Dear SIG members,
A new version of the proposal "prop-161-v002: Using IPv6 for Internet of
Things (IoT)" has been sent to the Policy SIG for review.
Information about earlier versions is available from:
http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-161
You are encouraged to express your views on the proposal:
- Do you support or oppose the proposal?
- Is there anything in the proposal that is not clear?
- What changes could be made to this proposal to make it more effective?
Please find the text of the proposal below.
Regards,
Bertrand, Shaila, and Anupam
APNIC Policy SIG Chairs
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prop-161-v002: Using IPv6 for Internet of Things (IoT)
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Proposer:
Guangliang Pan (Benny) ([email protected])
Wei Wong (Wesley) ([email protected])
Qiang Li ([email protected])
Yaling Tan ([email protected])
1. Problem statement
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Internet of Things (loT) is part of the future Internet. However, there
is no clear IPv6 policy for IoT in APNIC’s current policy environment.
If a company doesn’t have IPv4, not a LIR, it is difficult for them to
request IPv6 allocation for IoT services.
In some of the cases, the IoT industry needs to assign IPv6 to
electronic smart devices as well as non-electronic items. The
non-electronic items include company products and assets. IPv6 addresses
will be used to host information of non-electronic items on the Internet
for the purpose of identification, verification, and tracing. It is a
bit difficult for APNIC Hostmasters to evaluate such IPv6 requests
without a clear policy.
This policy proposal aims to improve the IPv6 allocation policy to
address the requirements from the IoT industry.
2. Objective of policy change
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Add a clear clause about how IPv6 can be allocated to Internet of Things
in IPv6 policy.
3. Situation in other regions
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There are some discussions about “Need IPv6 in IoT” in other regions.
RIPE NCC has an “Internet of Things Working Group”.
4. Proposed policy solution
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Add a new clause in IPv6 policy.
8.2.3 Using IPv6 for Internet of Things (IoT)
IPv6 addresses can be allocated to Internet of Things for electronic
smart devices and/or for hosting information of non-electronic items on
the Internet. Initial IPv6 allocation size for IoT will be set to the
minimum IPv6 allocation size at the time of allocation.
5. Advantages / Disadvantages
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Advantages:
IPv6 has huge number of IP addresses and IoT needs huge number of IP
addresses. It is a perfect match connects APNIC community with the IoT
industry. Encourage using IPv6 for IoT will help IPv6 deployment in
future Internet. We will create a real Internet of everything based on IPv6.
Disadvantages:
None
Not to worry about run out of IPv6. The original design of IPv6 was for
Internet of Things. You often hear IPv6 can be assigned to every single
sand in the world :) We can trust APNIC Hostmasters will do the
evaluation properly.
6. Impact on resource holders
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No impacts to the current resource holders in the APNIC region.
More new members joining APNIC from the IoT industry will help to reduce
the APNIC membership fee.
7. References
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