RIRs voluntarily restrict IPv4 IANA requests to two /8s

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Dear Colleagues,

The Number Resource Organization (NRO) has announced today that the 
Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) have reached an agreement to 
voluntarily limit the size of IPv4 allocations they request from the 
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).

In future, requests submitted to the IANA under the current global 
policy for IPv4 allocations from IANA to RIRs will be voluntarily 
limited to a maximum of two /8 blocks per request. The current global 
policy can be found at:
http://www.aso.icann.org/docs/aso-001-2.pdf

This adjustment to the RIRs' standard practice will facilitate the 
tracking of the IANA's IPv4 consumption rate and allow more active 
management of the remaining IPv4 address pool.

The change will not affect the overall rate of IPv4 consumption as 
measured by allocations from the RIRs to network infrastructure 
operators. It will also not affect any of the RIPE NCC's regional 
policies currently in place.

About the NRO
--------------------
Formed by the RIRs to formalise their co-operative efforts, the NRO 
exists to protect the unallocated number resource pool, to promote and 
protect the bottom-up policy development process, and to act as a focal 
point for Internet community input into the RIR system. More information 
about the NRO can be found at:
www.nro.net

Regards,

Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC