APNIC non-member fee schedule
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| Title: | APNIC non-member fee schedule | ||
| Short title: | non-member-fees | ||
| Document ref: | APNIC-118 | Version: | 002 |
| Date of original publication: | 19 January 2005 | Date of this version: | 26 November 2007 |
| Review scheduled: | n/a | Obsoletes: | Previous versions |
| Status: | Active | Comments: | n/a |
Table of contents
1 Introduction2 About APNIC non-member accounts
3 Fee schedule
3.2 Autonomous System numbers
3.3 Reverse DNS delegations
3.4 Annual account fee for historical resource maintenance
3.5 Fee Schedule summary
5 Maintaining historical resources in the APNIC Whois Database
1 Introduction
This document describes the requirements and fee schedule for non-member account holders obtaining resources from APNIC.
2 About APNIC non-member accounts
APNIC is a not-for-profit, membership-based organization that provides allocation and registration services which support the operation of the Internet globally. However, APNIC recognizes that some organizations wish to have access to resources from APNIC without becoming full APNIC members. These organizations can apply for resources as APNIC non-member account holders.
3 Fee schedule
APNIC non-member account holders must pay the invoice for services before APNIC can provide services to the non-member account holder. The fees associated with specific types of resource services are detailed below.
3.1 IP addresses
A host address in IPv4 is defined as a /32 and a site address in IPv6 is defined a /48.
The initial fee for an assignment or allocation of IP addresses is AU$1.27 per host or site address, with a minimum fee of AU$10,384. After the first year of the initial assignment or allocation, there is an annual registration fee is AU$0.127 per host or site address, with a minimum fee of AU$1,038.40.
Failure to pay the annual maintenance fee will result in the registration record being removed from the APNIC Whois Database. The address space will then be returned to the APNIC free address pool to be reallocated.
3.2 Autonomous System numbers
The fee for the assignment of an Autonomous System (AS) number is AU$634 per AS number.
After the first year of the initial AS number assignment, there is an annual maintenance fee is AU$63 per AS number.
Failure to pay the annual maintenance fee will result in the registration record being removed from the APNIC Whois Database. The AS number will then be returned to the APNIC free pool to be reassigned.
3.3 Reverse DNS delegations
The fee for a reverse DNS delegation in the in-addr.arpa tree is AU$63 per "natural class boundary" delegation. In CIDR terms, this equates to AU$63 per /24 and /16 delegation. Delegations representing address ranges smaller than /24 cannot be made in the APNIC Whois Database. Address ranges larger than /24 but smaller than a /16 must be represented by multiple /24 reverse DNS delegations.
For example, a /23 address range would be represented by two /24 reverse DNS delegations for a total fee of AU$126. Similarly, address ranges larger than /16 but smaller than a /8 must be represented by multiple /16 reverse DNS delegations.
The price for a reverse DNS delegation in the ip6.arpa tree is AU$63 per boundary delegation.
Examples of nibble boundaries in ipv6 are /36 and / 32. If a network wished to create reverse DNS delegations for a /35 allocation, this would be represented by two /36 reverse DNS delegations for a total fee of AU$126.
There is no annual maintenance fee for reverse DNS delegations; however, APNIC will remove reverse DNS delegations if the delegations refer to persistently lame DNS.
For more information on lame DNS delegations registered in the APNIC Whois Database, see APNIC's operational response to Lame DNS Reverse Delegation
3.4 Annual account fee for historical resource maintenance
There is an annual AU$127 account fee for non-member account holders wishing to have authorization to update historical resource records and create assignment records within historical resource ranges.
3.5 Fee schedule summary
The following table summarizes the non-member account fee schedule:
| Resource service | Unit | Fee (AU$) | Yearly maintenance fee (AU$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP addresses | Host or site address* | 1.27** | 0.127*** |
| Autonomous System (AS) numbers | AS number | 634.00 | 63.00 |
| Reverse DNS delegations | Reverse DNS domain**** | 63.00 | 0.00 |
| Annual account fee (historical resource maintenance) | Account name | 0.00 | 127.00 |
* A host or site address is /32 in IPv4 and /48 in IPv6
** The minimum initial fee for IP addresses is AU$10,384
*** The minimum annual maintenance fee for IP addresses is AU$1,038
**** A domain is per "natural class boundary" for IPv4 and per "nibble boundary" for IPv6.
4 Eligibility for resources
The following types of resources are available to APNIC non-member account holders:
- IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
- Autonomous System (AS) numbers
- Reverse DNS delegations
To become eligible to receive resources from APNIC, the following steps take place:
| Step 1 | The organization applies for a non-member account. To apply for a non-member account, contact helpdesk. |
| Step 2 | APNIC assigns the organization a non-member account name. |
| Step 3 | The organization submits the appropriate resource request form. |
| Step 4 | APNIC hostmasters evaluate the resource request. |
| Step 5 | If the request is approved, APNIC send the organization the APNIC Non-member Service Agreement and an invoice for the resources. |
| Step 6 | The organization pays the invoice, signs the agreement and sends a copy of the signed agreement to APNIC. Please note that non-member account holders must pay the invoice amount in full and sign and return the APNIC Non-member Service Agreement before they are able to receive any resources. |
| Step 7 | APNIC allocates or assigns resources to the organization. |
When applying for resources, APNIC non-member account holders are subject to the same criteria as APNIC members. Below are the APNIC policies that document the criteria for APNIC-delegated resources:
| IP addresses | |
| Autonomous System numbers |
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| Reverse DNS delegations |
5 Maintaining historical resources in the APNIC Whois Database
APNIC non-member account holders may update information about historical resources registered in the APNIC Whois Database.
For more information on historical resources, see Resource records transferred to APNIC Whois Database