[ipv6-wg at ripe.net] FW: [arin-council] IANA to RIR IPv6 Allocation

Hi Jeroen,

Was there a discussion of /8 vs /12?

Tim

On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 09:25:59AM +0200, Jeroen Massar wrote:
> For people not on the arin-council (not likely ;) or the ppml at arin
> lists:
> 
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> From: "Sweeting, John" <John.Sweeting at teleglobe.com>
> To: 'ppml at arin.net' <ppml at arin.net>
> Subject: [ppml] FW: [arin-council] IANA to RIR IPv6 Allocation
> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:36:56 -0400
> 
> I am submitting the following proposal IAW ARIN's Internet Resource Policy
> Evaluation Process. In the interest of all I would like to disclose up front
> that the information used to prepare this template was provided by ARIN
> staff. 
> 
> 
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> Template: ARIN-POLICY-PROPOSAL-TEMPLATE-1.0
> 
> 1. Policy Proposal Name: Allocation of IPv6 Address Space by the Internet
> Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Policy to Regional Internet Registries
> 
> 2. Author
> 
>  a. name: John Sweeting	
>  b. email: john.sweeting at teleglobe.com	
>  c. telephone: 703-766-3042
>  d. organization: ARIN Advisory Council
>  
> 3. Proposal Version: 1
> 
> 4. Submission Date: 8/17/04
> 
> 5. Proposal type: new, global
> 
> 6. Policy term: permanent
> 
> 7. Policy statement:
> 
> 1.  Minimum Allocation Size.
> 
> The minimum size of any allocation of IPv6 address space from IANA to an RIR
> is prefix length /12.  If this address space is not sufficient to meet the
> needs of an RIR for a projected 18 month period, IANA shall allocate to that
> RIR the address space for which it can provide justification.
> 
> 2.  Reservation of Unicast Address space.
> 
> 2.1 IANA.  By RFC 3513 the IANA has been allocated the range of IPv6
> addresses beginning at binary value 001 (prefix length /3) for its
> allocations of unicast address space.  In order to support regional
> aggregation of IPv6 address space IANA shall establish a reservation of a
> prefix length of /6 from this space for each established RIR and for each
> emerging RIR.  Allocations to each RIR will be from the appropriate
> reservation.
> 
> 2.2. RIRs.  Each RIR may apply its own respective chosen allocation and
> reservation strategy in order to meet the needs of its community and to
> ensure the efficiency and efficacy of its work.  Such reservations made by
> an RIR will be considered as being allocated by that RIR when that RIR
> applies for an allocation of address space from the IANA.
> 
> 3.  Initial Allocation.
> 
> 3.1. Upon implementation of this policy IANA shall allocate to each
> established RIR a /12 from the reservation established for each particular
> RIR.
> 
> 3.2. Upon recognition of an RIR by ICANN that RIR shall receive a /12 from
> the reservation set aside for that RIR.
> 
> 
> 4.  Subsequent Allocation.
> 
> An RIR shall be eligible for an allocation of at least a minimal allocation
> from the IANA when its current holdings are less than 50% of its 18 month
> requirement or when it has less than 180 days of holdings available.  The
> IANA shall evaluate the requested allocation using a set of administrative
> procedures that are mutually agreed to by the IANA and the NRO.  This set of
> procedures shall be enacted within 30 days of the implentation of this
> policy.
> 
> 
> 5.  Announcement of IANA allocations to the RIRs
> 
> When address space is allocated to a RIR, the IANA will send a detailed
> announcement to the receiving RIR. The IANA will also make announcements to
> all other RIRs, informing them of the recent allocation.
> 
> The IANA will make appropriate modifications to the "Internet Protocol V6
> Address Space" page of the IANA website and may make announcements to only
> its own global announcement lists.  The IANA announcements will be limited
> to which address ranges, the time of allocation and to which Registry they
> have been allocated.
> 
> 
> 8. Rationale:
> 
> The current IANA allocation policy for IPv6 is an interim policy that was
> promulgated in 1999.  Operational experience has demonstrated the current
> minimum allocation size is too small; that the built in reservation system
> that must be followed by the RIRs does not allow for efficient and effective
> management of the resource by the RIR; and does not provide for an well
> known evaluation criteria.  This document does not stipulate performance
> requirements in the provision of services by IANA to an RIR in accordance
> with the policy.  Such requirements should be specified by appropriate
> agreements between the NRO and ICANN.
> 
> 
> 9. Timetable for implementation: Thirty days after ratification by the ICANN
> Board of Directors in accordance with the global policy development process.
>  
> 10. Meeting presenter:  Elected AC Member or the President of ARIN.
> 
> END OF TEMPLATE
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