prop-020: Application of the HD ratio to IPv4
Synopsis
This is a proposal to use the HD ratio for measurement of IPv4 utilisation, for the purpose of determining when a given block of address space should be considered as fully utilised.
Note: An informational presentation on the HD ratio for IPv4 was given at the APNIC 16 Policy SIG.
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Proposal reference | prop-020-v001 |
| Current status | Abandoned after four week discussion on mailing list. |
| Other RIR status | Abandoned in ARIN and LACNIC. In final call at RIPE. |
| Discussion document | Application of the HD ratio to IPv4 |
| Author | APNIC Secretariat |
| Relevant forum | Policy SIG |
| Mailing list | sig-policy |
Proposal history
| Activity | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Posting to mailing list | 4 August 2004 | Announced |
| APNIC 18 presentation | 1 September 2004 | APNIC 18 |
| APNIC 19 presentation | 24 February 2005 | Informational update at APNIC 19 |
| APNIC 20 presentation | 8 September 2005 | Informational update of LIR survey results at APNIC 20 |
| APNIC 21 discussion | 2 March 2006 | Status discussed at APNIC 21 Policy SIG: |
| Comment period on mailing list | 17 March 2006 | Announced Comments closed 14 April 2006. |
| Policy abandoned | 18 April 2006 | Announced |