[sig-policy] prop-041-v001: IPv6 assignment size to criticalinfrastructure

["Kenny Huang" <huangk@alum.sinica.edu>]

Dear SIG members

The proposal "IPv6 assignment size to critical infrastructure" was sent to
the Policy SIG Chair and Co-chairs yesterday. We are now forwarding it to
the Policy SIG for review. It will be presented at the Policy SIG at APNIC
22 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 4-8 September 2006. You are invited to review and
comment on the proposal on the mailing list before the meeting.

The proposal's history can be found at:

        http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/proposals/prop-041-v001.html


Regards

Kenny Huang
Policy SIG
huangk@alum.sinica.edu


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prop-041-v001: IPv6 assignment size to critical infrastructure
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Author:    APNIC Secretariat
            <secretariat@apnic.net>

Version:   1

Date:      7 August 2006




Introduction
------------

This policy proposes a clarification of the APNIC policy for IPv6 portable
assignments to critical infrastructure networks operating in the Asia
Pacific region.


Summary of the current problem
------------------------------

The current policy for critical infrastructure assignments in section
5.8.2 of APNIC document, "IPv6 Address Allocation and Assignment Policy"
(http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/ipv6-address-policy.html#5.8.2)
states:

     "The minimum assignment made under these terms is /32."

Since this policy became active, requests have been received for multiple
/32 assignments in cases where infrastructure operators have multiple POPs
or servers providing secondary services.  While the policy is ambiguous in
this regard, the APNIC secretariat deemed that additional /32 assignments
are not warranted in such cases, due to the large amount of address space
involved and the potentially large number of such requests.


Situation in other RIRs
-----------------------

AfriNIC:     no specific policy

ARIN:        /48 minimum assignment per POP

LACNIC:      /48 minimum, /32 maximum micro allocation to critical
              Internet infrastructure operators only

RIPE NCC:    minimum allocation size at time of request


Proposal
--------

It is proposed that section 5.8.2 of APNIC document "IPv6 Address Allocation
and Assignment Policy" remains except to modify the last sentence to read:

     "The maximum assignment made under these terms is /32 per operator."