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Multihomed End User Microallocation (2003)

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Source facts

Policy ID
unnumbered-multihomed-end-user-microallocation-2003
RIR
LACNIC
Official status
Approved Implemented in 19/5/2003
Normalized status
Accepted
Introduced
Feb 7, 2003
Last source update
Oct 14, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

4Total participants
4Discussion contributors
1Formal actors
4Discussion messages
4Effective participants
100%Top-five discussion share
2People covering 50%
4People covering 80%

Policy evolution

Debate timeline

  1. Official version

    Working-group proposal retained under LACNIC IV (2003)

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  2. Introduced

    Introduced

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  3. Public discussion

    sobre la politica propuesta para microasignaciones para UF multi-homed (era: Re: [Politicas] Working Groups Results / Resultado Grupos de Trabajo/ Resultado Grupos deTrabalho

    3 Discussion messages · 3 Entities

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  4. Official decision

    accepted

    accepted

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Entities

Freshness: Stale
  1. Octavio Novoa · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 11, 2003
    Last activityApr 11, 2003
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies0
  2. Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 11, 2003
    Last activityApr 11, 2003
    First explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Latest explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo validated consistency assessment
    Other policies5
  3. Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 11, 2003
    Last activityApr 11, 2003
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies27
  4. Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 11, 2003
    Last activityApr 11, 2003
    First explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Latest explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies1
    Freshness: Stale

    Last research attempt: Oct 14, 2026

    Identity verified: Oct 14, 2026

    Universidad Carlos III de Madrid · Historical
    Marcelo Bagnulo Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
    datatracker.ietf.org
    Discussion messages
    1
    First activity
    Apr 11, 2003
    Last activity
    Apr 11, 2003
    First explicit stance
    Support with changes
    Latest explicit stance
    Support with changes
    Stance changes
    0
    Viewpoint consistency
    Insufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies
    1

    First explicit stance: Support with changes → Latest explicit stance: Support with changes · Stance changes: 0

    Viewpoint consistency: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency

    The two comments from 11 April 2003 share a concern for justified use and community cost. They support a limited cross-policy comparison, but do not establish a change of position or consistency over time.

    Multihomed End User Microallocation (2003)

    Assessment: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency · Marcelo makes microallocation conditional on continued multihoming and calls for return when eligibility ends, citing routing-table cost. Only one authored position is available for this policy.

    Conditions: One contemporaneous comment cannot establish a reversal or enduring consistency.

    Por ello creo que se deberia agregar en la politica que el bloque resultante de la microasignacion debera ser devuelto en caso que el usuario final deje de ser multi-homed.

    Resource Allocation for Experimental Use (2003)

    Assessment: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency · Marcelo opposes LACNIC experimental IPv4 allocations while allowing a regional IPv6 approach, citing scarcity and different stages of development. This is a stated distinction, not evidence of a reversal.

    Conditions: Only this authored comment is assessed; formal authorship alone is not treated as endorsement of every policy version.

    En particualr para IPv4, yo creo que LACNIC NO deberia realizar asignaciones exprimentales.

    que puede tener sentido tener una politica de asignaciones exprimentales en IPv6 propia de LACNIC,

    Multihomed End User Microallocation (2003) · Resource Allocation for Experimental Use (2003)

    Assessment: Consistent · Both comments tie access to shared resources to a justified purpose and its community costs: continued multihoming in one case, and scarcity, evaluation and public experimental results in the other. The different recommendations address different conditions and do not contradict each other in these texts.

    Conditions: This limited alignment covers two same-day comments, not the participant's full historical record.

    pero es un bien MUY costoso para la comunidad ya que impacta con una entrada en tabla de rutas de la DFZ.

    LOs resultados de los exprimentos realizados deberan ser p?blicos y estar en una p?gina web disponible para su consulta por la comunidad en general.

    direcciones IPv4 son un recurso muy escaso.

    1. Apr 11, 2003 · Support with changes

      sobre la politica propuesta para microasignaciones para UF multi-homed (era: Re: [Politicas] Working Groups Results / Resultado Grupos de Trabajo/ Resultado Grupos deTrabalho

      Conditions:

      Add an explicit requirement to return the microallocation when the end user ceases to be multihomed.

      Distinguishes multihoming eligibility from permanent provider-independent ownership and identifies routing-table cost.

      Por ello creo que se deberia agregar en la politica que el bloque resultante de la microasignacion debera ser devuelto en caso que el usuario final deje de ser multi-homed.

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    Total policy messages: 2

Sources and coverage

Official policy sources

Public discussion archives

  • lacnic-politicas
    Earliest captured
    Oct 21, 1999
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    Oct 14, 2026
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  • www.lacnic.net
  • lacnic-anuncios
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  • lacnic-ietf-lac
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    May 30, 2013
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    Dec 30, 2015
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    Oct 14, 2026
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  • lacnic-infofrida
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    Aug 14, 2006
    Latest captured
    Sep 13, 2011
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    Oct 14, 2026
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  • lacnic-iot
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    Oct 6, 2015
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    Jul 11, 2017
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    Oct 14, 2026
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  • lacnic-lacnog
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    Aug 1, 2026
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  • lacnic-lactf
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    Apr 13, 2004
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    Dec 29, 2006
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  • lacnic-seguridad
    Earliest captured
    Jan 26, 2006
    Latest captured
    Dec 28, 2007
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    Oct 14, 2026
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Coverage

Partial
Earliest captured: Oct 21, 1999
Latest captured: Oct 14, 2026

Freshness

Freshness: Stale · Last refresh:

Known gaps

  • politicas.lacnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • www.lacnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-politicas: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • www.lacnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-anuncios: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-ietf-lac: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-infofrida: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-iot: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-lacnog: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-lactf: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-seguridad: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.