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prop-148-v001: Leasing of Resources is not Acceptable
by chku 11 Aug '22

11 Aug '22

Dear SIG members, The proposal "prop-148: Leasing of Resources is not Acceptable" has been sent to the Policy SIG for review. It will be presented at the Open Policy Meeting (OPM) at APNIC 54 on Thursday, 15 September 2022. https://conference.apnic.net/54/program/schedule/#/day/8 We invite you to review and comment on the proposal on the mailing list before the OPM. The comment period on the mailing list before the OPM is an important part of the Policy Development Process (PDP). 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 appended below as well as available at: http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-148 Regards, Bertrand, Shaila, and Ching-Heng APNIC Policy SIG Chairs --------------------------------------------------------------- prop-148-v001: Leasing of Resources is not Acceptable ---------------------------------------------------------------- Proposer: Jordi Palet Martinez (jordi.palet(a)theipv6company.comAnupam) Amrita Choudhury (amritachoudhury(a)ccaoi.in) Fernando Frediani (fhfredani(a)gmail.com) 1. Problem statement -------------------- RIRs have been conceived to manage, allocate and assign resources according to need, in such way that a LIR/ISP has addresses to be able to directly connect its customers based on justified need. Addresses are not, therefore, a property with which to trade or do business. When the justification of the need disappears or changes, for whatever reasons, the expected thing would be to return said addresses to the RIR, otherwise according to Section 4.1. (“The original basis of the delegation remains valid”) and 4.1.2. (“Made for a specific purpose that no longer exists, or based on information that is later found to be false or incomplete”) of the policy manual, APNIC is not enforced to renew the license. An alternative is to transfer these resources using the appropriate transfer policy. If the leasing of addresses is authorized, contrary to the original spirit of the policies and the very existence of the RIRs, the link between connectivity and addresses disappears, which also poses security problems, since, in the absence of connectivity, the resource holder who has received the license to use the addresses does not have immediate physical control to manage/filter them, which can cause damage to the entire community. Therefore, it should be made explicit in the Policies that the Internet Resources should not be leased "per se", but only as part of a direct connectivity service. The existing policies of APNIC are not explicit about that, however current policies do not regard the leasing of addresses as acceptable, if they are not an integral part of a connectivity service. Specifically, the justification of the need would not be valid for those blocks of addresses whose purpose is not to directly connect customers of an LIR/ISP, and consequently the renewal of the annual license for the use of the addresses would not be valid either. Sections 3.2.6. (Address ownership), 3.2.7. (Address stockpiling) and 3.2.8. (Reservations not supported) of the policy manual, are keys on this issue, but an explicit clarification is required. 2. Objective of policy change ----------------------------- Despite the fact that the intention in this regard underlies the entire Policy Manual text and is thus applied to justify the need for resources, this proposal makes this aspect explicit by adding the appropriate clarifying text. 3. Situation in other regions ----------------------------- In other RIRs, the leasing of addresses is not authorized either and since it is not explicit in their policy manuals either, this proposal will be presented as well. Nothing is currently mentioned in RIPE about this and it is not acceptable as a justification of the need. In AFRINIC and LACNIC, the staff has confirmed that address leasing is not considered as valid for the justification. In ARIN it is not considered valid as justification of need. A similar proposal is under discussion in LACNIC and ARIN. 4. Proposed policy solution --------------------------- 5.8. Leasing of Internet Number Resources In the case of Internet number resources, the justification of the need implies the need to directly connect customers. As a result, any form of IP address leasing is not considered acceptable, nor does it justify the need, if it is not part of a set of services based, at the very least, on direct connectivity. Even for networks that are not connected to the Internet, leasing of IP addresses is not permitted, because such sites can request direct assignments from APNIC or the relevant NIR and, in the case of IPv4, use private addresses or arrange market transfers. If any form of leasing is confirmed by an APNIC investigation, APNIC may revoke the IP resources of account holders who are leasing or using them for any purposes not specified in the initial request. This includes, but not limited to, the following: - Removing delegations from the Whois database. - Removing related ROAs. - Stop providing APNIC services. Members of the NIR are subject to the same policy. 5. Advantages / Disadvantages ----------------------------- Advantages: Fulfilling the objective above indicated and making the policy clear. Disadvantages: None. 6. Impact on resource holders ----------------------------- None. 7. References ------------- https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/proposals/2022/ARIN_prop_308_v2/ https://politicas.lacnic.net/politicas/detail/id/LAC-2022-2/language/en

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prop-147-v001: Historical Resources Management
by chku 11 Aug '22

