Re: [sig-policy] prop-106-v001: Restricting excessive IPv4 address trans
Hi all,
I'm co-author of the policy prop-106.
We got several messages, and most of them were against to restrict
transfers in the policy.
However, at the same time, we felt most people are against this proposal
because problems are not big enough, and not necessarily saying the
misuse of 103/8 block (final /8 policy) itself is okay.
Even if not in the form of a policy document, it may help to have it
documented somewhere because there is nothing APNIC documents which
APNIC/NIR hostmasters can refer to and point out when they find a case
of misuse.
So, we would like to change our proposal to describe the spilt of /8
policy and remarks spirit in the guideline document such as:
- IPv4 address transfer under 103/8 block may not be approved, in
cases where APNIC/NIRs considers that it does not match with the
spirit of the final /8 policy.
This would allow APNIC/NIRs referring to the guidelines document, when
they find the case of misuse.
Yours Sincerely,
--
Tomohiro Fujisaki
From: Andy Linton <asjl at lpnz dot org>
Subject: [sig-policy] prop-106-v001: Restricting excessive IPv4 address transfers under the final /8 block
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:24:25 +0600
| Dear SIG Members
|
| The proposal "prop-106-v001: Restricting excessive IPv4 address
| transfers under the final /8 block' has been sent to the Policy SIG for review.
|
| It will be discussed at the Policy SIG at APNIC 35 in Singapore,
| Thursday 28 February 2013.
|
| We invite you to review and comment on the proposal on the mailing list
| before the meeting.
|
| The comment period on the mailing list before an APNIC meeting is an
| important part of the policy development process. We encourage you to
| express your views on the proposal:
|
| - Do you support or oppose this proposal?
| - Does this proposal solve a problem you are experiencing? If
| so, tell the community about your situation.
| - Do you see any disadvantages in this proposal?
| - Is there anything in the proposal that is not clear?
| - What changes could be made to this proposal to make it more
| effective?
|
| Information about this proposal is available from:
|
| https://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-106
|
| Andy, Skeeve, Masato
|
|
|
|
|
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|
| prop-106-v001: Restricting excessive IPv4 address transfers under the
| final /8 block
|
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
| Authors: Shin SHIRAHATA shin at clara dot ad dot jp
| Tomohiro Fujisaki fujisaki at syce dot net
|
|
|
| 1. Introduction
| ---------------
|
| This policy proposes to restricting IPv4 address transfers which
| were allocated/assigned from the final /8 block.
|
| Based on our observations of the APNIC transfer history records,
| some LIRs seems to collect IPv4 address blocks under the final /8
| range by using multiple accounts, and transfer these blocks to
| a single account. We believe this kind of behaviors are against
| the spirit of the final /8 policy.
|
|
| 2. Summary
| ----------
|
| The current APNIC IPv4 address transfer policy allows to obtain
| a maximum of /22 distribution(s) per each APNIC account holder.
|
| We propose add a restriction to IPv4 address transfer policy to
| restricting excessive IPv4 address transfers under the final /8
| block.
|
|
| 3. Situation in other RIRs
| --------------------------
|
| No similar policy at other RIRs.
|
|
| 4. Details
| ----------
|
| There are options to handle this problem.
|
| Option 1: Restrict IPv4 address transfers under the final /8 address
| block for two years.
|
| - Prohibits transfers of the address block for two years after
| receiving the distribution under the final /8 address block.
|
|
| Option 2: Set a deposit for transfers under the final /8 range.
|
| - Pay ten years of APNIC's annual fees for transfered address
| block in advance when receiving the final /8 address range
| by address transfer or account name change.
|
| If an APNIC account holder transfers the final /8 range, the
| rights associated with the advanced payment of the annual fees
| will get dissolved, and the transfer recipient must pay the
| annual fees just the same as regular APNIC account holders.
|
|
| 5. Pros/Cons
| ------------
|
| Advantages:
|
| - Restricting the last /8 address range to concentrate on a
| particular account holder
|
| - Matches with the spirit of the final /8 policy
|
|
| Disadvantages:
|
| - The changes may increase an incentive of underground transfers.
|
|
| 6. Effect on APNIC
| ------------------
|
| Transfers from the final /8 address range will be restricted in
| principle
|
|
| 7. Effect on NIRs
| -----------------
|
| NIRs need to adopt this policy.
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