Hi, Before I jump on the enthusiastic +1 wagon could the author(s) please share some info that I was unable to find? I am trying to asses how big is the problem this policy change is trying to solve. My understanding is that the new policy text applies specifically to holders of prefixes received directly from RIPE NCC. That can only be PI (End-User) or PA (LIRs). Are there a lot of ASN requests rejected for a LIR's first ASN or for End-Users that just received a PI prefix? Among the arguments supporting the proposal there is mentioned: "Removing the needs assessment from initial ASN assignments is likely to make new BGP based products available to single-homed customers." Could you provide a few examples of BGP based products that are currently not but would become available to the single homed customers? Note that BGP is meant to do stuff like, you know, decide where packets go (control plane). If there are no alternative routes for packets to go there are no decisions to make. The multihoming requirement can be achieved to the same provider under the current unchanged policy if multiple links exist. Thanks! PS. Some random info from the IANA website: the monthly ASN assignment averages for the 5 RIRs are ripencc=247, lacnic=62, arin=125, apnic=88, afrinic=14. Would the author(s) be interested in simplifying the ASN assignment policies in the other regions aswell so that everybody can benefit from the new BGP based products? On 7/7/2026 4:19 PM, Angela Dall'Ara wrote:
Dear colleagues,
A new RIPE Policy Proposal, 2026-01 "Simplify assignment of first ASN" is now available for discussion.
This proposal aims to remove the needs assessment for the first AS Number requested by holders of an IP address prefix assigned or allocated directly by the RIPE NCC.
You can find the full proposal at: https://www.ripe.net/community/policies/proposals/2026-01
As per the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP), the purpose of the Discussion Phase is to discuss the proposal and provide feedback to the proposer.
At the end of the Discussion Phase, the proposer, with the agreement of the WG Chairs, will decide how to proceed with the proposal.
The PDP document can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-781
We encourage you to review this proposal and send your comments to address-policy-wg@ripe.net before 5 August 2026.
Kind regards,
Angela Dall'Ara Policy Officer RIPE NCC
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