11 Aug '22

Dear SIG members, The proposal "prop-147: Historical Resources Management" has been sent to the Policy SIG for review. It will be presented at the Open Policy Meeting (OPM) at APNIC 54 on Thursday, 15 September 2022. https://conference.apnic.net/54/program/schedule/#/day/8 We invite you to review and comment on the proposal on the mailing list before the OPM. The comment period on the mailing list before the OPM is an important part of the Policy Development Process (PDP). 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 appended below as well as available at: http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-147 Regards, Bertrand, Shaila, and Ching-Heng APNIC Policy SIG Chairs --------------------------------------------------------------- prop-147-v001: Historical Resources Management ---------------------------------------------------------------- Proposer: Jordi Palet Martinez (jordi.palet(a)theipv6company.comAnupam) Anupam Agrawal (anupamagrawal.in(a)gmail.com) 1. Problem statement -------------------- Section 4.2.1 is outdated and only looking for very old non-routed resources. The recent EC resolution (22nd February 2022), imply that historical resource holders in the APNIC region would need to become Members or Non-Members by 1st January 2023 in order to receive registration services. Failing this, historical resource registration will no longer be published in the APNIC Whois Database and said resources will be placed into reserved status. Given the continued need for IPv4 addresses, it would seem illogical to keep these unused historical resources in reserve indefinitely. Alternatively, these resources can be used in a way that is sufficiently justified in accordance with existing policies, allowing other organizations to benefit from them during the IPv6 transition. 2. Objective of policy change ----------------------------- Ensure that historical IPv4 resources are justified and claimed, or that they are available for other organizations that require them. If the resources are marked as reserved, the original holders may reclaim them with a valid justification, when APNIC failed to contact them for whatever reason. One example of a valid justification is the case where an organization is actually using them internally and there are valid reasons to instead use RFC1918 space, however the space is not routed. To give the original resource holders more time to reclaim them, we propose two time-frames for the community discussion and consideration: 6 months and 12 months. 3. Situation in other regions ----------------------------- In other RIRs legacy resources lose their legacy status when the RSA is signed (upon receiving other resources), so they become under the regular monitoring. In other cases, there is nothing specified by policies. 4. Proposed policy solution --------------------------- Proposed policy solution (option 6-months): Actual text: 4.2.1. Recovery of unused historical resources (remove) To recover these globally un-routed resources and place them back in the free pool for re-delegation, APNIC will contact networks responsible for historical address space in the APNIC region that has not been globally routed since 1 January 1998. To recover un-routed historical AS numbers, APNIC will contact networks responsible for resources not globally used for a reasonable period of time. Proposed text: 4.3. Historical Resources Management Historical resources that have not been claimed by the original resource holder will be deleted from the APNIC Whois database after 1st January 2023, and marked as reserved. Historical resources marked as reserved have an additional six (6) months to be claimed by their original custodians. After that, APNIC will add these resources to the available pool for re-delegation. Proposed policy solution (option 12-months): Actual text: 4.2.1. Recovery of unused historical resources (remove) To recover these globally un-routed resources and place them back in the free pool for re-delegation, APNIC will contact networks responsible for historical address space in the APNIC region that has not been globally routed since 1 January 1998. To recover un-routed historical AS numbers, APNIC will contact networks responsible for resources not globally used for a reasonable period of time. Proposed text: 4.3. Historical Resources Management Historical resources that have not been claimed by the original resource holder will be deleted from the APNIC Whois database after 1st January 2023, and marked as reserved. Historical resources marked as reserved have an additional twelve (12) months to be claimed by their original custodians. After that, APNIC will add these resources to the available pool for re-delegation. 5. Advantages / Disadvantages ----------------------------- Advantages: Fulfilling the objective above indicated. Disadvantages: None. 6. Impact on resource holders ----------------------------- None. 7. References ------------- None.

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prop-146-v001: Aligning the Contrast
by chku 11 Aug '22

