IPv4 assignment template

The assignment template is used to provide information about existing and planned network of the end site to which your organisation wishes to assign IPv4 address space to.

Attributes in assignment template:

netname
descr
country
prefix
network-plan
old-network

Network name (netname)

The network name (netname) should be a short, but meaningful name for this network. It is used mainly for administrative purposes such as consistency checking. Please use a name that identifies the network and relates to the organisation that is requesting the address space.

The network name should be a single word of less than 25 capital alphanumeric characters.

Example:

netname: GLOBALNET

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Description of end site organisation (descr)

The description of end site organisation (descr) should be a brief description of the end site organisation that will be using the address assignment. This attribute should include the organisation's name, the organisation's type of business, and the location of the organisation.

This attribute should not be used to contain any advertising information.

Please limit the descr attribute to no more than five lines.

Example:

descr: Globalnet Inc.
descr: Software Company
descr: Kuala Lumpur

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ISO 3166 code(country)

The country attribute should contain the most appropriate two-letter ISO 3166 code for the organisation that will use the address space.

In cases where more than one country or economy may be appropriate, please use the ISO 3166 code for the country or economy where the administrative contact is located.

Example:

country: MY

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Requested address space (prefix)

The requested address space (prefix) attribute should indicate the total amount of IPv4 address space you believe would be appropriate within one year for this end site. Express this using an address prefix.

Example:

prefix: /26

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Future network plan (network-plan)

The network-plan attribute summarises how the end site will use the IPv4 address space within the next year.

You must provide a detailed network plan for each subnet in the following format (using multiple lines as necessary):

network-plan: <address-prefix> <now/h6mo/h1yr> <remark>

Attribute (long)	Attribute (short)	Definition/explanation
Prefix length of planned subnet	address-prefix	Provide the relative address ranges your organisation plans to assign to your customer, in dotted decimal format, with slash notation. Example: 0.0.0.0/28
Deploy now	now	The IPv4 prefix length planned for immediate use.
Deploy within 6 months	6mo	The IPv4 prefix length planned for use after six months.
Deploy within 1 year	1yr	The IPv4 prefix length planned for use after one year.
Description of assignment	remark	A brief description of this planned assignment. Example: Web hosting facility

Example:

network-plan:  0.0.0.0/28   /29, /29, /28  Router, Mail, Web, DNS and 10 workstations
network-plan:  0.0.0.16/28  /30, /28, /28  Research and Development 
network-plan:  0.0.0.32/27  /29, /29, /27  Wireless Network

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old-network

If the end site you are requesting a second opinion for has received any addresses in the past, please specify the actual addresses assigned on each network using the following format (using multiple lines as necessary):

old-network: <address> <prefix-size> <remark>

Attribute (long)	Attribute (short)	Definition/explanation
Actual address	address	The actual start address assigned.
Total prefix size	prefix-size	The total address prefix of the subnet.
Description of subnet	remark	A descriptive remark about this network, including its function and the equipment installed.

Example:

old-network: 202.5.10.0/29    1 router and 4 Workstations
old-network: 202.5.10.8/29    Application Servers

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