IPv6 Bootstrap Phase

Dear colleagues,

As discussed at RIPE 39 in Bologna last week, we have almost reached
the end of the bootstrap phase for IPv6 allocations as originally
defined in the "Provisional IPv6 Assignment and Allocation Policy
Document":

4.2.2.1. Duration of Bootstrap Phase 

" The eligibility criteria in this section will only apply until 100
requesting organisations have received allocations of sub-TLA address
space, provided that no more than 60 of these organisations are
located in one Regional IR's region. After this threshold has been
reached, the bootstrap phase will be considered to be over and
Regional IRs will only make allocations to organisations that meet the
general criteria in section 4.2.1. "

The Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) have jointly made almost 80
IPv6 allocations to date. At the RIPE meeting it was suggested to
continue allocating under the bootstrap criteria until 100 allocations
have been made and to further extend the bootstrap phase. No specific
end for the bootstrap phase has been suggested. The RIRs will inform
the community as soon as 100 IPv6 allocations have been made. 

Kind Regards,
Mirjam Kuehne
RIPE NCC