[sig-policy] Policy for allocation of IPv6 address space from IANAto RIRs

[Paul Wilson <pwilson@apnic.net>]

Dear colleagues,

Following is a proposal for presentation at the coming meeting, 
regarding the allocation of IPv6 address space from the IANA to RIRs. 
It is intended that this proposed policy would be passed through all 
RIRs and then approved by the ASO and ICANN as a global policy, before 
coming into effect.

I look forward to your feedback on this mailing list, and at the meeting 
in Fiji.

Best regards

Paul Wilson
APNIC
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APNIC Policy Proposal

Proposed by:  APNIC Secretariat
Version:      1.0
Date:         4 August 2004

INTERNET ASSIGNED NUMBERS AUTHORITY (IANA)
POLICY FOR ALLOCATION OF IPv6 BLOCKS TO REGIONAL INTERNET REGISTRIES

This document describes the policy governing the allocation of IPv6 
address space from the IANA to the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). 
 This document does not stipulate performance requirements in the 
provision of services by IANA to an RIR in accordance with the policy. 
Such requirements should be specified by appropriate agreements among 
the RIRs and ICANN.

1.  Allocation Principles

- The minimum and initial IPv6 allocation from IANA to an RIR in a /12;

- The IANA will allocate sufficient IPv6 address space to each RIR to 
support its registration needs for at least a 36 month period;

- The IANA will allow each RIR to apply its own respective chosen 
allocation and reservation strategies in order to ensure the efficiency 
and efficacy of its work.

2.  Initial Allocations

On inception of this policy, each current RIR shall be allocated a new 
/12 by the IANA.  Also, a new RIR shall, on recognition by ICANN, be 
allocated a new /12 by the IANA.

3.  Additional Allocations

3.1 Eligibility for additional allocations

A RIR is eligible to receive additional IPv6 address space from the IANA 
when it has allocated more than 50% of its total IPv6 address space 
holdings.

3.2 Size of additional allocations

With each additional allocation to an RIR, the IANA will double the 
address space held by the RIR, in effect providing the RIR with a total 
IPv6 prefix which is one bit shorter.

4. IANA prefix reservations

In order to facilitate IPv6 address space aggregation, IANA will reserve 
eight /6 prefixes within 2000::/3 for each RIR, according to the 
following table.

Binary   Prefix    Status

001 000  2000::/6  various
001 001  2400::/6  APNIC
001 010  2800::/6  AFRINIC
001 011  2A00::/6  ARIN
001 100  3000::/6  LACNIC
001 101  3400::/6  RIPE NCC
001 110  3800::/6  reserved
001 111  3A00::/6  reserved

IANA will allocate to each RIR from the reserved prefix, in accordance 
with this policy document.

5.  Announcement of IANA Allocations to the RIRs

When address space is allocated to a RIR, the IANA will send a detailed 
announcement to the receiving RIR.  The IANA will also make 
announcements to all other RIRs, informing them of
the recent allocation.  The RIRs will coordinate announcements to their 
respective membership lists and any other lists they deem necessary.

The IANA will make appropriate modifications to the “Internet Protocol 
V6 Address Space” page of the IANA website and may make announcements to 
its own appropriate announcement lists.  The IANA announcements will be 
limited to which address ranges, the time of allocation and to which 
Registry they have been allocated

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