Re: [sig-policy] [Sig-policy] prop-062-v001: Use of final /8
address exhaustion.
There was also general support from LIRs in Japan with a few suggestions:
+ To prevent an LIR from setting up new organizations to receive
multiple /22s, a suggestion was made to add the criteria that if a
single organization uses multiple /22 from the last /8 block, it
should be subject to review. (and may be requested to return)
+ A comment was made that (although it is consistent with the mimimum
allocation size)a /22 is too small even to be used in conjuction with
NAT/other technologies. /21 or /20 would be more desirable as a /22
can only support about 4,000 customers if using career grade NAT
which supports 200 ports per customer. This is not enough to support
the business.
As I mentioned, most LIRs in Japan support the proposal, but there were
also a few who feel we should distribute the space as it is - Just
sharing the situation.
izumi
JPNIC
zhangjian wrote:
> Dear SIG members
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> The policy proposal 'Use of final /8' has been sent to the Policy SIG
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> for review. It will be presented at the Policy SIG at APNIC 26 in
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> Christchurch, New Zealand, 25-29 August 2008.
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> The proposal's history can be found at:
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> http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-062-v001.html
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> We invite you to review and comment on the proposal on the mailing
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> list before the meeting.
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> The comment period on the mailing list before an APNIC meeting is an
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> important part of the policy development process. We encourage you to
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> express your views on the proposal:
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> - Do you support or oppose this proposal?
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> - Does this proposal solve a problem you are experiencing? If
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> so,
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> tell the community about your situation.
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> - Do you see any disadvantages in this proposal?
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> - Is there anything in the proposal that is not clear?
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> - What changes could be made to this proposal to make it more
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> effective?
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> randy and jian
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> prop-062-v001: Use of final /8
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> Authors: Philip Smith
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> pfs at cisco dot com
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> Jonny Martin
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> jonny at jonnynet dot net
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> Randy Bush
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> randy at psg dot com
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> Version: 1
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> Date: 15 July 2008
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> 1. Introduction
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> ----------------
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> This proposal describes how APNIC should handle the final /8 which
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> would be allocated to it by the IANA under a successful implementation
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> of prop-055, "Global policy for the allocation of the remaining IPv4
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> address space" [1].
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> The proposal seeks to ensure that new and existing LIRs can receive a
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> minimum amount of IPv4 address space to assist with their
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> participation in the Internet industry as the industry transitions to
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> using the IPv6 protocol over the next few years.
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> 2. Summary of current problem
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> ------------------------------
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> The IANA IPv4 address pool is diminishing rapidly. If prop-055 is
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> implemented globally, each RIR will receive a /8 to be used once the
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> remaining IANA IPv4 pool has been depleted. One of the goals of
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> prop-055 was that each RIR could then use its allocated /8 in a way
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> that suits the individual needs of its community.
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> In APNIC's case, the intention of the proposal's authors is to use the
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> final /8 to reduce the surprise incurred by new LIRs during the
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> transition from the IPv4 to IPv6 protocol.
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> The Internet will still use IPv4 for several years during the adoption
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> of IPv6. During this period new LIRs will need to participate in the
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> IPv4 Internet while they deploy services using the IPv6 Internet.
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> Inability to participate directly in the IPv4 Internet inhibits new
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> LIRs' ability to provide service. If this were to happen, new LIRs
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> would have to resort to address translation devices to map the private
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> IPv4 address space they use into the public address space received
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> from their upstream providers.
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> Existing APNIC policy regarding the distribution of IPv4 address space
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> makes no allowance for IPv4 allocations to new LIRs after the IANA
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> pool is exhausted.
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> Without any particular policy for this address block, APNIC's normal
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> IPv4 allocation rules would apply. It is quite feasible, for example,
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> that one organisation could consume the entire final /8 address block
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> delegated to APNIC by IANA, negating the purpose and considerable
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> effort that has gone into gaining global consensus for prop-055 in the
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> first place.
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> This policy proposal seeks to address that problem.
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> 3. Situation in other RIRs
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> As far as is known, there is no similar policy either being proposed
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> or implemented at any of the other RIRs but we would like to recommend
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> that they consider analogous proposals.
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> This policy proposal applies to the APNIC service region only. It is
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> highly likely that similar policy proposals will be made in other RIR
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> regions also.
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> It should be noted that at the recent LACNIC XI meeting, consensus was
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> reached on the following policy proposal:
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> LAC-2008-04: Special IPv4 Allocations/Assignments Reserved for
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> New
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> Members
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> www.lacnic.net/documentos/politicas/LAC-2008-04-propuesta-en.pdf
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> Under the LACNIC proposal, when there is no more IPv4 address space in
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> the IANA free pool, LACNIC will reserve a /12 out of their remaining
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> pool. From this /12, LACNIC will allocate /22s to new LIRs and assign
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> /24s to critical infrastructure.
