------------------------------------------------------- prop-120-v001: Final /8 pool exhaustion plan ------------------------------------------------------- Proposer: Tomohiro Fujisaki fujisaki@syce.net 1. Problem statement -------------------- APNIC makes IPv4 address delegation from two IPv4 pools. These are the 103/8 (Final /8) pool and the non-103/8 IPv4 Recovered pool. Currently, there are no IPv4 addresses in the non-103/8 IPv4 Recovered pool and APNIC manages a Recovered Pool Waiting List for approved requests. And, based on the Geoff's projection (*1), the 103/8 (Final /8) pool will be exhausted in a few years. It will be necessary to make a guidance about how to manage the IPv4 delegation after both IPv4 pools exhaustion. 2. Objective of policy change ----------------------------- To provide a guidance for 103/8 pool exhaustion. 3. Situation in other regions ----------------------------- None. 4. Proposed policy solution --------------------------- Guidance for 103/8 pool exhaustion: - The first time an approved request cannot be fulfilled from the 103/8 pool, Final /8 delegations will end. - APNIC will begin to manage only one (Recovered) IPv4 pool containing any residual 103/8 space and all future returns, including 103/8 returns. - Each new account holder can receive up to a /21 from the IPv4 Recovered pool. - Existing account holders who have not yet received the maximum /21 from the two pools may continue to apply for space from the Recovered pool until they have received a maximum /21 from the two pools. - A waiting list will be created if approved requests cannot be fulfilled. Each new account holder will be given priority in the waiting list. 5. Advantages / Disadvantages ----------------------------- Advantages: - Possible to avoid confusion at 103/8 address pool exhaustion date Disadvantages: None. 6. Impact on resource holders ------------------------------ No impact to resource holders. 7. References ------------- 1. IPv4 Address Report http://www.potaroo.net/tools/ipv4/