Dear Colleagues, ____________________________________________________________________ APNIC policy implementation update ____________________________________________________________________ The APNIC Secretariat has now implemented the following policies: [prop-014-v001] Lowering the IPv4 minimum allocation size and initial allocation criteria [prop-016-v002] IPv6 allocations to organisations with existing IPv4 infrastructure Lowering the IPv4 minimum allocation size and initial allocation criteria ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Under this modified policy, the IPv4 minimum allocation size has been lowered to a /21 (2,048 addresses) and to be eligible for an initial allocation, an LIR must: - have used a /23 from their upstream provider or demonstrate an immediate need for a /23; - have complied with applicable policies in managing all address space previously allocated to it; - demonstrate a detailed plan for use of a /22 within a year; and - commit to renumber from previously deployed space into the new address space within one year. Official documentation: - "Policies for IPv4 address space management in the Asia Pacific region" http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/add-manage-policy.html Proposal history: http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/proposals/prop-014-v001.html IPv6 allocations to organisations with existing IPv4 infrastructure ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This policy clarifies the use of existing IPv4 infrastructure and customer base when evaluating IPv6 requests. Official documentation: - "IPv6 address allocation and assignment policy" http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/ipv6-address-policy.html Proposal history: http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/proposals/prop-016-v002.html Best regards APNIC Secretariat ______________________________________________________________________ APNIC Secretariat <secretariat@apnic.net> Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) Tel: +61-7-3858-3100 PO Box 2131 Milton, QLD 4064 Australia Fax: +61-7-3858-3199 Level 1,33 Park Road, Milton, QLD http://www.apnic.net ______________________________________________________________________