
>>>>> allocations exceed a /24. Expansions up to and including a /32 are not 
>>>>> considered subsequent allocations, however any expansions beyond /32 are 
>>>>> considered subsequent allocations and must conform to section 6.5.3. 
>>>>> Downgrades of any IPv6 allocation to less than a /36 are not permitted 
>>>>> regardless of the ISP’s current or former IPv4 number resource holdings.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Timetable for Implementation: Immediate
>>>>> 
>>>>> Comments:
>>>>> 
>>>>> The intent of this policy proposal is to make IPv6 adoption at the very 
>>>>> bottom end expense-neutral for the ISP and revenue-neutral for ARIN. The 
>>>>> author looks forward to a future era wherein IPv6 is the dominant 
>>>>> technology and IPv4 is well in decline and considered optional leading 
>>>>> the Community to conclude that sunsetting this policy is prudent in the 
>>>>> interests of avoiding an incentive to request undersized IPv6 allocations.
>>>>> 
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