Must we continue to rearrange the deck chairs?

Let it sink already… IPv6 will float.

Owen


> On Jul 20, 2023, at 22:13, Shaila Sharmin <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> prop-152-v001: Reduce the IPv4 delegation from /23 to /24
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Proposer: Rajesh Chharia ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>) and 
> Vivek Narayan
> ([email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>)
> 
> 
> 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
> -----------------------------
> There is no similar policy in place in other RIR regions.
> 
> 
> 4. Proposed policy solution
> ---------------------------
> 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
> -----------------------------
> 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
> -------------
> [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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