11 Aug '22

Dear SIG members, The proposal "prop-146: Aligning the Contrast" has been sent to the Policy SIG for review. It will be presented at the Open Policy Meeting (OPM) at APNIC 54 on Thursday, 15 September 2022. https://conference.apnic.net/54/program/schedule/#/day/8 We invite you to review and comment on the proposal on the mailing list before the OPM. The comment period on the mailing list before the OPM is an important part of the Policy Development Process (PDP). 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 appended below as well as available at: http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-146 Regards, Bertrand, Shaila, and Ching-Heng APNIC Policy SIG Chairs --------------------------------------------------------------- prop-146-v001: Aligning the Contrast ---------------------------------------------------------------- Proposer: Anupam Agrawal (anupamagrawal.in(a)gmail.com) 1. Problem statement -------------------- Section 3 of APNIC 127 - APNIC Internet Number Resource Policies have two broad sections. Section 3.1 talks about Goals of Resource Management and Section 3.2 talks about Policy Environment. Section 3.1 has currently eight sub sections which essentially are the eight goals of Resource Management. Section 3.1.4 is titled as No Guarantee of contiguous delegation. The description in the section is about making an effort for contiguous delegation. Additionally, as an exception, it has been noted that there is no guarantee that it can be adhered all the time. The title of the section appears to be in contrast to the goal described in the section. Section 3.1.8 is titled as Conflict of Goals. The subheading appears contradictory to the intent of section 3.1 as Conflict of Goals appears to be one of the goals of Resource Management. Herein, the intention is to provide a way out by balancing the needs wherein the goals appears to be in conflict with each other. 2. Objective of policy change ----------------------------- The objective is to align the contrasting headings and descriptions therein. 3. Situation in other regions ----------------------------- Not relevant 4. Proposed policy solution --------------------------- Section 3.1.4 heading be changed from No Guarantee of contiguous delegation to Contiguous Delegation. Section 3.1.8 heading be changed from Conflict of Goals to Balancing the goals. Another policy option herein can be to completely deprecate the section. The reasons are mentioned below. There are three paragraphs in the section. The first paragraph – “The goals described above will often conflict with each other, or with the needs of individual IRs or end-users. All IRs evaluating requests for address space must make judgments, seeking to balance the needs of the applicant with the needs of the Internet community as a whole.” Is already covered in the opening paragraph of Section 3.0 wherein it states “responsible management involves balancing a set of sometimes competing goals.” As such the first paragraph can be completely removed. The second paragraph states that – “This document is intended to help IRs perform their role in consistent and equitable ways. IRs must maintain full documentation of and transparency within the decision-making process.” This can be moved to the opening statement of Section 3.0. The third paragraph states that – “In IPv6 address policy, the goal of aggregation is considered to be the most important.”. This can be moved to section 3.1.3. 5. Advantages / Disadvantages ----------------------------- Advantages: The contrasting heading and explanations in the paragraphs if corrected will allow to remove the contradictions and present a seamless document. Disadvantages: None. 6. Impact on resource holders ----------------------------- None. 7. References ------------- None.

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prop-145-v001: Single Source for Definitions
by chku 11 Aug '22

11 Aug '22

Dear SIG members, The proposal "prop-145: Single Source for Definitions" has been sent to the Policy SIG for review. It will be presented at the Open Policy Meeting (OPM) at APNIC 54 on Thursday, 15 September 2022. https://conference.apnic.net/54/program/schedule/#/day/8 We invite you to review and comment on the proposal on the mailing list before the OPM. The comment period on the mailing list before the OPM is an important part of the Policy Development Process (PDP). 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 appended below as well as available at: http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-145 Regards, Bertrand, Shaila, and Ching-Heng APNIC Policy SIG Chairs --------------------------------------------------------------- prop-145-v001: Single Source for Definitions ---------------------------------------------------------------- Proposer: Anupam Agrawal (anupamagrawal.in(a)gmail.com) 1. Problem statement -------------------- The definitions of the terms used across APNIC policy documents are scattered across documents. One can find definitions of terms in APNIC 127, APNIC 126 (APNIC and NIR Member Relationship Agreement, APNIC 128 (SIG Guidelines), APNIC 114 (ipv6 guidelines) and others. There is lack of consistency in the definitions which leads to different interpretations and confusions. Example - End site is defined in APNIC 127 and in APNIC 114 with the definition in APNIC 114 referring to APNIC 127 along with examples but the same is not referred in APNIC 127. 2. Objective of policy change ----------------------------- The objective is to have a single definition document used across APNIC for consistent use and interpretation of terms across APNIC policy documents. 3. Situation in other regions ----------------------------- It was looked into RIRs. Some regions do not have specific definition section in Policy documents. 4. Proposed policy solution --------------------------- There do exist a APNIC document numbered APNIC 080 titled APNIC Definition Document. The proposal is to move the terms defined in all policy documents to APNIC 080 document and make it as single repository of definitions and all documents be referred to APNIC 080 for definitions. In this process, where there are multiple definitions for a single terms, the definitions be rationalized to have one single definition of the term. 5. Advantages / Disadvantages ----------------------------- Advantages: There will be a better consistency and reduction of repetition which is essential for efficient delivery of instructions in policy documents and interpretations of terms. Disadvantages: There is no perceived disadvantage of the proposal. However, this will entail revision of many other documents. 6. Impact on resource holders ----------------------------- None. 7. References ------------- None.

