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Change maximum delegation size of 103/8 IPv4 address pool to a /23

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Source facts

Policy ID
prop-127
RIR
APNIC
Official status
Implemented
Normalized status
Accepted
Introduced
Jan 18, 2019
Last source update
Nov 6, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

15Total participants
13Discussion contributors
3Formal actors
18Discussion messages
9Effective participants
55.6%Top-five discussion share
4People covering 50%
10People covering 80%

Policy evolution

Debate timeline

  1. Official version

    v001

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  2. Public discussion

    [ppml] 2007-1, was Re: mail auth proposals

    1 Discussion messages · 1 Entities

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  3. Introduced

    Introduced

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  4. Public discussion

    [sig-policy] Prop-127 announcement : Change maximum delegation size of 103/8 IPv4 address, pool to a /23

    1 Discussion messages · 1 Entities

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  5. Public discussion

    Re: [sig-policy] Prop-127 announcement : Change maximum delegation size of 103/8 IPv4 address, pool to a /23

    5 Discussion messages · 5 Entities

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  6. Public discussion

    Re: [sig-policy] prop-129-v001: Abolish Waiting list for unmet IPv4 requests

    1 Discussion messages · 1 Entities

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  7. Public discussion

    [sig-policy] Changes to APNIC IPv4 maximum delegation size and IPv4 Recovered Pool waiting list

    1 Discussion messages · 1 Entities

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  8. Public discussion

    [sig-policy] Final Comment Period for prop-127: Change maximum delegation siz e of 103/8 IPv4 address pool to a /23

    1 Discussion messages · 1 Entities

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  9. Public discussion

    [sig-policy] End of Comment Period for Prop-127, Prop-128, and Prop-129

    1 Discussion messages · 1 Entities

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  10. Public discussion

    Re: [sig-policy] End of Comment Period for Prop-127, Prop-128, and Prop-129

    1 Discussion messages · 1 Entities

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  11. Public discussion

    [sig-policy] APNIC EC Endorses Proposals from APNIC 47

    1 Discussion messages · 1 Entities

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  12. Public discussion

    [sig-policy] Final editorial comments on draft policy document

    1 Discussion messages · 1 Entities

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  13. Public discussion

    [sig-policy] End of Final editorial comments on draft policy document

    1 Discussion messages · 1 Entities

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  14. Official decision

    accepted

    accepted

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  15. Public discussion

    [sig-policy] Updated: prop-168-v003: Increase to maximum IPv4 delegations

    2 Discussion messages · 2 Entities

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  16. Public discussion

    [sig-policy] Updated Proposal - Prop-168-v004: Increase to maximum IPv4 delegations

    1 Discussion messages · 1 Entities

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Sources and coverage

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Coverage

Partial
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.
  • apnic-sig-policy: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
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