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prop-069: Global policy proposal for the allocation of IPv4 blocks to Regional Internet Registries

Proposal textprop-069-v003
SynopsisThis is a global policy proposal governing the allocation of reclaimed IPv4 address space from the IANA to the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs)  after the IANA's existing free pool of unallocated IPv4 addresses space is depleted.
Current statusEndorsed by APNIC EC. Pending adoption in remaining four RIR regions before it can become global policy.
Authors

This proposal was developed by a team consisting of persons from each of the 5 RIRs:

  • Adiel A. Akplogan, AfriNIC
  • Raul Echeberria, LACNIC
  • Maemura Akinori, APNIC
  • Geoff Huston, APNIC
  • Axel Pawlik, RIPE NCC
  • Ray Plzak, ARIN
  • Oscar A. Robles-Garay, LACNIC
  • Nigel Titley, RIPE NCC
  • Paul Wilson, APNIC
Relevant forumPolicy SIG
Previous versionsprop-069-v002
prop-069-v001
Status at other RIRsThis proposal has been submitted in all RIR regions with a view to becoming a global policy.
Proposal history
23 January 2009Version 1 submitted to the Policy SIG mailing list for discussion.
3 February 2009Version 2 submitted to the Policy SIG mailing list for discussion.
  • Version 2 contains a new section, Definitions inserted after section 1, Introduction.
26 February 2009

Consensus reached at APNIC 27 in Manila, Philippines. Suggestions to incorporate in updated version of proposal to go to final call:

  • Minimum allocation size from IANA back to the RIRs explicitly stated as a /24
  • Examples documenting how the procedure of distributing address space would take place
    6 March 2009 Version 3, which incorporates the suggestions from the APNIC 27 Policy SIG, submitted to Policy SIG mailing list.
    6 March 2009 - 1 May 2009Version 3 in eight-week final call for comment period.
    21 May 2009Endorsed by APNIC EC.