Dear colleagues
APNIC welcomes comments, questions, and suggestions on the following
policy
proposal:
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Final call for comments: [prop-005-v005]
"Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) policy for allocation of
IPv6 blocks to Regional Internet Registries"
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This is the final call for comments on policy proposal [prop-005-v005]
"Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) policy for allocation of
IPv6 blocks to Regional Internet Registries".
This proposal was presented at APNIC 20 and the previous proposal
[prop-005-v004] was modified to include the following:
- Allocate sufficient for 18-month period (not 36)
- Those with less than /12 unallocated address space to receive an
allocation from IANA
- RIRs to receive additional IPv6 space when:
- available space is less than 50% of a /12
- available space of IPv6 addresses is less than RIR requirement
for the following 9 months
- In either case, IANA shall make a single IPv6 allocation,
sufficient to satisfy the requirement of the RIR for an 18-month
period
Based on the modified proposal, the following consensus was reached:
"The SIG accepted by consensus the proposed policy process,
which requires the text proposal to be sent to the mailing
list one month before the meeting, an eight week comment
period on the mailing list after the meeting, and final
endorsement from EC."
This proposal is now submitted to the sig-policy mailing list for an
eight week discussion period. At the end of that period, if consensus
appears to have been achieved, the Chair of the Policy SIG will
ask the Executive Council to endorse the proposal for implementation.
* Send all comments and questions to: sig-policy@apnic.net
* Deadline for comments: 16 November 2005
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Proposal details
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Proposed by: APNIC Secretariat
Version: 5.0
Date: 10 August 2005
Policy statement
This document describes the policy governing the allocation of IPv6
address space from the IANA to the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs).
This document does not stipulate performance requirements in the
provision of services by IANA to an RIR in accordance with this policy.
Such requirements will be specified by appropriate agreements between
ICANN and the NRO.
1. Allocation principles
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The unit of IPv6 allocation (and therefore the minimum IPv6 allocation)
from IANA to an RIR is a /12 The IANA will allocate sufficient IPv6
address space to the RIRs to support their registration needs for at
least an 18 month period. The IANA will allow for the RIRs to apply
their own respective chosen allocation and reservation strategies in
order to ensure the efficiency and efficacy of their work.
2. Initial allocations
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On inception of this policy, each current RIR with less than a /12
unallocated address space, shall receive an IPv6 allocation from IANA
Any new RIR shall, on recognition by ICANN receive an IPv6 allocation
from the IANA
3. Additional allocations
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A RIR is eligible to receive additional IPv6 address space from the
IANA when either of the following conditions are met.
The RIR's AVAILABLE SPACE of IPv6 addresses is less than 50% of a /12.
The RIR's AVAILABLE SPACE of IPv6 addresses is less than its
established NECESSARY SPACE for the following 9 months. In either case,
IANA shall make a single IPv6 allocation, sufficient to satisfy the
established NECESSARY SPACE of the RIR for an 18 month period.
3.1 Calculation of AVAILABLE SPACE
The AVAILABLE SPACE of IPv6 addresses of a RIR shall be determined
as follows:
AVAILABLE SPACE = CURRENTLY FREE ADDRESSES + RESERVATIONS
EXPIRING DURING THE FOLLOWING 3 MONTHS -
FRAGMENTED SPACE
FRAGMENTED SPACE is determined as the total amount of available
blocks smaller than the RIR's minimum allocation size within the
RIR's
currently available stock.
3.2 Calculation of NECESSARY SPACE
If the applying Regional Internet Registry does not establish any
special needs for the period concerned, NECESSARY SPACE shall be
determined as follows:
NECESSARY SPACE = AVERAGE NUMBER OF ADDRESSES ALLOCATED MONTHLY
DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS * LENGTH OF
PERIOD IN
MONTHS
If the applying RIR anticipates that due to certain special
needs the
rate of allocation for the period concerned will be different from
the previous 6 months, it may determine its NECESSARY SPACE as
follows:
Calculate NECESSARY SPACE as its total needs for that period
according to its projection and based on the special facts that
justify these needs.
Submit a clear and detailed justification of the above
mentioned projection (Item A).
If the justification is based on the allocation tendency prepared
by the Regional Internet Registry, data explaining said tendency
must be enclosed.
If the justification is based on the application of one or more of
the Regional Internet Registry's new allocation policies, an
impact
analysis of the new policy/policies must be enclosed.
If the justification is based on external factors such as new
infrastructure, new services within the region, technological
advances or legal issues, the corresponding analysis must be
enclosed
together with references to information sources that will allow
verification of the data.
If IANA does not have elements that clearly question the Regional
Internet Registry's projection, the special needs projected for the
following 18 months, indicated in Item A above, shall be considered
valid.
4. Announcement of IANA allocations
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The IANA, the NRO, and the RIRs will make announcements and update
their respective web sites regarding an allocation made by the IANA to
an RIR. ICANN and the NRO will establish administrative procedures to
manage this process.
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References
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Proposal details including full text of proposal, presentations, links
to relevant meeting minutes, and links to mailing list discussions are
available at:
http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/proposals/prop-005-v005.html
--
Savenaca Vocea, Policy Development Manager, APNIC save@apnic.net
http://
www.apnic.net
ph/fx +61 7 3858 3100/99
