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2005-1: Provider Independent IPv6 Assignments for End-sites

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Source facts

Policy ID
ARIN-2005-1
RIR
ARIN
Official status
Adopted
Normalized status
Accepted
Introduced
Feb 15, 2005
Last source update
Oct 23, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

27Total participants
24Discussion contributors
3Formal actors
56Discussion messages
13.5Effective participants
53.6%Top-five discussion share
5People covering 50%
13People covering 80%

Policy evolution

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Debate timeline

  1. Official version

    Official version

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  2. Official version

    Official version

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  3. Official version

    Accepted

    Accepted · Adopted

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  4. Public discussion

    [ppml] Provider Independence???

    4 Discussion messages · 4 Entities

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  5. Introduced

    Introduced

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  6. Public discussion

    [ppml] Proposed Policy: IPv6 Direct assignments to end sites

    2 Discussion messages · 2 Entities

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  7. Public discussion

    [ppml] 2005-1 or its logical successor

    2 Discussion messages · 2 Entities

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  8. Public discussion

    [ppml] 2005-1 status

    3 Discussion messages · 2 Entities

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  9. Official version

    3

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  10. Public discussion

    [ppml] Fw: IRS goes IPv6!

    3 Discussion messages · 2 Entities

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  11. Public discussion

    [ppml] "Recommended Practices" procedure

    2 Discussion messages · 2 Entities

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  12. Public discussion

    [ppml] Policy Proposal 2005-1: Provider-independent IPv6

    19 Discussion messages · 9 Entities

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Entities

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  1. Stephen Sprunk
    Discussion messages7
    First activityApr 30, 2005
    Last activityApr 28, 2006
    First explicit stanceSupport
    Latest explicit stanceSupport
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyConsistent
    Other policies11
  2. Marshall Eubanks
    Discussion messages7
    First activityAug 30, 2005
    Last activityApr 28, 2006
    First explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Latest explicit stanceSupport
    Stance changes1
    Viewpoint consistencyNo validated consistency assessment
    Other policies2
  3. Michael Dillon
    Discussion messages7
    First activityNov 10, 2005
    Last activityApr 28, 2006
    First explicit stancePropose alternative
    Latest explicit stanceSupport
    Stance changes1
    Viewpoint consistencyConsistent
    Other policies4
  4. Owen DeLong
    Discussion messages5
    First activityDec 8, 2004
    Last activityApr 28, 2006
    First explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Latest explicit stanceSupport
    Stance changes1
    Viewpoint consistencyNo validated consistency assessment
    Other policies20
  5. Kevin Loch
    Discussion messages4
    First activityAug 30, 2005
    Last activityApr 27, 2006
    First explicit stancePropose alternative
    Latest explicit stancePropose alternative
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyConsistent
    Other policies4
  6. Jason Schiller
    Discussion messages3
    First activityApr 27, 2006
    Last activityApr 28, 2006
    First explicit stancePropose alternative
    Latest explicit stancePropose alternative
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo validated consistency assessment
    Other policies1
  7. Vince Fuller
    Discussion messages3
    First activityApr 27, 2006
    Last activityApr 28, 2006
    First explicit stanceOppose
    Latest explicit stanceOppose
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo validated consistency assessment
    Other policies2
  8. Scott Leibrand
    Discussion messages2
    First activityJan 24, 2006
    Last activityApr 18, 2006
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies1
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    Last research attempt: Oct 13, 2026

    Identity verified: Oct 13, 2026

    Internap · Historical
    Scott Leibrand, Internap
    www.arin.net
    ARIN · Historical
    Scott Leibrand January 2008 - December 2016
    www.arin.net
    Discussion messages
    2
    First activity
    Jan 24, 2006
    Last activity
    Apr 18, 2006
    First explicit stance
    Unknown
    Latest explicit stance
    Unknown
    Stance changes
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    Viewpoint consistency
    Insufficient evidence to assess consistency
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    First explicit stance: Unknown → Latest explicit stance: Unknown · Stance changes: 0

    Viewpoint consistency: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency

    Asking which IPv6 PI criteria could win consensus and acknowledging a shim6 technical explanation do not establish opposing positions on the allocation policy.

