Prohibit transfer IPv4 addresses under final /8 address block (103/8) which have not passed two years after its allocation/assignment. If the address block allocated to a LIR in two years is not needed any more, it must return to APNIC to allocate to another organization using final /8 policy. This two years requirement will apply both market and M&A transfers.
->(added) This restriction will end when final /8 address block (103/8) run out.
Please find the text of the proposal below.
Kind Regards,
Sumon, Bertrand, Ching-Heng APNIC Policy SIG Chairs
There are a lot of transfers of IPv4 address blocks from 103/8 happening, both within the APNIC region and among RIRs.
Then number of transfers from 103/8 block are 352, which is about 14% of the total number of transfers as of 10 Septermber 2017. This is the highest number of transfers in all APNIC managed /8s.
And based on the information provided by APNIC Secretariat, number of transfers from the 103/8 block are increasing year by year.
And also, transfers from the 103/8 block include: - Take place within 1 year of distribution, or - Multiple blocks to a single organization in case of beyond 1 year.
Further, there is a case where a single organization have received 12 blocks transfers from 103 range.
From these figures, it is quite likely that substantial number of 103/8 blocks are being used for transfer purpose.
This conflicts with the concept of distribution of 103/8 block (prop-062), which is intended to accommodate minimum IPv4 address blocks for new comers.
2. Objective of policy change -----------------------------
When stated problem is solved, distribution from 103/8 block will be consistent with its original purpose, for distribution for new entrants to the industry. Without the policy change, substantial portion of 103/8 blocks will be consumed for transfer purpose.
3. Situation in other regions ----------------------------- "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies" says:
2.2 Transfer Restrictions
Scarce resources, which are understood as those resources that are allocated or assigned by the RIPE NCC on a restricted basis (such as IPv4 or 16-bit ASNs), cannot be transferred for 24 months from the date the resource was received by the resource holder. This restriction also applies if the resource was received due to a change in the organisation°«s business (such as a merger or acquisition).
Prohibit transfer IPv4 addresses under final /8 address block (103/8) which have not passed two years after its allocation/assignment. If the address block allocated to a LIR in two years is not needed any more, it must return to APNIC to allocate to another organization using final /8 policy. This two years requirement will apply both market and M&A transfers.
This restriction will end when final /8 address block (103/8) run out.
Advantages: - It makes 103/8 blocks available according to the original purpose, as distribution for new entrants (rather than being consumed for transfer purpose)
- IPv4 addresses under final /8 are not transferred to outside APNIC.
- By prohibiting transfer, them, it is possible to keep one /22 for each LIRs state, which is fair for all LIRs.
Disadvantages:
None.
6. Impact on resource holders ------------------------------
- LIRs cannot transfer address blocks under 103/8. No big impact while they use it.
- Organizations which needs to receive transferred IPv4 can continue to do so, outside 103/8 blocks (which should be made available for new entrants)