[sig-policy] prop-092: Distribution of additional APNIC IPv4 address ran
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Dear SIG members,
The proposal, 'Distribution of additional APNIC IPv4 address ranges
after IANA exhaustion', has been sent to the Policy SIG for review. It
will be presented at the Policy SIG at APNIC 31 in Hong Kong SAR,
China, 21-25 February 2011.
We invite you to review and comment on the proposal on the mailing list
before the meeting.
The comment period on the mailing list before an APNIC meeting is an
important part of the policy development process. 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 and other policy proposals is available from:
http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals
Gaurab, Ching-Heng, and Terence
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prop-092-v001: Distribution of additional APNIC IPv4 address ranges
after IANA exhaustion
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Author: David Woodgate
<dwoodgate5 at gmail dot com>
Version: 1
Date: 24 January 2011
1. Introduction
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This is a proposal for APNIC to distribute any IPv4 address ranges it
receives after IANA exhaustion according to pre-exhaustion policies.
This proposal applies to ranges defined to remain within APNIC's
administration. This proposal would not apply to any address ranges that
APNIC might identify to return to IANA in the future.
2. Summary of current problem
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It is expected that APNIC will receive some additional IPv4 addresses
after IANA exhaustion. This address space could be received due to a
number of reasons, including but not limited to:
- membership closures
- future distribution of IPv4 space by IANA of any redeemed
addresses they receive
It is expected that the amount of such additional addresses will be
small. It is nevertheless assumed that such addresses should be made
available to APNIC members for valid purposes of Internet connectivity
if required.
APNIC has a final /8 policy in place [1]. However, it is not clear
how any additional allocatable IPv4 address ranges received by APNIC
after the initial IANA exhaustion (and outside the designated /8 used
for the purpose of the final /8 policy) should be distributed. This
proposal attempts to remove that ambiguity.
3. Situation in other RIRs
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There is no similar policy or proposal in other regions.
4. Details of the proposal
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It is proposed that:
4.1 The policy, "Distribution of the final /8 worth of space in the
unallocated APNIC IPv4 address pool" [1] be applied only to the
specific final /8 allocated by the IANA to APNIC.
4.2 Any ranges obtained after IANA exhaustion, and defined to remain
within APNIC's administration, be available for allocation to APNIC
account holders under APNIC's current pre-exhaustion IPv4 policies,
and in particular the policies described by:
- 9.3 Criteria for initial allocation
- 9.4 Criteria for subsequent allocations
4.3 The APNIC Secretariat will develop processes to support the
practical and equitable allocation of addresses from any such
additional address ranges received by APNIC after IANA exhaustion.
It is recognized that there are practical difficulties in attempting
to equitably distribute the potentially fragmented and intermittent
supply of IPv4 addresses that might arise.
Potential ways to address this might include processes such as:
- Releasing addresses for allocation periodically once a
suitable size of address pool has been accumulated; that is,
defining "high-water marks" of address pools to be accumulated
before distributing them.
- Making regular announcements to APNIC members about available
resources
The decisions on the design of such processes should remain with
the Secretariat.
4.4 Section 4.2 would not apply to any address ranges identified
by APNIC for return to IANA.
5. Advantages and disadvantages of the proposal
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5.1 Advantages
- A clear policy is provided for the distribution of additional
address ranges outside the final /8.
- This maintains the principle that APNIC should allocate
address resource to its members for valid purposes whenever such
resources are available.
- The small number of IPv4 addresses that might be made available to
the APNIC community through this proposal should not have any
impact on the continued industry deployment of IPv6.
5.2 Disadvantages
- There could be practical difficulties in attempting to equitably
distribute the potentially fragmented and intermittent supply of
IPv4 addresses that might arise. However, it is assumed that these
could be overcome with suitable and sensible allocation
procedures.
6. Effect on APNIC
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The APNIC Secretariat would need to develop processes to support
practical allocations from intermittent and fragmented address supplies.
APNIC account holders may have occasional access to additional IPv4
addresses after IANA exhaustion.
7. Effect on NIRs
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This will affect NIR members in the same way as APNIC members.
8. References
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[1] Section 9.10, "Distribution of the final /8 worth of space in the
unallocated APNIC IPv4 address pool" of "Policies for IPv4 address
space management in the Asia Pacific region"
http://www.apnic.net/policy/add-manage-policy#9.10
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