prop-005:Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) policy for allocation of IPv6 blocks to Regional Internet Registries

Proposal text
Synopsis	This is a proposal for policies governing the allocation of IPv6 address space from the IANA to the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs).
Current status	Ratified by the Board of ICANN
Author	APNIC Secretariat
Relevant forum	Policy SIG
Most recent version	prop-005-v005
Previous versions	prop-005-v004 \| prop-005-v003 \| prop-005-v002 \| prop-005-v001
Situation in other RIRs	Adopted in AfriNIC, ARIN, LACNIC, and RIPE.

Proposal history

Timeline	Activity
22 July 2003	Version 1 announced to mailing list
20 August 2003	Version 1 approved in principle in APNIC 16 Policy SIG and AMM
25 September 2003 – 20 November 2003	8 week final call for comments
24 December 2003	Version 1 discussed by EC The EC recognised the consensus from the original meeting, but agreed that the decision could not be endorsed until there had been sufficient additional coordination between the RIRs
4 August 2004	Version 2 announced to mailing list
1 September 2004	Version 3 presented in APNIC 18 Policy SIG
17 September 2004	Version 4 in 8 week final call for comments
19 November 2004	Version 4 endorsed by EC
16 June 2005	Adopted by ARIN Board of Trustees Policy Proposal 2004-8: Allocation of IPv6 Address Space by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Policy to Regional Internet Registries
10 August 2005	Version 5 announced to mailing list
8 September 2005	Version 5 reached consensus in APNIC 20 Policy SIG and AMM
21 September 2005	Version 5 in 8 week final call for comments
17 October 2005	Proposal ratified by LACNIC Board Global Policy for IPv6 Block Allocation by IANA to RIR
25 November 2005	Version 5 endorsed by EC
19 April 2006	Accepted by the RIPE community 2005-09: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Policy for Allocation of IPv6 Blocks to Regional Internet Registries
15 May 2006	Proposal ratified by AfriNIC Board of Trustees afpol-glbipv6200508: Global Policy for IPv6 Allocation from IANA to RIR
6 June 2006	Proposal forwarded by NRO Executive Council to ASO Address Council
13 July 2006	Proposal forwarded by ASO Address Council to ICANN for ratification
7 September 2006	The Board of ICANN ratified the Global Policy for Allocation of IPv6 Addresses ICANN announcement

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