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APNIC · RIR Watchdog

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

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-127
RIR
APNIC
Official status
Implemented
Normalized status
Accepted
Introduced
Jan 18, 2019
Last source update
Oct 12, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

12Total participants
10Discussion contributors
3Formal actors
14Discussion messages
7Effective participants
64.3%Top-five discussion share
3People covering 50%
8People covering 80%

Policy evolution

Debate timeline

  1. Official version

    v001

    Source facts ↗

  2. Introduced

    Introduced

    Source facts ↗

  3. Public discussion

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

    4 Discussion messages · 4 Entities

    Source facts 1 ↗Source facts 2 ↗Source facts 3 ↗Source facts 4 ↗

  4. Official decision

    accepted

    accepted

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Entities

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  1. Srinivas Chendi · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages4
    First activityFeb 28, 2019
    Last activityMay 8, 2019
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies23
  2. Bertrand Cherrier · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages2
    First activityJan 18, 2019
    Last activityApr 1, 2019
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies18
  3. Paul Wilson
    Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 2, 2019
    Last activityApr 2, 2019
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies6
    Freshness: Stale · Last refresh: · The latest refresh failed. The last successful result is shown.

    Last research attempt: Sep 21, 2026

    Identity verified: Sep 21, 2026

    APNIC · Historical
    News from APNIC Paul Wilson, APNIC
    www.ripe.net

    Verified public profiles

    Discussion messages
    1
    First activity
    Apr 2, 2019
    Last activity
    Apr 2, 2019
    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 author clearly opposes replacing established allocation terminology without strong justification, while the other supplied policy record is only an announcement and does not establish a personal position.

    Status field for inet6num objects

    Assessment: Consistent · The author opposes replacing established allocation terminology with delegate without a strong reason, citing established usage and implementation cost.

    Conditions: The objection is qualified and concerns the proposed terminology replacement.

    Policies for Transfer of 6bone Address Management Responsibilities to RIR

    Assessment: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency · The announcement of a presentation on behalf of the RIRs does not state the author’s support or opposition to the transfer policy.

    Status field for inet6num objects · Policies for Transfer of 6bone Address Management Responsibilities to RIR

    Assessment: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency · A clear qualified objection exists for the terminology proposal, but the supplied announcement provides no attributable position for the transfer policy.

    1. Apr 2, 2019 · Unknown

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

      Validated evidence is unavailable.

      Source facts ↗
    Per-policy stance timelines:prop-126 · Unknown · No explicit position statedprop-127 · Unknown · No explicit position statedprop-128 · Unknown · No explicit position statedprop-129 · Unknown · No explicit position statedprop-134 · Unknown · No explicit position statedPolicies for Transfer of 6bone Address Management Responsibilities to RIR · Unknown · Insufficient evidence to assess consistencyStatus field for inet6num objects · Oppose · Consistent

    Total policy messages: 7

  4. Md. Abdul Awal · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityFeb 26, 2019
    Last activityFeb 26, 2019
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies5
  5. Satoru Tsurumaki · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityFeb 22, 2019
    Last activityFeb 22, 2019
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies14
  6. Edward Lewis
    Discussion messages1
    First activityApr 10, 2007
    Last activityApr 10, 2007
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies2
  7. Ajai Kumar · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityFeb 27, 2019
    Last activityFeb 27, 2019
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies2
  8. Aftab Siddiqui
    Discussion messages1
    First activityFeb 24, 2019
    Last activityFeb 24, 2019
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies10
  9. Hiroki Kawabata · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityFeb 26, 2019
    Last activityFeb 26, 2019
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies8
  10. chku · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityFeb 28, 2019
    Last activityFeb 28, 2019
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies17
  11. Ching-Heng Ku
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  12. Yen-Chieh Wang
    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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