Dear Mike,

I believe that Prop-100 embodies the attitude that IPv6 address space, like IPv4 address space, is a scarce commodity, and that a prophylactic approach is required to ensure that it won't run out for nations with fast developing needs for internet-connected devices. This is, in my view, an incorrect belief framework, and should not be incorporated into APNIC Policy.

First of all, it's about reserving and that too for all economies and in my understanding, it's a thought only that is giving credibility to prop-100.

The mandate with APNIC is of over 50 economies and shud be visible to all by such policies.

On the other hand, if the APNIC staff were to adopt, as an administrative guideline, that all Indian IPv6 address space requests were to be satisfied from a particular contiguous /16, I would have no objection.

If we are okay with it administratively and for one economy, why can't it be a policy and for all economies in AP?

Regards and best wishes,

Naresh Ajwani Sent from my iPad

On Sep 1, 2011, at 4:47, "HENDERSON MIKE, MR" MICHAEL.HENDERSON@nzdf.mil.nz wrote:

I was opposed to version 1 of this proposition. I am less opposed to version 2, but still do not support the proposition.

I believe that Prop-100 embodies the attitude that IPv6 address space, like IPv4 address space, is a scarce commodity, and that a prophylactic approach is required to ensure that it won't run out for nations with fast developing needs for internet-connected devices. This is, in my view, an incorrect belief framework, and should not be incorporated into APNIC Policy.

On the other hand, if the APNIC staff were to adopt, as an administrative guideline, that all Indian IPv6 address space requests were to be satisfied from a particular contiguous /16, I would have no objection. That would, however, be an administrative decision, not a Policy directive.

I don't actually think that would be effective in anything other than the very short term, for the reasons that others have put forward on this list. For example, I believe that the APNIC staff would receive requests from Indian-based members for assignments and/or allocations specifically outside the "Indian /16", for good technical reasons.

Regards

Mike

-----Original Message----- From: sig-policy-bounces@lists.apnic.net [mailto:sig-policy-bounces@lists.apnic.net] On Behalf Of Andy Linton Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2011 10:40 a.m. To: sig-policy@lists.apnic.net Subject: [sig-policy] Summary of discussion prop-100

My apologies for this being delayed. Yesterday was my first time through the Policy SIG meeting as Chair and this got missed.

prop-100: National IP Address Plan - Allocation of country-wide IP address blocks _______________________________________________________________________

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 the Policy SIG.

Regards,

Andy and Terence

Proposal summary

This proposal calls for adequate IPv6 address space per economy be reserved for future allocations to organizations and stakeholders within that economy.

Discussion statistics

Version 1 posted to Policy SIG mailing list: 2 August 2011 Version 2 posted to Policy SIG mailing list: 30 August 2011

Number of posts since proposal first posted: 108

Number of people participating in discussions: 34

Summary of discussion to date

- There was very little consensus on this proposal during mailing
  list discussion with the majority of participants either strongly
  supporting or strongly opposing the proposal. Very few if any
  fell in between.

- Many participants questioned version 1 on its technical merit.



      http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-100

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