Policy SIG
Policy proposals
Endorsed by APNIC EC
prop-066: Ensuring efficient use of historical IPv4 resources
prop-064: Change to assignment policy for AS numbers
prop-062 Use of final /8
Published as RFCs
prop-065: Format for delegation and recording of 4-byte AS numbers
prop-061 Autonomous System Numbers (ASN) for documentation purposes
Pending completion of global policy process
prop-055 Global policy for the allocation of the remaining IPv4 address space
To be presented at APNIC 27
prop-063 Reducing timeframe of IPv4 allocations from twelve to six months
prop-060 Change in the criteria for the recognition of NIRs in the APNIC region
prop-050 IPv4 address transfers
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Have your say
Community discussion groups
- Chair:
- Randy Bush
- Co-chair:
- Jian Zhang
- Mailing list:
- sig-policy
- Charter:
- The charter of the Policy SIG is to develop policies and procedures which relate to the management and use of Internet address resources by APNIC, NIRs, and ISPs within the Asia Pacific region.
Open action items
| Action item | Description | Update |
|---|---|---|
| pol-24-002 | Pending approval at each remaining stage of the policy proposal process, APNIC Secretariat to implement the proposal prop-049: 'IANA policy for allocation of ASN blocks to RIRs'. | APNIC 25 update: Endorsed by APNIC EC on 13 December 2007. Awaiting adoption in all RIR regions. |
| pol-25-001 | Pending approval at each remaining stage of the policy proposal process, APNIC Secretariat to implement proposal prop-057, 'Proposal to change IPv6 initial allocation criteria'. | |
| pol-25-002 | Policy SIG Chair to return prop-055, 'Global policy for the allocation of the remaining IPv4 address space' to the Policy SIG mailing list for further discussion. | |
| pol-25-003 | Philip Smith and proposal author to draft a simplified version of prop-050, 'IPv4 address transfers' that also adds consideration of non-permanent transfers. | |
| pol-25-004 | Pending approval at each remaining stage of the policy proposal process, APNIC Secretariat to implement the /22 minimum allocation size component of prop-053, 'Changing minimum IPv4 allocation size to /22'. | |
| pol-025-005 | David Conrad to consider creating a proposal based on prop-056, 'IPv4 soft landing' that incorporates feedback from the APNIC 25 Policy SIG presentation. |
See also: Closed action items
Upcoming APNIC meeting
APNIC 27 will be held in conjunction with APRICOT 2009 in Manila, Philippines, 18-27 February 2009.
