prop-055-v002: Global policy for the allocation of the remaining IPv4 address space

Proposal text

Synopsis

This policy describes the process for the allocation of the remaining IPv4 space from IANA to the RIRs. When a minimum amount of available space is reached, one /8 will be allocated from IANA to each RIR, replacing the current IPv4 allocation policy.

Current status

Majority support for this proposal at APNIC 25 but not consensus. To be discussed at APNIC 26.

Authors

• Akinori Maemura
• Akira Nakagawa
• Izumi Okutani
• Kosuke Ito
• Kuniaki Kondo
• Shuji Nakamura
• Susumu Sato
• Takashi Arano
• Tomohiro Fujisaki
• Tomoya Yoshida
• Toshiyuki Hosaka

Relevant forum

Policy SIG

Most recent version

prop-055-v002

Previous versions

prop-055-v001

Status at other RIRs

AfriNIC: Reached consensus at AfriNIC 8
ARIN: Reached consensus at ARIN XXI and approved by Board of Trustees (June 2008)
LACNIC: Reached consensus at LACNIC XI
RIPE: Currently under discussion

Timeline

Activity

23 January 2008

Version 1 announced on Policy SIG mailing list for discussion

• Summary of discussion: 23 January - 5 February 2008
• Summary of discussion: 6 - 22 February 2008

28 February 2008

Version 1 presented at APNIC 25 Policy SIG where it received majority support but not consensus.

4 March 2008

Returned to the Policy SIG mailing list for further discussion.

• Mailing list announcement

22 July 2008

Version 2 announced on the Policy SIG mailing list for discussion.

• Version 2 includes an updated "Situation in other RIRs" section. The rest of the proposal text remains unchanged.