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> 4. Details of the proposal
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> This proposal describing the distribution of the final /8 has three
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> parts:
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> 4.1 New LIRs
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> It is proposed that each new LIR receive IPv4 addresses which
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> they
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> can use for supporting legacy IPv4 services to ensure their full
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> presence on the IPv4 Internet during the transition phase to
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> IPv6:
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> - Each new LIR may receive exactly one /22 (1024 routable IPv4
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> addresses), APNIC's current minimum allocation size. If
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> APNIC's current minimum allocation were to reduce in size in
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> future, the allocation made under this policy should also be
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> reduced to match.
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> - Each new LIR may receive the specified allocation size
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> regardless of LIR size or intended membership tier.
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> - New LIRs may apply for and receive this allocation once they
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> meet the criteria to receive IPv4 address space according to
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> APNIC's allocation policy in force at the time (currently
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> documented in [APNIC-86]).
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> A new LIR in this proposal is defined as being an organisation
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> which has recently become a full member of APNIC or a full member
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> of one of APNIC's NIRs but has yet to be assigned or allocated
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> any
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> IPv4 address space.
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> Membership of APNIC as an LIR is determined by APNIC's membership
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> criteria at the time of application. Membership of an APNIC NIR
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> is determined by each individual NIR's membership criteria at the
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> time of application.
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> 4.2 Existing LIRs
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> It is proposed that each existing LIR may request and receive
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> only
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> a single allocation from the remaining /8:
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> - Each existing LIR may receive exactly one /22, APNIC's
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> current minimum allocation. If APNIC's current minimum
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> allocation were to reduce in size in future, the allocation
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> made under this policy should also be reduced to match.
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> - Each existing LIR may receive the specified allocation size
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> regardless of size or intended membership tier
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> - Each existing LIR may apply for and receive this allocation
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> once they meet the criteria to receive IPv4 address space
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> according to APNIC's current allocation policy in force at
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> the time (currently documented in [APNIC-86]).
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> This ensures that each existing LIR receives 1024 routable IPv4
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> addresses which they can use for supporting legacy IPv4 services
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> during the transition phase to IPv6.
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> An existing LIR in this proposal is defined as being an
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> organisation which is a full member of APNIC or a full member of
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> one of APNIC's NIRs and has already been assigned or allocated
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> IPv4 address space.
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> Membership of APNIC as an LIR is determined by APNIC's membership
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> criteria at the time of application. Membership of an APNIC NIR
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> is determined by each individual NIR's membership criteria at the
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> time of application.
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> 4.3 Unforeseen circumstances
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> It is proposed that:
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> - A /16 is held in reserve for some future uses, as yet
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> unforeseen.
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> The Internet is a disruptive technology and we cannot predict
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> what might happen. Therefore it is prudent to keep a /16 in
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> reserve, just in case some future requirement makes a demand of
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> it.
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> - In the event that this /16 remains unused in the time the
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> remaining /8 covered by this policy proposal has been allocated
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> to LIRs, it returns to the pool to be distributed as per
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> clauses
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> 4.1 and 4.2.
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> 5. Advantages and disadvantages of the proposal
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> 5.1 Advantages
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> - APNIC's final /8 will have a special policy applicable to it.
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> This avoids the risk of one or a few organisations consuming
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> the
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> entire block with a well crafted and fully justified resource
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> application.
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> - The proposal ultimately allows for 16384 LIRs (both new and
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> existing) to receive exactly one /22 each.
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> This is substantially larger than the existing APNIC
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> membership,
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> and attempts to ensure that no organisation lacks real routable
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> IPv4 address space during the coming transition to IPv6.
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> 5.2 Disadvantages
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> - Some organisations may believe and can demonstrate that their
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> IPv4 requirements are larger than a /22.
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> But this final /8 is not intended as a solution to the growth
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> needs of a few organisations, but for assisting with the
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> transition from IPv4 to IPv6.
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> - Some organisations may set up multiple LIR registrations in an
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> effort to get more address space than proposed.
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> APNIC must be vigilant regarding these, but the authors accept
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> that it is hard to ensure complete compliance. With 16384
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> possible allocations being proposed, this is not envisaged to
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> be
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> a major problem.
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> 6. Effect on APNIC members
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> ---------------------------
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> This proposal allows APNIC LIRs (existing and new) to receive address
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> space from the final /8 allocated to APNIC under prop-055.
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> 7. Effect on NIRs
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> ------------------
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> This proposal has no direct impact on the operation of the NIRs, but
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> as noted in the text above, has direct impact on the ability of NIR
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> members (existing and new) to receive address space from the final /8
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> allocated to APNIC under prop-055.
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> 8. References
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> [1] prop-055: Global policy for the allocation of the remaining IPv4
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> address space
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> http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-055-v001.html
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