Dear SIG members
The proposal "IPv6 assignment size to critical infrastructure" was sent to
the Policy SIG Chair and Co-chairs yesterday. We are now forwarding it to
the Policy SIG for review. It will be presented at the Policy SIG at APNIC
22 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 4-8 September 2006. You are invited to review and
comment on the proposal on the mailing list before the meeting.
The proposal's history can be found at:
http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/proposals/prop-041-v001.html
Regards
Kenny Huang
Policy SIG
huangk@alum.sinica.edu
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prop-041-v001: IPv6 assignment size to critical infrastructure
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Author: APNIC Secretariat
secretariat@apnic.net
Version: 1
Date: 7 August 2006
Introduction
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This policy proposes a clarification of the APNIC policy for IPv6 portable
assignments to critical infrastructure networks operating in the Asia
Pacific region.
Summary of the current problem
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The current policy for critical infrastructure assignments in section
5.8.2 of APNIC document, "IPv6 Address Allocation and Assignment Policy"
(http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/ipv6-address-policy.html#5.8.2)
states:
"The minimum assignment made under these terms is /32."
Since this policy became active, requests have been received for multiple
/32 assignments in cases where infrastructure operators have multiple POPs
or servers providing secondary services. While the policy is ambiguous in
this regard, the APNIC secretariat deemed that additional /32 assignments
are not warranted in such cases, due to the large amount of address space
involved and the potentially large number of such requests.
Situation in other RIRs
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AfriNIC: no specific policy
ARIN: /48 minimum assignment per POP
LACNIC: /48 minimum, /32 maximum micro allocation to critical
Internet infrastructure operators only
RIPE NCC: minimum allocation size at time of request
Proposal
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It is proposed that section 5.8.2 of APNIC document "IPv6 Address Allocation
and Assignment Policy" remains except to modify the last sentence to read:
"The maximum assignment made under these terms is /32 per operator."
