[sig-policy] Policy Outcomes from LACNIC 27
Last week in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, the LACNIC 27 meeting considered
7 policy proposals.
Four proposal reached consensus and were moved to the 45-day final
comment period. Two proposals did not reach consensus and continue to
be under discussion. One proposal was abandoned, while another proposal
was abandoned shortly before the meeting.
Please see below for more detail.
Proposals reaching consensus
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- LAC-2017-4: Modify the minimum size of initial allocations to ISPs
This would reduce the minimum IPv4 allocation from /22 to a /24 to
assist with exhaustion management.
https://politicas.lacnic.net/politicas/detail/id/LAC-2017-4?language=en
- LAC-2017-5: Addenda − Resource revocation
Allows the LACNIC Board of Directors to extend the period for
operators to meet policy requirements before the addresses
recovery process in cases where the recourses form critical
infrastructure, or in exceptional situations such as natural
disasters or political instability.
https://politicas.lacnic.net/politicas/detail/id/LAC-2017-5?language=en
- LAC-2017-1: Rectifying the size of initial allocations
Allows ISPs who have underestimated their initial IPv6 request due
to inexperience, to obtain an additional prefix rather than return
and renumber.
https://politicas.lacnic.net/politicas/detail/id/LAC-2017-1?language=en
- LAC-2016-7: Modify the size of initial IPv6 allocations
Allows for large IPv6 allocations to organizations that are not
traditional ISPs.
https://politicas.lacnic.net/politicas/detail/id/LAC-2016-7?language=en
Proposals not reaching consensus
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- LAC-2017-6: Modify the Resource Recovery Process
This would require LACNIC to publish the details of resources to
be recovered for a period of three months, to accommodate cases
where the resource holder cannot be contacted.
https://politicas.lacnic.net/politicas/detail/id/LAC-2017-6?language=en
- LAC-2017-2: One-way interregional transfers to LACNIC
This proposal would allow inter-RIR transfers, but only in cases
where the recipient was in th eLACNIC region. Resources could not
be trasnferred out of the Region.
https://politicas.lacnic.net/politicas/detail/id/LAC-2017-2?language=en
Proposals abandoned
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- LAC-2017-3: Modify the minimum size of IPv4 assignments to
Internet Service Providers
This was a competing proposal to LAC-2017-4, which reached
consensus.
https://politicas.lacnic.net/politicas/detail/id/LAC-2017-3?language=en
- LAC-2016-5: Modify the size of initial IPv6 allocations
This was a competing proposal to LAC-2016-7, which reached
consensus.
https://politicas.lacnic.net/politicas/detail/id/LAC-2016-5?language=en
An overview of LACNIC´s policy proposals can be found here:
https://politicas.lacnic.net/politicas/list
Read about the LACNIC Policy Development Process here:
http://www.lacnic.net/en/web/lacnic/proceso-de-desarrollo-de-politicas
Kind regards,
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George Odagi
Internet Resource Analyst/Policy Support, APNIC
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