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Policy update – APNIC and other RIRregionsPolicy SIG

6 September 2007APNIC 24 / SANOG 10, New Delhi, India

Srinivas Chendi

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Overview

• APNIC policy implementation update• Global policy update

– IPv4 policy proposals– IPv6 policy proposals– AS number policy proposal

• References

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APNIC policy implementation update

• prop-033: End site assignment policy forIPv6 (including prop-031)

• prop-035: IPv6 portable assignment formultihoming

• prop-032: Four-byte ASNs

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prop-032: Four-byte ASNs

• 1 January 2007– APNIC delegates 4-byte AS numbers when requested.– Else, a 2-byte only AS number will be allocated by

default.• 1 January 2009

– APNIC delegates 2-byte only AS numbers whenrequested.

– Else, a 4-byte only AS number will be allocated bydefault.

• 1 January 2010– No distinction between 2-byte and 4-byte AS numbers.

• Assigned 2 and allocated 10

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prop-33: End site assignment policy for IPv6(including prop-031)• prop-031

– Amend the IPv6 HD ratio from 0.8 to 0.94• prop-033

– Remove the minimum assignment size of /48for an end site

• If only one subnet is anticipated for an end site, theminimum assignment size should be /64

– Utilisation of IPv6 address space measured on/56 boundary.

• Implemented 9 March 2007

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prop-035: IPv6 portable assignment formultihoming• Allows end sites that currently multihome or

plan to multihome to receive a portableassignment of minimum /48

• Implemented 9 March 2007• Assigned 3 (1*/47 & 2*/48)

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Global policy update

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IPv4 policy proposals

AbandonedLACNICWhois privacy

AdoptedRIPEIncrease AW to /21 to LIRafter 6 months

AdoptedAbandonedUnder discussion

AfriNICARINRIPE

PI Assignment Size (/24minimum for multi-homingnetwork)

AdoptedAdoptedAdopted

AfriNICLACNIC

RIPE

12 Month Allocation Period

StatusRIRPolicy

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IPv4 policy proposals

Discussion at APNIC 24AbandonedAbandonedUnder discussion

APNICARIN

LACNICRIPE

IPv4 count down

WithdrawnRIPEChange in assignment forany casting DNS

Discussion at APNIC 24AbandonedAbandoned

APNICARIN

LACNIC

eGLOP Multicast addressspace

Under discussionRIPEDirect assignments to enduser

StatusRIRPolicy

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IPv4 policy proposals

Discussion at APNIC 24Under discussion

APNICARIN

IPv4 soft landing

Under discussionDiscussion at APNIC 24Under discussionReached consensusUnder discussion

AfriNICAPNICARIN

LACNICRIPE

Global policy for theallocation of the remainingIPv4 address space

StatusRIRPolicy

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IPv6 policy proposals

AdoptedAdoptedAbandonedUnder discussion

APNICARIN

LACNICRIPE

Amend IPv6 assignment andutilisation requirements (/56)

Discussion at APNIC 24AdoptedReached consensus

APNICARIN

LACNIC

Removal of “Interim” frompolicy document

AdoptedAdoptedAdoptedAdoptedUnder discussion

AfriNICAPNICARIN

LACNICRIPE

HD-ratio to 0.94StatusRIRPolicy

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IPv6 policy proposals

“Show a reasonable plan”Discussion at APNIC 24Under discussion“Documented details plan”Removed 200 and changedend site definition

AfriNICAPNICARIN

LACNICRIPE

Change initial allocationcriteria

Under discussionDiscussion at APNIC 24Under discussionUnder discussion

AfriNICAPNIC

LACNICRIPE

ULA central

Adopted (/48)Adopted (/48)Reached consensus (/32)Under discussion (/32)

AfriNICARIN

LACNICRIPE

Provider-independentassignments for endusers

StatusRIRPolicy

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Autonomous System numbers

Discussion at APNIC 24Under discussionReached consensusLast callUnder discussion

APNICARIN

LACNICRIPE

AfriNIC

IANA policy for allocation ofASN blocks to RIRs

StatusRIRPolicy

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Policy proposal references

• AfriNIC:http://www.afrinic.net/policy.htm

• ARIN:http://www.arin.net/policy

• APNIC:http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals

• LACNIC:http://lacnic.net/en/politicas/index.html

• RIPE:http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/