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End of Final editorial comments on draft policy document
by Srinivas (Sunny) Chendi 09 Aug '22

09 Aug '22

______________________________________________________________________ End of Final editorial comments on draft policy document _______________________________________________________________________ The deadline for final editorial comments on draft policy document closed on 05 August 2022. Sections 5.7.2, 5.7.5, Part 2, 3 and 4, 10.4, and 11.0 of the document "APNIC Internet Number Resource Policies" has been updated, to implement three policy proposals reaching consensus at APNIC 53, and published as APNIC-127 version 011. https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/resources The proposals are: - prop-142: Unify Transfer Policies Text https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/proposals/prop-142 - prop-143: ASN to Customer https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/proposals/prop-143 - prop-144: Reserve pool under Experimental Allocation Policy https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/proposals/prop-144 Regards, Sunny _______________________________________________________________________ Srinivas (Sunny) Chendi (he/him) Senior Advisor - Policy and Community Development Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) | Tel: +61 7 3858 3100 PO Box 3646 South Brisbane, QLD 4101 Australia | Fax: +61 7 3858 3199 6 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD | http://www.apnic.net _______________________________________________________________________

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Nominations now open for SIG Chair/Co-Chair positions
by George Odagi 08 Aug '22

08 Aug '22

Dear Community Members, The APNIC Secretariat is now seeking volunteers to serve for the below positions: Policy SIG Co-Chair (one position) NIR SIG Co-Chair (one position) Cooperation SIG Co-Chair (one position) Routing Security SIG Chair (one position) The successful nominee will be elected to serve as a SIG Chair/Co-Chair for 2 years from the end of the APNIC 54 conference in 2022 to end of the APNIC 58 conference in 2024. The deadline for nominations is: ------------------------------------------- 09:30 (UTC +8), Tuesday, 13 September 2022. Who can be nominated: ------------------------------------------- Any individual residing within the Asia Pacific region may be nominated, with the exception of staff members of any Regional Internet Registry (RIR). Self-nominations are permitted. The nominee must meet the following two eligibility criteria: - Registered for the current conference (APNIC 54) with the registration form submitted before the start of the current conference. -Registered and attended at least one of the past eight APRICOT or APNIC standalone conferences (not including the current conference): - APNIC 53 Online - APNIC 52 Online - APNIC 51 Online - APNIC 50 Online - APNIC 49 with APRICOT 2020 in Melbourne, Australia - APNIC 48 in Chiang Mai, Thailand - APNIC 47 with APRICOT 2019 in Daejeon, South Korea - APNIC 46 in Noumea, New Caledonia How to nominate: ------------------------------------------- Nominations and self-nominations may be submitted using the online form: https://conference.apnic.net/54/elections/sigs/nominations/ More information ------------------------------------------- For more information about the role and the SIGs, please see: https://conference.apnic.net/54/elections/sigs/about/ Please contact the APNIC Helpdesk if you have any questions. Regards, _______________________________________________________ George Odagi Senior Internet Resource & Policy Analyst, APNIC e: helpdesk(a)apnic.net p: +61 7 3858 3188 f: +61 7 3858 3199 www.apnic.net _______________________________________________________ Join the conversation: https://blog.apnic.net/

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Re: Nominations now open for SIG Chair/Co-Chair positions
by George Odagi 08 Aug '22

