Re: [sig-policy] prop-081: Eligibility for assignments from the final /8
Disclaimer: the comments below reflect the views of the proposal authors and
have NO link to co-chair's opinion about this proposal
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Hi Andy,
Please see our comments below:
> I understand the distinction you're trying to make here between
> allocation and assignment. I believe that what we agreed under the
> existing final /8 policy was that any member asking for resources would
> get one /22 (assuming the current minimum allocation size remains as it
> is) and that would be it. No more requests, finished, over...
Unfortunately, the current final /8 policy is NOT that 'any member asking for
resources would get one /22 ', they still have to meet the criteria to receive IPv4 address
space according to APNIC's 'ALLOCATION' policy, which, in this case,
small multihoming organizations eligible ONLY for 'assignment'
will NOT be eligible to get that from the final /8.
>...My feeling is that we should try
>to have a very simple set of policies that reinforce the need to start
>adopting IPv6 as soon as possible. ....
>The message they need to start hearing now is that when we get to the
>final /8, IPv4 addresses are effectively exhausted and they need to get
>on with IPv6.
That's exactly the point of our prop-078, requiring IPv6 deployment
needs or a transition plan for IPv4 final /8 delegations.
As well as the LIRs, those Small multihoming or IXP organizations may also need the
IPv4 addresses delegation from the final /8 for IPv6 transition or other purpose the
final /8 policy permits, allowing assignment as wells as allocation will
have no way to interfere the IPv6 transition purpose.
> I believe that the current /8 policy with a single /22 for each
> applicant coupled with additional space from the IPv6 transition /10
> that we currently have is a pretty reasonable situation and that...
Can you clarify which 'IPv6 transition /10' you are talking about?
Best Regards
Terence Zhang