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APNIC · RIR Watchdog

End site assignment policy for IPv6

Start here for the proposal-by-proposal record: what changed, why it mattered, who argued for what, how positions evolved, what was decided, and where the evidence still has gaps.

Source facts

Policy ID
prop-033
RIR
APNIC
Official status
Draft
Normalized status
Draft
Introduced
Mar 18, 2006
Last source update
Oct 15, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

3Total participants
1Discussion contributors
2Formal actors
2Discussion messages
1Effective participants
100%Top-five discussion share
1People covering 50%
1People covering 80%

Policy evolution

Debate timeline

  1. Introduced

    Introduced

    Source facts ↗

  2. Official version

    v001

    Source facts ↗

  3. Official decision

    draft

    draft

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Entities

Freshness: Stale
  1. Sanjaya
    Discussion messages2
    First activitySep 30, 2006
    Last activityOct 2, 2006
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies6
  2. Geoff Huston
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies7
    Freshness: Stale

    Last research attempt: Sep 19, 2026

    Identity verified: Sep 29, 2026

    Telstra · Historical
    He was the Chief Internet Scientist for Telstra from 2001 until 2004.
    conference.apnic.net
    APNIC · Historical
    Geoff joined APNIC as the Research Scientist in 2004.
    conference.apnic.net
    APNIC · Historical
    Geoff Huston [APNIC]
    ripe.net
    Internet Architecture Board · Historical
    He has been a member of the Internet Architecture Board from 1999 until 2005 and served as the Executive Director of the IAB from 2001 until 2005.
    conference.apnic.net
    Internet Architecture Board · Historical
    He has been a member of the Internet Architecture Board from 1999 until 2005 and served as the Executive Director of the IAB from 2001 until 2005.
    conference.apnic.net
    IETF · Historical
    He currently chairs IETF working groups on Routing operations and IPv6 Multi-homing.
    conference.apnic.net
    IETF · Historical
    He currently chairs IETF working groups on Routing operations and IPv6 Multi-homing.
    conference.apnic.net
    APNIC · Historical
    Geoff has been a supporter of APNIC since its inception, and he has served on the Executive Council from 1996 until 2004.
    conference.apnic.net
    Discussion messages
    0
    First activity
    Unknown
    Last activity
    Unknown
    First explicit stance
    Unknown
    Latest explicit stance
    Unknown
    Stance changes
    0
    Viewpoint consistency
    No explicit position stated
    Other policies
    7

    First explicit stance: Unknown → Latest explicit stance: Unknown · Stance changes: 0

    Viewpoint consistency: No explicit position stated

    1. Sep 9, 2026

      author

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    Per-policy stance timelines:prop-020 · Unknown · Insufficient evidence to assess consistencyprop-031 · Unknown · No explicit position statedprop-032 · Unknown · No explicit position statedprop-033 · Unknown · No explicit position statedprop-050 · Unknown · No explicit position statedprop-109 · Unknown · No explicit position statedprop-110 · Unknown · No explicit position statedExperimental Internet Resource Allocations · Unknown · No explicit position stated

    Total policy messages: 22

  3. Randy Bush
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies3

Sources and coverage

Official policy sources

Public discussion archives

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  • www.apnic.net
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  • apnic-afg-community-apnic.foundation
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  • apnic-apac-ict-women-apnic.net
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  • apnic-apnic-foundation-discuss-apnic.foundation
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  • apnic-apnic-services-apnic.net
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  • apnic-apnic-talk-lists.apnic.net
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  • apnic-apnic-transfers-apnic.net
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  • apnic-bgp-stats-lists.apnic.net
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  • apnic-community-elections-apnic.net
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  • apnic-community-events-apnic.net
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  • apnic-diversity-in-leadership-apnic.net
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  • apnic-ianaxfer-apnic.net
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  • apnic-icp-2review-apnic.net
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  • apnic-measurement-apnic.net
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  • apnic-mvnog-apnic.net
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  • apnic-orbit-discuss-apnic.net
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  • apnic-pngnog-apnic.net
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  • apnic-security-discuss-apnic.net
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  • apnic-sig-cooperation-apnic.net
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  • apnic-sig-guidelines-review-apnic.net
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  • apnic-sig-nir-lists.apnic.net
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  • apnic-sig-routingsecurity-apnic.net
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  • apnic-user-feedback-group-apnic.net
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  • apnic-wg-pdr-apnic.net
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  • apnic-youth4ig-lists.apnic.net
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Coverage

Partial
Earliest captured: Jun 1, 2001
Latest captured: Oct 15, 2026

Freshness

Freshness: Stale · Last refresh:

Known gaps

  • www.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-sig-policy: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-sig-policy: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • www.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • conference.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-academy-talk-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-afg-community-apnic.foundation: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apac-ict-women-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apix-chair-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apix-secretary-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apix-treasurer-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
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  • apnic-apnic-foundation-discuss-apnic.foundation: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
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  • apnic-bgp-stats-lists.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-community-elections-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-community-events-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-diversity-in-leadership-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-ianaxfer-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-icp-2review-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-measurement-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-mvnog-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-orbit-discuss-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-pngnog-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-security-discuss-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-sig-cooperation-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-sig-guidelines-review-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-sig-nir-lists.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-sig-routingsecurity-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-user-feedback-group-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-wg-pdr-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-youth4ig-lists.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.