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prop-140-v001: Update End-Site Definition

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Proposer: Jordi Palet Martínez (jordi.palet@theipv6company.com)


1. Problem statement
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Section 2.9 was introduced with an IPv4 mind-set and doesn’t fully accommodate IPv6 deployments and members that may have multiple sites in case of assignments.

Even if this text has evolved in several RIRs, the previous changes were imperfect, and thru this evolution in other RIRs, it was obvious that we missed some aspects such as “multiple locations” being different than “end-sites”.

Further to that, sometimes it becomes confusing the fact that there is not a formal definition of end-user.

Finally, 10.1.4.1. is slightly updated, just to make sure that assignments are considered per end-site, not member.	

Note that those changes are basically editorial clarifications because do not imply actual changes on what policies already allow.



2. Objective of policy change
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Ensuring that both end-site and end-user are defined in a more accurate way.


3. Situation in other regions
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Other RIRs already updated the policies on this regard.


4. Proposed policy solution
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Actual text:
2.9. End site
An end site is defined as an end-user (subscriber) who has a business relationship with a service provider that involves:
• that service provider assigning address space to the end-user
• that service provider providing transit service for the end-user to other sites
• that service provider carrying the end-user's traffic
• that service provider advertising an aggregate prefix route that contains the end-user's assignment


10.1.4.1. Initial assignment
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The minimum size of the assignment is a /48. The considerations of Section 5.2.4.3 "Assignment of multiple /48s to a single end site" must be followed if multiple /48s are requested. "APNIC guidelines for IPv6 allocation and assignment requests".

Proposed text:
2.9. End-site
An End-Site is defined as the location of an End-User who has a business or legal relationship (same or associated entities) with a service provider that involves:
• that service provider assigning address space to the End-User location
• that service provider providing transit service for the End-User location to other sites
• that service provider carrying the End-User's location traffic
• that service provider advertising an aggregate prefix route that contains the End-User's location assignment

2.10. End-User
Service subscriber or customer from an LIR.
10.1.4.1. Initial assignment
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The minimum size of the assignment is a /48 per End-Site. The considerations of Section 5.2.4.3 "Assignment of multiple /48s to a single end site" must be followed if multiple /48s are requested. "APNIC guidelines for IPv6 allocation and assignment requests".


5. Advantages / Disadvantages
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Advantages:
Fulfilling the objective above indicated in terms of clarifying end-user/end-site and that an end-site is a single location, which can obtain, in the case of an IPv6 assignment, a /48.

Disadvantages:
None, it is already consistent with the actual practices.


6. Impact on resource holders
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None.


7. References
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AFRINIC (different wording, same meaning):
• https://www.afrinic.net/policy/manual#PI-A

RIPE (same wording as suggested by this proposal):
• https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-738