[address-policy-wg] RIPE Community Resolution on IPv4 Depletion and Deployment of IPv6

I don't think my comment was well understood today in the session, so I
drafted how I think the community resolution should look. See below.

English nits should be reviewed, but the main idea is that we start with a
short kind of intro of the situation (those points from the original 5 that
are generic), staying focus, keeping it short, but at the same time help
each "kind of reader" to identify what is the paragraph that is *more*
relevant to him.

I also added a specific action for policy makers/regulators and one for
users.

I hope that, as very few people (in the list and session) has provided input
on this, we are allowed to participate in the final drafting of the
document. Not being a big group is possible to do it, as otherwise, will not
really be a community resolution.

Regards,
Jordi




At current allocation rates, the remaining pool of unallocated IPv4 address
space is likely to be allocated within the next two to four years. Although
the Internet will continue to function as normal after this point, this
event will have a significant influence on future network operations as well
as IP address management and allocation policies. Therefore we recognise
that the widespread deployment of IPv6 will be essential to sustain future
growth of the Internet.

We recognise that the responsibility for creating policies related to the
management of critical Internet resources in the RIPE NCC service region
rests with the RIPE community and the proven success of the RIPE Policy
Development Process (PDP). In recognition of this responsibility, we commit
to continue development of effective policies for the responsible management
of IPv4 and IPv6 address space.

We agree that this situation requires a committed effort from network
operators, ISPs and the RIPE community. We urge that the widespread
deployment of IPv6 be made a high priority.

In addition to that, other sectors must take their own measures in order to
success on this mission:

1) Network operators and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are called to the
urgent deployment of IPv6 across their networks as soon as possible. This
deployment must include providing IPv6 access to End Users and ensuring
services are accessible by IPv6.

2) Vendors (hardware and software) are called to the urgent support of IPv6
support in their products, to make it possible for network operators and
Internet Service Providers to provide these services.

3) Regulators and policy makers are called to make sure the relevance of the
IPv6 support is considered in all their decisions, including as an immediate
condition for public procurements.

4) Users must ensure, when acquiring new services, hardware or software,
that it supports IPv6 (natively or by means of transition mechanisms).












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