APNIC · RIR Watchdog
Clarification on Sub-Assignments
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Source facts
- Policy ID
- prop-133
- RIR
- APNIC
- Official status
- Implemented
- Normalized status
- Accepted
- Introduced
- Jan 20, 2020
- Last source update
- Oct 10, 2026
- Coverage
- Partial
Who actually shaped the debate?
11Total participants
11Discussion contributors
UnknownFormal actors
28Discussion messages
4.9Effective participants
78.6%Top-five discussion share
2People covering 50%
6People covering 80%
Policy evolution
Proposed definition of assigned address space · The proposed text removes the explicit statement that assigned address space "may not be sub-assigned to other networks"; the new proposed definition ends after requiring exclusive use within the infrastructure operated by the LIR or end-user.
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space Assigned address space is address space that is delegated to an LIR, or end-user, for exclusive use within the infrastructure they operate, and may not be sub-assigned to other netSource facts ↗
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space Assigned address space is address space that is delegated to an LIR, or end-user, for exclusive use within the infrastructure they opSource facts ↗
Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.
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Validated evidence is unavailable.Source facts +
Validated evidence is unavailable.Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.
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Problem statement ------------------------------------------------------- Note that this proposal is ONLY relevant when end-users obtain direct assignments from APNIC, or when a LIR obtains, also from APNIC, and assignment for exclusive use within its infrastructure.Source facts ↗
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Problem statement --------------------- Note that this proposal is ONLY relevant when end-users obtain direct assignments from APNIC, or when a LIR obtains (from APNIC as well), an assignment for exclusive use within its infrastructure.Source facts ↗
Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.
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The intended goal of assignments is for usage by end-users or LIRs in their own infrastructure (servers, equipment, interconnections, employees, guest devices, subcontractors, only within that infrastructure), not for sub-assignment in other networks.Source facts ↗
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The intended goal of assignments is for usage by end-users or LIRs in their own infrastructure (servers, equipment, interconnections, employees, guest devices, subcontractors, clearly only within that infrastructure), not for sub-assignment in other networks.Source facts ↗
Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.
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This last purpose was not documented, so it will fall out of the policy. 2.Source facts ↗
Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.
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Objective of policy change ------------------------------------------------------- Clarification of the text, by rewording it.Source facts ↗
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Objective of policy change ------------------------------ Clarification of the text, by rewording and simplifying it and avoiding an unintended policy violation when deploying IPv6.Source facts ↗
Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.
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Situation in other regions ------------------------------------------------------- This situation, has already been corrected in AFRINIC, ARIN, LACNIC and RIPE.Source facts ↗
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Situation in other regions ------------------------------ This situation, has already been corrected in AFRINIC, ARIN, LACNIC and RIPE.Source facts ↗
Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.
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Situation in other regions ------------------------------------------------------- This situation, has already been corrected in AFRINIC, ARIN, LACNIC and RIPE. 4.Source facts ↗
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In some cases, the reworded text corrected/clarified also other issues which do not happen in APNIC.Source facts ↗
Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.
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Proposed policy solution ------------------------------------------------------- Actual text: 2.2.3.Source facts ↗
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Proposed policy solution ---------------------------- Actual text: 2.2.3.Source facts ↗
Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.
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Assigned address space Assigned address space is address space that is delegated to an LIR, or end-user, for exclusive use within the infrastructure they operate.Source facts ↗
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Assigned address space Assigned address space means address space delegated to an LIR, or end-user, for exclusive use within the infrastructure they operate.Source facts ↗
Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.
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Advantages / Disadvantages ------------------------------------------------------- Advantages: Advantages of the proposal: Fulfilling the objective above indicated and making sure to match the real situation in the market.Source facts ↗
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Advantages / Disadvantages ------------------------------ Advantages: Fulfilling the objective above indicated and making sure to match the real situation with IPv4 and IPv6 networks.Source facts ↗
Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.
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Advantages / