Dear SIG members,
A new proposal "prop-152: Reduce the IPv4 delegation from /23 to /24"
has been sent to the Policy SIG for review.
It will be presented at the Open Policy Meeting (OPM) at APNIC 56 on
Thursday, 14 September 2023.
https://conference.apnic.net/56/program/program/#/day/8/
We invite you to review and comment on the proposal on the mailing list
before the OPM.
The comment period on the mailing list before the OPM is an important
part of the Policy Development Process (PDP). We encourage you to
express your views on the proposal:
- Do you support or oppose this proposal?
- Does this proposal solve a problem you are experiencing? If so,
tell the community about your situation.
- Do you see any disadvantages in this proposal?
- Is there anything in the proposal that is not clear?
- What changes could be made to this proposal to make it more effective?
Information about this proposal is appended below as well as available at:
http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-152
Regards,
Bertrand, Shaila, and Anupam
APNIC Policy SIG Chairs
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prop-152-v001: Reduce the IPv4 delegation from /23 to /24
Proposer: Rajesh Chharia (r...@cjnet4u.com) and Vivek Narayan
(ddgds-...@nic.in)
1. Problem statement
APNIC's available IPv4 addresses in the final 103/8 are down to 0.3%,
and APNIC will soon begin
delegating from the recovered and/or reserved address space.
Delegated: 887,431,680 (99.5%)
Available: 2,792,192 (0.3%)
Reserved: 1,293,568 (0.1%)
Note: ‘Reserved’, as defined by APNIC, means the resource has not been
allocated or assigned to
any entity and is not available for allocation or assignment. This may
include reserved space as
defined in the policy document or by the IETF, voluntarily returned
space that is undergoing
quality checks, or reclaimed space awaiting administrative clearance.
2. Objective of policy change
-
The current final /8 allocation policy[1] requires that the current
minimum delegation size for
IPv4 is a /24 and each APNIC account holder is only eligible to receive
IPv4 address delegations
totalling a maximum /23 from the APNIC 103/8 IPv4 address pool.
As stated above, the available APNIC 103/8 IPv4 address pool for APNIC
account holders is shrinking.
At the rate of current delegation size, it is expected that this pool
will be depleted in 2024.
To further accelerate Internet growth in the Asia Pacific region, it is
recommended that some
IPv4 address space be made available in the APNIC service region for new
businesses, startups,
and so on, so that they can prepare for IPv6 migration rather than
purchasing market transfers,
which may be prohibitively expensive for new entrants.
Account holders who have already received IPv4 addresses will be
motivated to implement IPv6.
3. Situation in other regions
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There is no similar policy in place in other RIR regions.
4. Proposed policy solution
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1. No change to the current policy[1] to current minimum delegation size
for IPv4 is a /24 and
each APNIC account holder is only eligible to receive IPv4 address
delegations totalling a
maximum /23 from the APNIC 103/8 IPv4 address pool. APNIC can continue
with this policy until
all of the available 2,792,192 (0.3%) resources are depleted.
2. Once the available 2,792,192 (0.3%) resources are depleted, APNIC and
NIR account holders
who already received IPv4 address space cannot receive any further IPv4
addresses.
3. APNIC and NIRs will delegate a maximum of /24 IPv4 addresses to their
new account holders,
with no IPv4 addresses, from the current 'Reserved' pool and any
subsequent reserved pool in
the future which will be made available for delegation.
4. If APNIC runs out of all of IPv4 addresses, a waiting list for new
requestors with no IPv4
addresses must be created on a first come, first served basis.
5. Advantages / Disadvantages
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Advantages:
This proposal allows new businesses, startups, and so on to access the
IPv4 resources in the APNIC region.
This proposal also can help in the uptake of IPv6 deployments in the
APNIC region.
Disadvantages:
No disadvantages are foreseen.
6. Impact on resource holders
-
This will affect NIR members in the same way as APNIC members.
7. References
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[1] Section 6.1. "Minimum and maximum IPv4 delegations" of "Policies for
IPv4 address
space management in the Asia Pacific region"
https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/resources#a_h_part_2
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