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prop-081-v001: Eligibility for assignments from the final /8
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Authors:   Terence Zhang Yinghao
           <zhangyinghao@cnnic.cn>
           
           Jane Zhang
           <zhangjian@cnnic.cn>

           Wendy Zhao Wei
           <zhaowei@cnnic.cn>
           
Version:   1

Date:      1 February 2010



1.  Introduction
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This policy proposal seeks to supplement the final /8 policy, by making 
it possible for account holders to receive assignments from the final /8
space.

In the spirit of the current final /8 policy [1], this proposal ensures
each account holder is only eligible to receive one single allocation OR
assignment from the final /8 space. 


2.  Summary of the current problem
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The current final /8 policy [1], only permits allocations to account 
holders to be made. This means that during the final /8 phase, it will
be impossible to make IPv4 addresses assignments to end users under 
multihoming, Internet Exchange Point (IXP) and Critical infrastructure
policies. 


3.  Situation in other RIRs
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AfriNIC has a policy proposal under discussion that permits assignments
as well as allocations to be made from AfriNIC's last /8 from IANA:

    AFPUB-2009-v4-003: IPv4 Soft Landing Policy
    http://www.afrinic.net/docs/policies/AFPUB-2009-v4-003.htm

ARIN has adopted a policy that permits both assignments and allocations
to be made from a /10 block reserved from ARIN's final /8 from IANA:

    2008-5: Dedicated IPv4 block to facilitate IPv6 Deployment
    https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2008_5.html

RIPE has similar policy proposal under discussion that permits
assignments as well as allocations to be made from RIPE's last /8
from IANA:

    2009-04: IPv4 Allocation and Assignments to Facilitate IPv6
    Deployment
    http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2009-04.html

LACNIC currently has no similar policy or proposal.


4.  Details
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It is proposed that each APNIC account holder will be eligible to
request and receive a single assignment from the remaining /8 worth of
space, with the following conditions:

    1. Each assignment will consist of the minimum IPv4 assignment size.
       
       In the case of multihoming assignments, which under current   
       policy have no minimum size, the minimum size is proposed to
       match that of IXP and Critical infrastructure assignments.
       

    2. The account holder must meet the criteria for receiving an IPv4
       portable assignment specified in one of the following policies
       specified in "Policies for IPv4 address space management in the
       Asia Pacific region"[2]:
       
           - Small multihoming assignments
           - Internet Exchange Points
           - Critical infrastructure


    3. All APNIC account holders are eligible to receive only one
       allocation OR assignment from the final /8 worth of address
       space. This applies to both current and future account holders.


5.  Pros/Cons
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5.1 Advantages

    - This proposal makes it consistent in dealing with IPv4 addresses
      allocation and assignment in the final /8 phase.

5.2 Disadvantages

    - None.


6.  Effect on APNIC Members
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APNIC account holders may receive IPv4 addresses assignments from the
final /8. 


7.  Effect on NIRs
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Same as effect on APNIC Members.


8. References
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[1] See section 9.10, "Policies for IPv4 address space
    management in the Asia Pacific region"
    http://www.apnic.net/policy/add-manage-policy.html#9.10

[2] See section 11, "Assignments and exchanges" in "Policies for IPv4
    address space management in the Asia Pacific region"
    http://www.apnic.net/policy/add-manage-policy.html#11