Transcript Status of APNIC IPv4 policy document Address Policy SIG APNIC 13, Bangkok, Thailand 6 March 2002 Gerard Ross [email protected].

Status of APNIC IPv4 policy
document
Address Policy SIG
APNIC 13, Bangkok, Thailand
6 March 2002
Gerard Ross [email protected]
Former source of IPv4
policy
• APNIC-076 Policies for Address
Space Management in the Asia Pacific
region
– Active since October 1999
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Background
Address policy goals
Policy environment
Specific policies
Special cases
ASN policy
Discussions at APNIC
12
• APNIC 12 held in Taipei (August 2001)
– Several proposals were presented,
including the detailed recommendations
of the Broadband Working Group
• Proposals published in advance
• Discussed in Address Policy SIG
• Recommendations taken to Member Meeting
APNIC 12 decisions:
Policy
• Consensus to adopt several policies
changes
– Criteria for initial allocations
– Small multihoming assignments
– IXP assignments
– Clarified registration requirements
APNIC 12 decisions:
Guidelines
• Consensus to publish a separate
document containing evaluation
guidelines.
– Less formal than policy document
– Easier to change in response to
changing best current practice
– Specific decision with relation to the
evaluation of cable/DSL network request.
New draft – overview
• Policies for IPv4 address space
management in the Asia Pacific region
(APNIC-086)
• Implements the consensus items from
APNIC 12
• Draft does not introduce any new policies
• Maintains same basic structure as previous
document
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Background
Goals
Environment
Policies
New draft – editorial
issues
• Perfect opportunity for a stylistic update
– More plain English
• Bullet lists rather than long paragraphs
• Simpler outline numbering
• Some structural changes to improve logical flow
– Less unnecessary background
– ‘License’ replaces ‘lease’
• Consistent with legal advice received at time of
finalising new Membership Agreement
• More legally accurate term
New draft review
history
• First published 21 December 2001,
with call for comments
– Declared provisionally active from date of
first release, in accordance with the
Document Review Policy
• Second and final call for comments 12
February 2002
• Seeking comments on expression
only, as all policy statements have
already been accepted.
Comments received
• Very little feedback received
– Question regarding the appropriate
minimum registration requirements
• Final deadline 12 March 2002
Related documents
• Policies for Autonomous System
number management in the Asia
Pacific region (apnic-draft-asn)
– ASN policy didn’t belong in address
policy document
• Guidelines document
– Pending further discussion of some
evaluation guidelines
Translation
• APNIC assists organisations to
perform translations
– Former IPv4 document translated into
four languages
• Call for translations will be made as
soon as document is finalised.
• Other documents to be translated
– Including ASN policy, request form help
Questions
• References
– http://www.apnic.net/docs/drafts