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

     

Proposal text prop-069-v003
Synopsis

This 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 status

Abandoned

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 forum Policy SIG
Previous versions

prop-069-v002
prop-069-v001

Status at other RIRs

This proposal has been submitted in all RIR regions with a view to becoming a global policy.

Proposal history
23 January 2009

Version 1 submitted to the Policy SIG mailing list for discussion.

3 February 2009

Version 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 2009

Version 3 in eight-week final call for comment period.

21 May 2009 Endorsed by APNIC EC.

31 August 2011

The APNIC 32 Policy SIG meeting resolved that Prop-069 has been been superseded by Prop-097 and that Prop-069 should be abandoned.

1 September 2011

The APNIC 32 Member Meeting resolved that Prop-069 has been been superseded by Prop-097 and that Prop-069 should be abandoned.

6 September 2011

Resolution to abandon Prop-069 was sent to the Policy SIG mailing list for a final 8-week comment period.

1 November 2011

End of comment period announcement sent to Policy SIG mailing list.

3 November 2011

APNIC Executive Council acknowledges that prop-069, "Global policy proposal for the allocation of IPv4 blocks to Regional Internet Registries" is superseded by prop-097, "Global Policy for post exhaustion IPv4 allocation mechanisms by the IANA" and that this proposal should be abandoned.