Re: [sig-policy] Final call for comments: [prop-005-v004] "IANA globalIPv6 allocation policy"

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Dear secretariat and all,

  What if the LIR's are in need from some ISP request for allocations
of greater than a /12 in anticipation of a greater need and yet have
less than a 50% current utilization of existing allocations?

APNIC Secretariat wrote:

> Dear colleagues
>
> APNIC welcomes comments, questions, and suggestions on the following
> policy proposal:
>
> ____________________
>
> Final call for comments: [prop-005-v004]
> "IANA global IPv6 allocation policy"
> ____________________
>
> This is the final call for comments on policy proposal [prop-005-v004]
> "IANA global IPv6 allocation policy".
>
> This proposal was presented at APNIC 18 and the original proposal was
> modified to include the following:
>
>      - Defined allocation unit (suggested size is /12)
>      - All allocations should be in multiples of the minimum allocation
>        size (suggested to be as a single CIDR block)
>      - IANA allocations are made for a defined period (suggested as 36
>        months)
>      - RIR qualifies for subsequent allocation when a defined amount
>        is utilised by allocation or reservation (suggested amount is
>        50 percent)
>      - IANA to process requests according to NRO and IANA agreed
>        procedures
>      - Communication by IANA to RIRs only.
>
> Based on the modified proposal, the following consensus was reached:
>
>      "to adopt the proposal governing the allocation of IPv6
>       address space from the IANA to the Regional Internet
>       Registries (RIRs)"
>
> This proposal is now submitted to the sig-policy mailing list for an
> eight week discussion period. At the end of that period, if consensus
> appears to have been achieved, the Chair of the Policy SIG will
> ask the Executive Council to endorse the proposal for implementation.
>
> *   Send all comments and questions to:   <sig-policy@apnic.net>
> *   Deadline for comments:                12 November 2004
>
> _____________________________________________________________________
>
> Proposal details
> _____________________________________________________________________
>
> This document describes the policy governing the allocation of IPv6
> address space from the IANA to the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs).
> This document does not stipulate performance requirements in the
> provision of services by IANA to an RIR in accordance with the policy.
> Such requirements should be specified by appropriate agreements among
> the RIRs and ICANN.
>
> 1.    Allocation principles
> ---------------------------
>
> 1.1  The unit of IPv6 allocation (and therefore the minimum IPv6
>       allocation) from IANA to an RIR is a /12;
>
> 1.2  Every IPv6 allocation from IANA to an RIR will comprise a single
>       CIDR prefix.
>
> 1.3  The IANA will allocate sufficient IPv6 address space to each RIR to
>       support its registration needs for at least a 36 month period;
>
> 1.4  The IANA will allow each RIR to apply its own respective chosen
>       allocation and reservation strategies in order to ensure the
>       efficiency and efficacy of its work.
>
> 2.    IANA allocations to RIRs
> ------------------------------
>
> 2.1 Initial allocations
>
>       On inception of this policy, each current RIR shall receive an IPv6
>       allocation from the IANA.
>
>       Any new RIR shall, on recognition by ICANN, receive an IPv6
>       allocation from the IANA.
>
> 2.2  Additional allocations - Eligibility
>
>       A RIR is eligible to receive additional IPv6 address space from the
>       IANA when it has utilised (allocated or reserved) more than 50%
>       of its total IPv6 address space holdings.
>
> 2.3  Size of additional allocations
>
>       Each additional allocation to an RIR will be a number (one or more)
>       of /12 blocks, sufficient to ensure that the RIR holds at least 36
>       months' supply of IPv6 address space.
>
> 3.    Announcement of IANA allocations
> --------------------------------------
>
> When address space is allocated to a RIR, the IANA will send a detailed
> announcement to the receiving RIR. The IANA will also make announcements
> to all other RIRs, informing them of the recent allocation. The RIRs
> will coordinate announcements to their respective membership lists and
> any other lists they deem necessary.
>
> The IANA will make appropriate modifications to the "Internet Protocol
> V6 Address Space" page of the IANA website and may make announcements to
> its own appropriate announcement lists.  The IANA announcements will be
> limited to which address ranges, the time of allocation and to which
> Registry they have been allocated.
>
> ____________________
>
> References
> ____________________
>
> Proposal details including full text of proposal, presentations, links
> to relevant meeting minutes, and links to mailing list discussions are
> available at:
>
>       http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/proposals/prop-005-v004.html
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
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