The modification to the existing text seems sensible to me, I support.
Dear SIG members
The proposal "IPv6 assignment size to critical infrastructure" was sent
to the Policy SIG Chair and Co-chairs yesterday. We are now forwarding
it to the Policy SIG for review. It will be presented at the Policy SIG
at APNIC 22 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 4-8 September 2006. You are invited
to review and comment on the proposal on the mailing list before the
meeting.
The proposal's history can be found at:
http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/proposals/prop-041-v001.html
Regards
Toshiyuki Hosaka
Policy SIG
hosaka@nic.ad.jp
prop-041-v001: IPv6 assignment size to critical infrastructure
________________________________________________________________________
Author: APNIC Secretariat
secretariat@apnic.net
Version: 1
Date: 7 August 2006
Introduction
This policy proposes a clarification of the APNIC policy for IPv6
portable assignments to critical infrastructure networks operating in
the Asia Pacific region.
Summary of the current problem
The current policy for critical infrastructure assignments in section
5.8.2 of APNIC document, "IPv6 Address Allocation and Assignment Policy"
(http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/ipv6-address-policy.html#5.8.2)
states:
"The minimum assignment made under these terms is /32."
Since this policy became active, requests have been received for
multiple /32 assignments in cases where infrastructure operators have
multiple POPs or servers providing secondary services. While the
policy is ambiguous in this regard, the APNIC secretariat deemed that
additional /32 assignments are not warranted in such cases, due to the
large amount of address space involved and the potentially large number
of such requests.
Situation in other RIRs
AfriNIC: no specific policy
ARIN: /48 minimum assignment per POP
LACNIC: /48 minimum, /32 maximum micro allocation to critical
Internet infrastructure operators only
RIPE NCC: minimum allocation size at time of request
Proposal
It is proposed that section 5.8.2 of APNIC document "IPv6 Address
Allocation and Assignment Policy" remains except to modify the last
sentence to read:
"The maximum assignment made under these terms is /32 per operator."
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