[ncc-announce] [news] RIPE Policy Proposals - December Update

Dear colleagues,

Here is our monthly overview of open policy proposals and their stage in 
the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP).

If you wish to join the discussion about a particular proposal, please 
do so on the relevant working group mailing list.

Proposals Open for Discussion:
NEW: 2016-05, “Synchronising the Initial and Subsequent IPv6 Allocation 
Policies”

Proposals Awaiting Input:
2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies"
2016-04, “IPv6 PI Sub-assignment Clarification”


Proposal Overview:

NEW PROPOSAL: 2016-05, “Synchronising the Initial and Subsequent IPv6 
Allocation Policies”
OVERVIEW:  The goal of this proposal is to match the subsequent IPv6 
allocation requirements with the initial allocation requirements.
STATUS: Discussion Phase
WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg at ripe.net
DEADLINE: 23 December 2016
FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-05

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The following proposal is awaiting input before they can go any further 
in the PDP.

PROPOSAL: 2015-04, "RIPE Resource Transfer Policies"
OVERVIEW: Aims to create a single transfer policy with all relevant 
information on the transfer of Internet number resources, replacing text 
in several RIPE Policies. The proposal also introduces a 24-month 
holding period for IPv4 addresses and 16-bit ASNs after any change of 
holdership.
RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Describes how the 24-month holding period for 
scarce resources will be applied.
STATUS: Review Phase – Awaiting decision from working group chair
FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-04

PROPOSAL: 2016-04, “IPv6 PI Sub-assignment Clarification”
OVERVIEW:  The goal of this proposal is to define sub-assignments in 
IPv6 PI assignments as subnets of /64 and shorter.
STATUS: Discussion Phase  - RIPE NCC prepares impact analysis
FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-04

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The RIPE NCC provides an overview of current RIPE Policy Proposals here:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-proposals

We look forward to your involvement in the PDP and wish you Happy Holidays.

Kind regards,

Marco Schmidt
RIPE Policy Development Officer
RIPE NCC