APNIC Document identity

Title:

IPv4 allocations for African economies within the APNIC region

Short title:

ipv4-allocation-africa

Document ref:

APNIC-115

Version:

001

Date of original publication:

16 July 2004

Date of this version:

16 July 2004

Review scheduled:

n/a

Obsoletes:

n/a

Status:

Obsolete

Comments:

Obsoleted due to official recognition of AfriNIC as an RIR.

IPv4 allocations for African economies within the APNIC region

The APNIC Executive Council has resolved that the IPv4 eligibility criteria and minimum allocation size for LIRs in the African economies of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion, and Seychelles, should be as follows:

IPv4 eligibility criteria

To be eligible to obtain an initial allocation, an LIR in an African economy must:

• have used a /24 from their upstream provider; or
• demonstrate an immediate need for a /24; and
• demonstrate a detailed plan for use of a /23 within a year.

Minimum allocation

The minimum allocation for an LIR in an African economy is /22.

All other provisions of APNIC-086 "Policies for IPv4 address space management in the Asia Pacific region" continue to apply to LIRs in these African economies. This document is available at:

http://www.apnic.net/policy/add-manage-policy.html

Background

Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion, and Seychelles are currently served by APNIC, but will be served by AfriNIC when it becomes operational in the near future. For more information, see:

http://www.afrinic.net/documents.htm

ARIN and the RIPE NCC also apply a /22 minimum allocation for LIRs within other African economies.

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