APNIC Document identity

Title:

APNIC member fee schedule: tiers, fees, and descriptions

Short title:

member-fee-schedule

Document ref:

APNIC-119

Version:

001

Date of original publication:

16 October 2007

Date of this version:

26 November 2007

Review scheduled:

n/a

Obsoletes:

Previous versions

Status:

Active

Comments:

APNIC member fee schedule: tiers, fees, and descriptions

1. Membership tiers

APNIC membership is available in seven tiers: Associate, Very Small, Small, Medium, Large, Very Large, and Extra Large. All members have equal access to core services of APNIC, but a member's tier affects certain of the benefits due to them (including voting rights) and also the annual membership fee which must be paid. Each member's tier is determined by the total address space allocations held by them, as described below.

1.1 Membership benefits

All APNIC members have equal access to the following benefits of membership:

• entitlement to vote at APNIC Member Meetings, according to membership tier;
• participation through APNIC activities in a regional community interest involved in IP addressing and related matters;
• free or discounted access to training, education, and information services;
• free or discounted access to APNIC meetings and associated conferences;
• representation of their interests in regional and global policy development; and
• access to APNIC's resource allocation, registration, and database services.

1.2 Voting rights

APNIC members are entitled to vote at APNIC Member Meetings, according to their membership tier as follows:

2. Tier determination

A member's minimum membership tier is determined by the amount of current address space that member holds. Historical address space and experimental allocations are not counted when determining membership tier. Members may choose to join a higher membership tier but may not attempt to select a lower tier than the one determined by address resource holdings.

2.1 IPv4 address space

For IPv4 address space, the membership tier is assessed as follows:

2.2 IPv6 address space

For IPv6 address space, the Membership Tier is assessed as follows.

2.3 IPv4 and IPv6

For members holding both IPv4 and IPv6 address space, the membership tier is assessed separately for each type, as above. The member's effective membership tier is then assessed as the larger of these.

3. Fees

3.1 Annual membership fees

At the time of invoicing for annual membership fees, the membership tier is assessed as described in section 2 above. The membership tier then determines the annual membership fee, as follows.

3.2 IP resource application fee

A member's first address allocation request is subject to an IP resource application fee of AU$3,169.

Subsequent allocations are free of charges.

The following services are exempt from the IP resource application fee:

• Critical infrastructure assignments
• Experimental allocations
• IXP assignments
• AS numbers
• Historical resource transfers

3.3 Per-address fee for NIR and confederation members

In addition to annual membership fees, APNIC NIR (National Internet Registry) and confederation members are required to pay per-address fees for certain allocations made to them. The per-address fee payable for allocations of IPv4 and IPv6 address space is documented below.

3.3.1 Per-address fee

The per-address fee is determined by the membership tier of the member, as follows:

In the case of small allocations or assignments, the minimum per-address fee which is payable will correspond to the fee payable for the 'minimum allocation'. This is further explained in sections 3.3.2 and 3.3.3 below.

3.3.2 IPv4 address space

For an allocation of IPv4 address space, the total per-address fee is calculated according to the total number of addresses actually allocated.

For example, the total fee payable for an allocation of /17 to a Very Large member is calculated as:

32,768 x AU$0.038 = AU$1,245.18

In the case of an allocation which includes a previously allocated block of addresses, only the addresses additionally allocated are included in the total fee calculation.

The minimum per-address fee payable for any allocation or assignment of IPv4 address space is equal to the fee payable for a /21 allocation (2048 addresses).

3.3.3 IPv6 address space

For an allocation of IPv6 address space, the total per-address fee is calculated for the prefix allocated according to the number of addresses which should be utilised according to an HD-Ratio of 0.8

For more information about the calculation of the HD-Ratio, please see APNIC-089, "IPv6 address allocation and assignment policy".

The following table provides utilisation information for selected prefixes from /32 to /29, for an HD-Ratio value of 0.8:

For example, the total per-address fee payable for an allocation of /30 to a Very Large member is calculated as:

21,619 x AU$0.038 = AU$821.52

In the case of an allocation which includes a previously allocated block of addresses, the total fee calculation is based on the difference in the number of addresses utilised between the previous allocation and the new allocation. For example, the total per-address fee payable for an allocation of /30 including previous /32 allocation to a "Very Large" member is calculated as:

(21,619 - 7,132) x AU$0.038 = AU$550.51

Note:

• The number of /48s for /32 under HD ratio 0.8: 7132
• The number of /48s for /30 under HD ratio 0.8: 21619

The minimum per-address fee payable for any allocation or assignment of IPv6 address space is equal to the fee payable for a /32 allocation (7,132 utilised addresses).

3.3.4 IPv6 special conditions

For NIR members, the IPv6 per address fee is discounted by 90% for allocations of IPv6 address space to existing IPv4 infrastructure.

For ISP confederation members, a single pool of IPv6 address space must be maintained, and per address fees are therefore not payable for IPv6 allocations.

3.4 Membership reactivation fee

An organisation whose APNIC membership has been terminated for non-payment of membership fees may be returned to good standing by payment of a "membership reactivation fee" of AU$1,268, in addition to any outstanding unpaid fees. This option is available for a limited period of three months after membership termination, after which time recovered resources are subject to reallocation.

An organisation which does not opt for reactivation of their membership by this means, but wishes to continue using APNIC resources, will need to open a new membership and reapply for all resources required. In this case network renumbering will be necessary.