    2005-1: Provider Independent IPv6 Assignments for End-sites

    Assessment: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency · Asking which IPv6 PI criteria could win consensus and acknowledging a shim6 technical explanation do not establish opposing positions on the allocation policy.

    Conditions: The two statements address different questions; neither provides a final eligibility rule or a clear vote on the proposal.

    I would love to hear what exactly everyone thinks is an appropriate standard for allocating IPv6 PI space so we can better gauge what would be a consensus position.

    From the discussion I've seen of middle-boxes on the shim6 list, that seems to be the idea.

    2005-1: Provider Independent IPv6 Assignments for End-sites · ARIN-prop-27: RSA Modification Procedure

    Assessment: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency · A question about IPv6 PI eligibility and an editorial terminology change in the RSA proposal are not comparable policy commitments.

    Conditions: Different subject matter and limited statements prevent a conclusion about consistency across these policies.

    hear what exactly everyone thinks is an appropriate standard for allocating IPv6 PI space

    We have enough acronym confusion already.

    1. Jan 24, 2006 · Question or clarify

      [ppml] 2005-1 status

      I would agree. However, 2005-1 did not reach consensus, so we need to come up with an alternative that's more likely to do so. I would love to hear what exactly everyone thinks is an appropriate standard for allocating IPv6 PI space so we can better gauge what would be a consensus position. -Scott

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    2. Apr 18, 2006 · Procedural or neutral

      Conditions:

      This is a technical observation about possible interoperability between shim6 hosts and middlebox-based sites. It does not explicitly endorse or reject the PI assignment policy.

      From the discussion I've seen of middle-boxes on the shim6 list, that seems to be the idea.

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    Per-policy stance timelines:ARIN-2005-1 · Unknown · Insufficient evidence to assess consistencyARIN-prop-27 · Propose alternative · Insufficient evidence to assess consistency

    Total policy messages: 16

  9. Michel Py · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityApr 27, 2006
    Last activityApr 28, 2006
    First explicit stanceSupport
    Latest explicit stanceSupport
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo validated consistency assessment
    Other policies3
  10. Unknown · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityJan 8, 2003
    Last activityDec 9, 2004
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies16
  11. Peter Sherbin
    Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 27, 2006
    Last activityApr 27, 2006
    First explicit stancePropose alternative
    Latest explicit stancePropose alternative
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies1
  12. Jeroen Massar
    Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 27, 2006
    Last activityApr 27, 2006
    First explicit stanceSupport
    Latest explicit stanceSupport
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo validated consistency assessment
    Other policies1
  13. John M. Brown · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityJan 9, 2003
    Last activityJan 9, 2003
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies5
  14. McBurnett, Jim · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityJan 8, 2003
    Last activityJan 8, 2003
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies5
  15. Tony Hain · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityNov 2, 2005
    Last activityNov 2, 2005
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  16. marcelo bagnulo braun · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 8, 2004
    Last activityDec 8, 2004
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies2
  17. Christopher Morrow
    Discussion messages1
    First activityFeb 21, 2006
    Last activityFeb 21, 2006
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies2
  18. Marla Azinger
    Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 28, 2006
    Last activityApr 28, 2006
    First explicit stanceSupport
    Latest explicit stanceSupport
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo validated consistency assessment
    Other policies7
  19. Matthew Petach
    Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 26, 2006
    Last activityApr 26, 2006
    First explicit stanceSupport
    Latest explicit stanceSupport
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies1
  20. Geoff Huston
    Discussion messages1
    First activityDec 8, 2004
    Last activityDec 8, 2004
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies4
  21. Bill Van Emburg · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 6, 2006
    Last activityApr 6, 2006
    First explicit stanceSupport
    Latest explicit stanceSupport
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies2
  22. Pekka Savola · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 25, 2006
    Last activityApr 25, 2006
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies0
  23. Tony Li
    Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 27, 2006
    Last activityApr 27, 2006
    First explicit stanceOppose
    Latest explicit stanceOppose
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo validated consistency assessment
    Other policies0
  24. Lee Howard
    Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 26, 2006
    Last activityApr 26, 2006
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies8
  25. Kevin Loch · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  26. Owen DeLong · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  27. Andrew Dul · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0

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