[sig-policy] Summary of discussion: prop-085 - redux
prop-085: Eligibility for critical infrastructure assignments from the
final /8
_______________________________________________________________________
Dear SIG members
Below is a summary of discussions on the proposal to date. We encourage
you to continue discussions on the mailing list before Thursday's Policy
SIG.
Regards,
Randy, Ching-Heng, and Terence
Proposal summary
----------------
This policy proposal seeks to make it possible for critical
infrastructure account holders (such as new ccTLDs or gTLDs) to receive
portable IPv4 assignments from the final /8 space. In the spirit of the
current final /8 policy, this proposal still ensures each account holder
is only eligible to receive one single allocation OR assignment from the
final /8 space.
Discussion statistics
---------------------
Posted to Policy SIG mailing list: 22 July 2010
Number of posts since proposal first posted: 36
Number of people participating in discussions: 12
Summary of discussion to date
-----------------------------
- It was asked why critical Internet infrastructure operators needed a
special assignment policy and couldn't get an allocation under the
existing final /8 policy.
- It was explained that critical infrastructure may not be able to
justify the initial /23 requirement for an allocation.
- In response to questions from the community, it was reported that
36.7% of 203.119.0.0/16 has been assigned to critical infrastructure
to date.
- There were questions about whether it would still be possible to
request critical infrastructure assignments from the designated
203.119.0.0/16 block after the current final /8 policy is activated.
- It was clarified that the reservation of 203.119.0.0/16 was an
operational decision and not specified in policy.
- It was clarified that all previous allocation and assignment
policies will be replaced by the final /8 policy when it is
activated.
- It was suggested that any critical infrastructure assignments made
after the final /8 policy was activitated should continue to be
made from 203.119.0.0/16 and form part of the final /8 worth of
IPv4 address space. The reasons for this being:
- Many operators have special routing policies for that block.
- Given the low use of 203.119.0.0/16 to date, it is unlikely that
a new separate block from the final /8 will be needed.
- There was discussion about the definition of what is critical Internet
infrastructure and whether anything outside the root servers had a
genuine need for IPv4 addresses in the final /8 phase.
Full details of the proposal, including links to previous discussions,
can be found at:
http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-085