Re: [sig-policy] [Sig-policy-chair] prop-105 final 8 week comment period
There only a few days left of the 8-week comment period.
Remember the deadline for comments: 24:00 (UTC+10) Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Regards,
Andy and Masato
On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Andy Linton <asjl at lpnz dot org> wrote:
> Dear colleagues
>
> Version 2 of prop-105 Distribution of returned IPv4 address
> (Modification of prop-088), reached consensus at the APNIC 36 Policy SIG
> and later at the APNIC Member Meeting.
>
> This proposal will now move to the next step in the APNIC Policy
> Development Process and is being returned to the Policy SIG mailing list
> for the final 8-week comment period.
>
> At the end of this period the Policy SIG Chairs will evaluate comments
> made and determine if the consensus reached at APNIC 36 still holds.
>
> If consensus holds, the Chairs of the Policy SIG will ask the Executive
> Council to endorse the proposal for implementation.
>
> - Send all comments and questions to: <sig-policy at apnic dot net>
> - Deadline for comments: 24:00 (UTC+10) Wednesday, 6 November 2013
>
>
>
> Proposal details
> ----------------
>
> This policy proposes to define a separate distribution
> policy for all non-103 IPv4 address blocks in the APNIC pool, to start
> the distributions once "Global policy for post exhaustion IPv4
> allocation mechanisms by the IANA" is activated.
>
> Proposal details, including the full text of the proposal, history, and
> links to the APNIC 36 meeting archive, are available at:
>
> http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-105
>
> Regards
>
> Andy and Masato
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> prop-105-v002: Distribution of returned IPv4 address blocks
> (Modification of prop-088)
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Authors: Tomohiro Fujisaki fujisaki at syce dot net
>
> JP IPv4 address allocation discussion team
>
>
> 1. Introduction
> ---------------
>
> After the final /8 policy is implemented, IPv4 address blocks received
> by APNIC are handled as being part of the final /8 pool and to
> redistribute these resources according to the final /8 policy
> (prop-088). This policy proposes to define a separate distribution
> policy for all non-103 IPv4 address blocks in the APNIC pool, to start
> the distributions once "Global policy for post exhaustion IPv4
> allocation mechanisms by the IANA" is activated.
>
>
> 2. Summary
> ----------
>
> While rapid implementation of IPv6 is in progress throughout the APNIC
> region, demands for IPv4 address still continue.
>
> In May 2012, the global policy (Global Policy for Post Exhaustion: IPv4
> Allocation Mechanisms by the IANA) was ratified by ICANN board, and it
> will be implemented soon. Based on this policy, IPv4 address space
> returned to IANA will be distributed to RIRs, and its size is not
> expected to be so large but substantial enough to be able to consider an
> additional minimum allocation for APNIC members.
>
> APNIC is expected to have 6,917,683 (over /10) IPv4 addresses in its
> pool once the Global Policy is activated, as an re-allocation from IANA
> and IPv4 address space directly returned to APNIC from its members.
>
> Currently, these address blocks will be added to the reserve for
> distributions according to the final /8 policy, in addition to 103/8
> block already reserved for the purpose. Therefore, even if additional
> blocks are added in APNIC's pool while reserves remain in the 103/8
> block range, it is reserved for distribution under the final /8 policy.
> We propose to distribute this newly received address block and address
> blocks returned to APNIC to APNIC account holders.
>
> According to our survey conducted to the APNIC community, over 70% of
> the respondents expressed the needs to receive IPv4 address space,
> if a separate distribution policy is defined from the final /8 policy.
>
>
> 3. Situation in other RIRs
> --------------------------
>
> ARIN: no final /8 like policy.
>
> RIPE-NCC: similar /8 policy.
>
>
> 4. Details
> ----------
>
> Modify prop-088 to distribute non-103 IPv4 address blocks to APNIC
> account holders who meet the IPv4 distribution criteria define in APNIC
> policies.
>
> If APNIC account holder, who was allocated an /22 from the final /8 pool,
> needs an additional IPv4 address block, they are eligible to receive
> another distribution of IPv4 block.
>
> The same policy as the final /8 policy will be applied in terms of the
> criteria and the size of the distribution given the requestor has
> utilized a total of /22 block from 103/8.
>
> This policy will be effective after allocation of returned IPv4 address
> blocks from IANA, based on "Global policy for post exhaustion IPv4
> allocation mechanisms by the IANA".
>
> The distribution policy for 103/8 block will remain unchanged, based on
> the final /8 policy.
>
> - Address size Consideration
>
> The current IPv4 Address size recovered by IANA from RIRs is
> 18,204,416. If this is equally distribute to 5 RIRs, APNIC is expected
> to receive 3,640,883 after the global policy is activated.
>
> APNIC also has a pool recovered directly from its account holders,
> with the total of 50 x 16s (max)*. By adding them up, APNIC is
> estimated to have 6,917,683 (over /10) IPv4 address after global
> policy will be activated.
>
> * Address blocks in ERX range need some coordination to distribute.
>
> APNIC has about 3,800 members, and about 4,800 members if NIR members
> is included. We can now distribute about 1,441 IPv4 address to all
> 4,000 members, which is over /22.
>
> From the current final /8 address distribution trends, it will allow
> all LIRs who have received 103/22 to receive an additional /22 under
> this policy from the above IPv4 address pool (6,917,683) until
> 2017-2018.
>
>
> - Subsequent IPv4 address re-allocated from IANA/returned to APNIC from
> its account holders
>
> If there are subsequent IPv4 address as described above, such IPv4
> address space will be pooled until:
>
> - Total IPv4 address size in APNIC pool will reach enough size which
> can distribute the maximum distribution size at at time
> (currently, /22 to a member) to all APNIC members.
> - After the APNIC pool reaches the size sufficient to distribute to
> all APNIC members at that point in time, additional IPv4 address
> distribution will start from that pool.
>
> Reference
> IANA pool size:
> http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/report-comments-implementing-ipv4-post-17dec12-en.pdf
>
>
> 5. Pros/Cons
> ------------
>
> Advantages: Able to utilize non-103/8 address pool in APNIC for
> immediate distribution, instead of keeping as a reserve, in addition to
> 103/8.
>
> Disadvantages: Some may feel the concern that adopting this policy
> discourages IPv6 deployment in the APNIC region. However, according to
> our survey, majority of the respondents responded revising the policy
> does not impact their IPv6 deployment plan.
>
>
>
> 6. Effect on APNIC
> ------------------
>
> APNIC account holders can obtain one more IPv4 block of minimum
> allocation size as the upper limit (currently /22).
>
>
>
> 7. Effect on NIRs
> -----------------
>
> NIRs can choose whether to implement this policy or not.