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Another APNIC Policy Update

32nd TWNIC IP OPM20 Jun 2019George Kuogeorge@apni.net

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APNIC

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“A global, open, stable and secure

Internet that serves the entire Asia

Pacific community”

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Overview• Policy development process (PDP)

– What is it?

• Participate in the PDP– What you need to know

• Policy implementation– How is it done?

• Policy changes– What’s new?

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Clarification• Internet resource management policies are made, following

the PDP, by the Internet community and the APNIC Members, including NIRs

• APNIC Secretariat and NIRs play the role of facilitating policy discussions but do not make policies

• APNIC Secretariat and NIRs are responsible for implementing the policies

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POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

What is PDP?

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The process

• Five chronological steps

• Clearly defined timeline

• Open, transparent and bottom-up

1Discussion before the

OPM

2Consensus at the OPM

3Discussion

after the OPM

4Confirming consensus

5 Endorsement from the EC

See details:https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/process/policy-development-process/

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PARTICIPATE IN PDPWhat you need to know

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Participate in the PDP• Stay informed

– Subscribe to the Policy SIG mailing list and follow the discussions

– Read proposals and the translated summary (available in some languages)

– Be sure to check the proposal objectives and impacts

– Access SIG transcripts or watch webcast for discussion details

1Discussion before the

OPM

2Consensus at

the OPM

3Discussion

after the OPM

4Confirming consensus

5 Endorsement from the EC

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Participate in the PDP• Make a proposal

– Anyone can propose changes to policy– Check the guideline for submitting

proposals– Contact APNIC Secretariat for support,

if needed• Have your say

– In person in the SIG or online– Ask questions if you need more info

(Policy Chair, proposal authors or APNIC secretariat)

– Share your views, concerns or comment (for, against or neutral)

1Discussion before the

OPM

2Consensus at

the OPM

3Discussion

after the OPM

4Confirming consensus

5 Endorsement from the EC

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Participate in the PDP• Be aware

– Deadline for proposal submission, four weeks before OPM

– “Informational” if proposal is submitted after the deadline

– Additional four weeks for comments after consensus confirmed

– One month period for public review/comments on the policy draft, if policy text updates are needed

1Discussion before the

OPM

2Consensus at

the OPM

3Discussion

after the OPM

4Confirming consensus

5 Endorsement from the EC

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POLICY IMPLEMENTATIONHow is it done?

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Policy implementation activitiesImpact analysis & change assessment

What changes are needed?

How long does it take?

In full or by stages?

What to communicate?

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POLICY CHANGESWhat’s new?

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Implementation updates• Change maximum delegation size of 103/8 IPv4 address

pool to a /23– Delegation size reduced from /22– Applicable to all initial requests to APNIC or NIRs– Immediate interim implementation on 28 Feb 2019 (consensus

reached)– Formally implemented in early April 2019 (EC’s endorsement)

• Abolish Waiting list for unmet IPv4 requests– The list was created to queue for recycled address space (non 103/8

space)– Implementation on 2 July 2019

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Implementation updates• Multihoming not required for ASN

– “Has the need to interconnect with other AS” (your own routing policy)

– Implementation on 2 July 2019

• Validation of “abuse-mailbox” and other IRT emails– Implementation in stages (Starting with APNIC members)– First round of validation emails will go out after 30 June

2019

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Validated vs invalid

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Coming up…• Inter RIR IPv4 transfer with LACNIC region

– Consensus reach in LACNIC region– The 4th RIR added to the IP4 transfer– Planning and coordination among RIRs in progress

• Modification of transfer policies– A new proposal for discussion– Further clarify the policy text for “M & A”

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SUMMARY

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Summary• Anyone can propose to change or improve APNIC policies• PDP is open, transparent and bottom-up, and has a clearly defined timeline

• Policies are made by the APNIC Members and the Internet community, including NIRs

• NIR communities may implement additional local policies, provided these do not conflict with regional or global policies

• APNIC Secretariat and NIRs are responsible for implementing policies

• Stay informed of policy development and have your say in a way suitable for you• There are activities behind the policy implementation to ensure it is completed

smoothly and correctly

• Policy knowledge helps you make informed decisions and adds value to your work for your organization!

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References• To submit a proposal

– https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/proposals/submit-a-policy-proposal/

• Policy proposals, implementation & translated summary– https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/proposals/

• Policy SIG subscription– www.apnic.net/mailing-list

• PDP and timeline– https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/process/policy-development-process/

• Conference live cast and transcripts– Look for program/webcasts in conference.apnic.net

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THANK YOU! 謝謝！Questions or comments?

Policy SIG & the Internet

Community

APNIC EC

APNIC Secretariat

&NIRs