08 Aug '22

Hi all,, My sincerest apologies for the error in my previous email, the correct deadline for nominations is: 17:30 (UTC +10), Monday, 8 August 2022 Regards, _______________________________________________________ George Odagi Senior Internet Resource & Policy Analyst, APNIC e: helpdesk(a)apnic.net p: +61 7 3858 3188 f: +61 7 3858 3199 www.apnic.net _______________________________________________________ Join the conversation: https://blog.apnic.net/ On 8/8/22, 2:19 pm, "George Odagi" <godagi(a)apnic.net> wrote: Dear Community Members, The APNIC Secretariat is now seeking volunteers to serve for the below positions: Policy SIG Co-Chair (one position) NIR SIG Co-Chair (one position) Cooperation SIG Co-Chair (one position) Routing Security SIG Chair (one position) The successful nominee will be elected to serve as a SIG Chair/Co-Chair for 2 years from the end of the APNIC 54 conference in 2022 to end of the APNIC 58 conference in 2024. The deadline for nominations is: ------------------------------------------- 09:30 (UTC +8), Tuesday, 13 September 2022. Who can be nominated: ------------------------------------------- Any individual residing within the Asia Pacific region may be nominated, with the exception of staff members of any Regional Internet Registry (RIR). Self-nominations are permitted. The nominee must meet the following two eligibility criteria: - Registered for the current conference (APNIC 54) with the registration form submitted before the start of the current conference. -Registered and attended at least one of the past eight APRICOT or APNIC standalone conferences (not including the current conference): - APNIC 53 Online - APNIC 52 Online - APNIC 51 Online - APNIC 50 Online - APNIC 49 with APRICOT 2020 in Melbourne, Australia - APNIC 48 in Chiang Mai, Thailand - APNIC 47 with APRICOT 2019 in Daejeon, South Korea - APNIC 46 in Noumea, New Caledonia How to nominate: ------------------------------------------- Nominations and self-nominations may be submitted using the online form: https://conference.apnic.net/54/elections/sigs/nominations/ More information ------------------------------------------- For more information about the role and the SIGs, please see: https://conference.apnic.net/54/elections/sigs/about/ Please contact the APNIC Helpdesk if you have any questions. Regards, _______________________________________________________ George Odagi Senior Internet Resource & Policy Analyst, APNIC e: helpdesk(a)apnic.net p: +61 7 3858 3188 f: +61 7 3858 3199 www.apnic.net _______________________________________________________ Join the conversation: https://blog.apnic.net/ _______________________________________________ sig-policy - sig-policy(a)lists.apnic.net <https://mailman.apnic.net/<a href=>/">https://mailman.apnic.net/sig-policy@lists.apnic.net/ To unsubscribe send an email to sig-policy-leave(a)lists.apnic.net

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Sec 4.2.1 - Recovery of Unused Historical Resources
by Anupam Agrawal 04 Aug '22

04 Aug '22

All- Section 4.2.1 of APNIC Internet Number Resource Policies (APNIC -127) states that a significant amount of historical resources registered in the APNIC Whois database are not announced to the global routing table. What's the number we are talking about? Further, it has been mandated in the same section that APNIC needs to contact networks responsible for resources not globally used for a reasonable period of time. What's the period being considered currently? Will it make sense to have a time period included for proactive action? Regards ________________________________________________________ Anupam Agrawal | India Internet Foundation - Chair | 91 990 399 2838

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APNIC 54 Call for proposals
by chku 26 Jul '22

26 Jul '22

Dear Colleagues, We trust that everyone has been keeping well and safe. The APNIC 54 Policy SIG session and Open Policy Meeting (OPM) will be held on Thursday, 15 September 2022 in Singapore. The event is being held in both a face-to-face and online format. Please refer to the APNIC 54 website for further details. https://conference.apnic.net/54/ If you have any ideas to improve current policies, or propose new policy, or wish to make an informational presentation about an aspect of resource management, please follow the instructions below. The submission deadline is Friday, 05 August 2022. To propose a new policy or submit an informational presentation synopsis, please visit: https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/proposals/submit-a-policy-proposal/ We look forward to your participation in the APNIC 54 hybrid OPM. Kind regards, Bertrand, Shaila and Ching-Heng Policy SIG Chairs

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Call for final editorial comments on draft policy document
by Srinivas (Sunny) Chendi 08 Jul '22

08 Jul '22

______________________________________________________________________ Final editorial comments on draft policy document _______________________________________________________________________ APNIC seeks final editorial comments on the following draft changes to the APNIC Internet Number Resource Policies document. The document has been updated to implement three policy proposals reaching consensus at APNIC 53. prop-142: Unify Transfer Policies Text https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/proposals/prop-142 prop-143: ASN to Customer https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/proposals/prop-143 prop-144: Reserve pool under Experimental Allocation Policy https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/proposals/prop-144 Nature of the document review ----------------------------- This is an editorial review only. Consensus has already been reached on these policy changes. Therefore, during the comment period, interested parties may: - Object to the wording provided by the Secretariat - Suggest improvements to any aspect of the document - Request that an additional call for comment be made if substantial revisions are required To view the draft document, please see: https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/drafts/ Deadline for comments --------------------- Your comments are requested before 05 August 2022. Please send your comments to:policy@apnic.net Regards, Sunny -- _______________________________________________________________________ Srinivas (Sunny) Chendi (he/him) Senior Advisor - Policy and Community Development Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) | Tel: +61 7 3858 3100 PO Box 3646 South Brisbane, QLD 4101 Australia | Fax: +61 7 3858 3199 6 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD | http://www.apnic.net _______________________________________________________________________

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