prop-077: Proposal to supplement transfer policy of historical IPv4 addresses

ARIN has two different transfer policies:

1. Mergers and acquisitions
   Under this policy, organizations must show documentation that justifies use of the resources. However, organizations do not need to meet the current criteria for receiving IPv4 addresses to justify the transfer of historical space as part of a merger or acquisition. The recipient has the option of signing either the Legacy Resource Services Agreement or the standard Resource Services Agreement.
2. Transfers to specified recipients
   Under this policy, historical resources, like current resources, must first be returned to ARIN. The space can be transferred only if the recipient can demonstrate the need for the resources under current ARIN policies. The recipient must sign the standard Resource Services Agreement.

LACNIC permits transfers of historical IPv4 resources in cases of mergers and acquisitions only. Organizations must show documentation that they are not only transferring IP addresses but also equipment and end users of the IP addresses. In these cases, organizations do not need to meet the current criteria for receiving IPv4 addresses to justify the transfer of historical space as part of a merger or acquisition. Once historical resources have been transfered this way, they are considered to be "current".

RIPE: Member LIRs can transfer complete or partial blocks of historical or current IPv4 addresses. Such address space must not contain any block that is assigned to an end user. An LIR may only receive a transferred allocation after their need is evaluated and approved by the RIPE NCC according to the existing allocation policies. LIRs that receive a transfer from another LIR cannot re-allocate complete or partial blocks of the same address space to another LIR within 24 months of receiving the re-allocation.