Technical template
The Technical template is used to provide details of your current network and your future network plans.
Note: If you are requesting an IPv6 assignment, please see the Technical template for IPv6 requests.
Network infrastructure (infrastructure)
The infrastructure attribute summarises the addresses you are currently using for your network infrastructure equipment. Please complete this attribute with details of IPv4 assignments using multiple lines.
If you are applying under the IXP criteria, this includes the point to point addresses of any members of your IX.
You should provide descriptions of all assignments made to your network infrastructure in the following format:
infrastructure: <address> <prefix-size> <remark>
Attribute (long) |
Attribute (short) |
Definition/explanation |
Start address |
address |
Provide the starting address of the specific network assigned to your infrastructure, in dotted decimal format
Example:
202.12.24.0
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Total prefix |
prefix-size |
The total prefix assigned to the organisation's network infrastructure.
Example:
/30
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Description of subnet |
remark |
A descriptive remark about this network, including its function and the equipment installed.
Example:
IP addresses IX member - Internet Services Co
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Important notes on the infrastructure attribute
- Use as many infrastructure attributes as necessary to accurately describe the internal infrastructure of the network.
- Do not use the infrastructure attribute to describe networks that you are not yet using.
- If you have assigned addresses to your network infrastructure in a non-CIDR fashion, then you must describe each contiguous part of that network as a separate subnet.
- In your device estimates, be sure to include all devices which need globally unique IP numbers.
- Be sure to specify valid network numbers and prefixes in order to convey the actual layout of your network.
APNIC considers the sum of the addresses described in the infrastructure attribute to be the total amount of address space used in this network.
Examples
IXP
infrastructure: 202.12.24.0/30 IP addresses IX member Internet Services Co
Multihoming
infrastructure: 202.12.24.0/28 peering routers and application servers
infrastructure: 202.12.24.16/27 20 workstations for staff
Critical infrastructure
infrastructure: 202.12.24.0/29 routers and network management units
infrastructure: 202.12.24.8/28 database, file and management servers
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Future network plan (network-plan)
The network-plan attribute summarises how you intend to use the assigned addresses within the next 12 months.
You should describe your plans for this address space in the following format:
<address-prefix> <now/6mo/1yr> <remark>
Attribute (long) |
Attribute (short) |
Definition/explanation |
Address prefix |
address-prefix |
Provide the relative address ranges planned, in dotted decimal format, with slash notation.
Example:
0.0.0.0/30
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Deploy now |
Now |
The IPv4 prefix length planned for immediate use. |
Deply within 6 months |
h6mo |
The IPv4 prefix length planned for use after six months. |
Deploy within 1 year |
h1yr |
The IPv4 prefix length planned for use after one year. |
Plans for subnet |
remark |
A descriptive remark about the plans for this network, including its function and the equipment installed.
Example:
host IP addresses for routers of IX members
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Important notes on the network-plan attribute
- Use as many network-plan attributes as necessary to accurately describe your future network plans.
- In your device estimates for your internal infrastructure, be sure to include all devices which will need globally unique IP numbers.
Examples
IXP
network-plan: 0.0.0.0/26 /28,/26,/26 Router 60 host IP addresses for routers of IX members
Multihoming
network-plan: 0.0.0.0/30 /30,/30,30 serial point-to-point router interface
network-plan: 0.0.0.0/27 /29,/28,/27 www, ftp and printer servers
Critical infrastructure
network-plan: 0.0.0.0/29 /29,/29,/29 peering router and network management
network-plan: 0.0.0.8/28 /29,/28,/28 production reverse-delegation servers and WHOIS servers
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