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Dear SIG members Version 2 of the proposal "Reducing
timeframe of IPv4 allocations from twelve to six months" has been
sent to the Policy SIG for review. It will be presented at the Policy SIG at APNIC The proposal's history can be found at: http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-063-v002.html This new version of the proposal contains the
following two changes: - A new sentence has been
added to the end of section 2, "Summary of the current
problem". - A new section 4.1,
"Allocations exempted from the proposed policy", has
been added. 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? randy and jian ________________________________________________________________________ prop-063-v002: Reducing timeframe of IPv4
allocations from twelve to
six months ________________________________________________________________________ Authors: Philip Smith
pfs at cisco dot com
Randy Bush
randy at psg dot com
Jonny Martin
jonny at jonnynet dot net Version: 2 Date: 17 February
2009 1. Introduction ---------------- This is a proposal to change the timeframe APNIC
uses to make IPv4 allocations to meet LIRs' needs from twelve months to six
months. 2. Summary of current problem ------------------------------ APNIC currently makes IPv4 allocations to LIRs to
meet their addressing needs for up to twelve months. In the IPv4 run out phase,
this means that any LIR applying for IPv4 address space will receive sufficient
addresses for their projected needs for the next 12 months. With the
rapidly diminishing pool, this is very likely to cause unfair
distribution of the remaining IPv4 pool. In addition, as the date of the end of
the IANA IPv4 free pool approaches, having a 12 month allocation window makes
less and less logical sense as it estimates usage past when there is anything
left to use. 3. Situation in other RIRs --------------------------- This proposal has not been submitted to the other
RIRs. AfriNIC, ARIN, LACNIC and RIPE currently make
IPv4 allocations based on an LIR's estimated needs for up to twelve months. 4. Details of the proposal --------------------------- It is proposed that APNIC change the timeframe
for which IPv4 allocations are made to to meet LIR's needs from twelve months
to six months. This means that an organisation applying for IPv4
address space will only receive sufficient address space for their needs for
the upcoming six months. Once that six month allocation has run out, the
organisation will need to apply for another six month allocation. 4.1 Allocations exempted from the proposed policy LIRs requesting the
current minimum allocation size will be exempt from the proposal and
will continue to have a 12 month timeframe in which to justify need
for address space. 5. Advantages and disadvantages of the
proposal ------------------------------------------------ 5.1 Advantages - Ensures that there is
a more even distribution of the remaining IPv4 address
pool. - Ensures that
organisations have a greater opportunity to participate
in the remaining IPv4 address pool during the runout phase. 5.2 Disadvantages - Organisations applying
for IPv4 address space only receive sufficient
resources for the next six months. - Organisations applying
for IPv4 address space may have double the annual
application administration to perform. APNIC Secretariat
may also have double the administration to perform. 6. Effect on APNIC members --------------------------- The proposal impacts all APNIC members. 7. Effect on NIRs ------------------ The proposal has no direct impact on NIRS, but impacts
members of NIRs in the same way it impacts APNIC members.
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