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APNIC · RIR Watchdog

Prohibit to transfer IPv4 addresses in the final /8 block

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-116
RIR
APNIC
Official status
Implemented on 20 November 2017
Normalized status
Accepted
Introduced
Sep 5, 2016
Last source update
Oct 15, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

13Total participants
12Discussion contributors
1Formal actors
15Discussion messages
10.7Effective participants
53.3%Top-five discussion share
5People covering 50%
9People covering 80%

Policy evolution

Debate timeline

  1. Official version

    v001

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  2. Official version

    v002

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  3. Introduced

    Introduced

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  4. Official decision

    accepted

    accepted

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  5. Public discussion

    Re: [sig-policy] prop-123-v001: Modify 103/8 IPv4 transfer policy

    8 Discussion messages · 8 Entities

    Source facts 1 ↗Source facts 2 ↗Source facts 3 ↗Source facts 4 ↗Source facts 5 ↗Source facts 6 ↗Source facts 7 ↗Source facts 8 ↗

Entities

Freshness: Stale
  1. Bertrand Cherrier · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityJan 26, 2018
    Last activityFeb 14, 2018
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies18
  2. Yasir Shamim, Muhammad · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityJan 29, 2018
    Last activityJan 29, 2018
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies1
  3. chku · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activitySep 18, 2017
    Last activitySep 18, 2017
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies17
  4. Adam Gosling · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityNov 20, 2017
    Last activityNov 20, 2017
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies6
  5. Skeeve Stevens · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityJan 31, 2018
    Last activityJan 31, 2018
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies1
  6. Satoru Tsurumaki · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityFeb 14, 2018
    Last activityFeb 14, 2018
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies14
  7. Secretariat · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activitySep 18, 2017
    Last activitySep 18, 2017
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies3
  8. Jahangir Hossain · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityFeb 25, 2018
    Last activityFeb 25, 2018
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies1
  9. Ajai Kumar · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityJan 29, 2018
    Last activityJan 29, 2018
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies2
  10. Rajesh Panwala · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityJan 29, 2018
    Last activityJan 29, 2018
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies1
  11. Sanjeev Gupta · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityJan 29, 2018
    Last activityJan 29, 2018
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies1
  12. Aftab Siddiqui · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityJan 29, 2018
    Last activityJan 29, 2018
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies3
  13. Tomohiro Fujisaki
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies3
    Freshness: Stale

    Last research attempt: Sep 20, 2026

    Identity verified: Sep 28, 2026

    Japan Open Policy Forum · Historical
    Chair of Japan Open Policy Forum from 2005 until 2012
    conference.apnic.net
    APNIC · Historical
    Authors Katsuyasu Toyama, Takashi Arano, Tomohiro Fujisaki
    www.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
    3

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

    Viewpoint consistency: No explicit position stated

    1. Aug 13, 2026

      author

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    Per-policy stance timelines:prop-035 · Unknown · No explicit position statedprop-116 · Unknown · No explicit position statedprop-117 · Unknown · No explicit position statedprop-165 · Unknown · No explicit position stated

    Total policy messages: 0

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Coverage

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Earliest captured: Jun 1, 2001
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Freshness

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Known gaps

  • www.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
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