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Simplifying allocation/assignment of IPv6 to APNIC members with existingIPv4 addresses

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Source facts

Policy ID
prop-073
RIR
APNIC
Official status
Implemented on 10 February 2010
Normalized status
Accepted
Introduced
Jul 6, 2009
Last source update
Oct 12, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

4Total participants
1Discussion contributors
3Formal actors
1Discussion messages
1Effective participants
100%Top-five discussion share
1People covering 50%
1People covering 80%

Policy evolution

Debate timeline

  1. Introduced

    Introduced

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  2. Official decision

    accepted

    accepted

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Entities

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  1. Discussion messages1
    First activityAug 11, 2009
    Last activityAug 11, 2009
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies6
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    Last research attempt: Sep 24, 2026

    Identity verified: Sep 24, 2026

    · Historical
    Authors Sanjaya, Terry Manderson
    www.apnic.net

    Verified public profiles

    Discussion messages
    1
    First activity
    Aug 11, 2009
    Last activity
    Aug 11, 2009
    First explicit stance
    Unknown
    Latest explicit stance
    Unknown
    Stance changes
    0
    Viewpoint consistency
    Insufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies
    6

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

    Viewpoint consistency: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency

    The nine attributed messages reviewed from 2006 to 2009 concern six policies and mostly supply operational clarification, statistics or explicit neutrality. They include a suggested wording change on reachability and a limited reference to an ASN-reclamation option. This sample does not establish repeated overall endorsements or opposition under comparable conditions, so it is insufficient to infer a stable or inconsistent overall policy position.

    End site assignment policy for IPv6

    Assessment: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency · Sanjaya first asks how assignment reports should be aggregated and later says either approach is acceptable; the two messages do not state an overall position on the proposal.

    Conditions: The comparison is limited to the two supplied September and October 2006 messages and does not cover every aspect or version of the IPv6 assignment policy.

    And can we confirm that it is now based on /56?

    I have no objections to either use the current IPv4 registration requirement or amend it to encourage/require aggregation at the infrastructure level.

    A proposal to improve reachability of new IANA blocks

    Assessment: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency · Sanjaya proposes changing the reachability objective from ensuring routability to testing and promoting it, then explicitly says he is neither for nor against APNIC performing reachability tests; the wording amendment and later neutral explanation address different questions.

    Conditions: The first message discusses version 1 wording, while the later reply discusses the operational scope of testing; the supplied messages do not provide two explicit overall endorsements or objections to compare. · The first message discusses version 1 wording, while the later reply discusses version 2 and the operational scope of testing.

    To avoid the conflict with RFC 2050, perhaps it is better if the objective is to "test and promote" rather than "test and ensure" routability.

    I am not for or against APNIC performing reachability test

    Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Policy for Allocation of ASNBlocks (ASNs) to RegionalInternetRegistries Ratified by the ICANN Board Executive Committee and implemented by theIANA

    Assessment: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency · Sanjaya promises APNIC ASN data, supplies first-quarter statistics and clarifies the difference between initial 32-bit assignments and numbers later exchanged for 16-bit numbers; the statistics do not state a position on adopting the allocation policy.

    Conditions: The three messages concern statistics and their interpretation, not an explicit vote on the policy; the figures describe the first quarter of 2009 and are not a current allocation census. · The statistics describe the first quarter of 2009 and are not a current allocation census.

    Yes, we could provide data set similar to pages 2 to 4 in the referenced RIPE-NCC presentation.

    - 6 were 16-bit (swapped from 32-bit to 16-bit) - 6 were 32-bit

    There were 12 32-bit ASNs, of which 6 were swapped to 16-bit. Sorry for the confusion.

    Ensuring efficient use of historical AS numbers

    Assessment: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency · Sanjaya identifies prop-075 as one possible mechanism in the ASN discussion; that limited suggestion does not establish unconditional endorsement of the entire proposal or a change over time.

    Conditions: The same email also clarifies prop-075-related statistics; those figures are not a second independent expression of a policy position.

    prop-075 is one possibility :)

    Recovery of unused address space

    Assessment: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency · Sanjaya reports historical address-reclamation figures and says the process is ongoing; reporting implementation progress shows participation but does not express support or opposition from which a stance trajectory can be inferred.

    Conditions: The statement describes the historical August 2009 implementation discussion, and only one attributed message about this policy is included in the review. · The statement that the process is ongoing describes the August 2009 message, not its present status.

    We have identified 2,079 un-routed historical prefixes, of which 122 (6%) have been reclaimed by APNIC. This process is still ongoing.

    Simplifying allocation/assignment of IPv6 to APNIC members with existingIPv4 addresses

    Assessment: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency · Sanjaya explicitly says he is neither for nor against the IPv6 allocation proposal and explains that MyAPNIC records delegated resources and delegation dates; the operational clarification should not be converted into endorsement or objection.

    Conditions: The APNIC staff description is his statement in the August 2009 email, not a claim about his current employment; one neutral statement provides no before-and-after position comparison. · One explicit neutral statement provides no before-and-after position comparison.

    As APNIC staff I'm neither for nor against the proposal

    MyAPNIC always have a complete record of resources delegated to the member, including the delegation date.

    A proposal to improve reachability of new IANA blocks · Simplifying allocation/assignment of IPv6 to APNIC members with existingIPv4 addresses

    Assessment: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency · The reachability-testing discussion and the later IPv6-allocation discussion both contain explicit neutrality while explaining operational matters, but they address different policy choices; repeated neutral wording therefore does not establish a comparable substantive position across policies.

    Conditions: The messages were written in 2006 and 2009 and address different questions; the unreviewed historical record may add evidence. · Neutrality on these questions does not establish a general stance on other policies; the unreviewed historical record may add evidence.

    I am not for or against APNIC performing reachability test

    As APNIC staff I'm neither for nor against the proposal

    1. Aug 11, 2009 · Procedural or neutral

      Re: [sig-policy] prop-073:Automatic allocation/assignment of IPv6

      As APNIC staff I'm neither for nor against the proposal

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    Total policy messages: 10

  2. Terry Manderson · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  3. Andy Linton · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  4. Terry Manderson Andy Linton · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0

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