[sig-policy] prop-042: Proposal to change IPv6 initial allocation criter
The proposal "Proposal to change IPv6 initial allocation criteria" has
been sent to the Policy SIG for review. It will be presented at the
Policy SIG at APNIC 23 in Bali, Indonesia, 26 February - 2 March 2007.
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/policy/proposals/prop-042-v001.html
Regards,
Toshiyuki Hosaka
on behalf of Policy SIG chair
hosaka at nic dot ad dot jp
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prop-042-v001: Proposal to change IPv6 initial allocation criteria
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Author: Jordi Palet Martinez, Consulintel
Version: 1
Date: 22 January 2007
SIG: Policy
Introduction
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This policy modification is intended to provide a solution for the
lengthy discussions that have taken place in the different regions
regarding existing IPv6 policies. It also takes account of the changes
that have already taken place in other Regional Internet Registry
(RIR) service regions.
Summary of the current problem
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It is clear that there are small Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that
do not currently have 200 customers, consequently is not feasible for
them to make "at least 200 /48" assignments in two years. It is,
however, unfair that these ISPs have no access to IPv6 address space.
Situation in other RIRs
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This proposal has also been submitted to ARIN, AfriNIC, LACNIC and RIPE
NCC regions.
Some of the RIRs don't have already the 200 /48 restriction and have
some text that freely allows the hostmaster to consider any submission
("reasonable number").
Details
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The following policy changes are proposed for APNIC-089, "IPv6 Address
Allocation and Assignment Policy":
1. Initial allocation criteria
The following changes are proposed in section 5.1.1 of APNIC-089:
a) Remove the need to have a plan to make 200 /48 assignments in
two years and replace it with a plan to make a reasonable
number of assignments in two years.
Pros/Cons
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Advantages:
There have been already clear examples and discussions in different
regions about the need for this modification.
By setting up this policy, we would avoid creating an unfair
situation among different RIR service regions. Other RIRs have
already modified the original IPv6 common policy to avoid these
barriers.
We could possibly say that an arbitrary number of sites in order to
qualify for an allocation could be considered illegal in some
countries. The APNIC community cannot set policies that could prove
unlawful as this could have important implications.
Disadvantages:
One possible effect of this proposal would be a growth of global
routing tables. This is only to be expected when new allocations
are made possible under this proposal.
Opposing arguments should avoid being unfair to smaller ISPs that
could not justify a fixed number of assignments. Such a policy
could be seen as irrational and might be comparable with imposing
a similar requirement for IPv4 address space allocations, which
the community would be unlikely to accept.
Effect on APNIC
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There may be a small increase in the number of IPv6 allocation requests
from LIRs that do not have a plan for 200 customers.
Effect on NIRs
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NIRs may need to adapt their own similar policy. Otherwise, small ISPs
may become APNIC LIRs to access an IPv6 prefix.
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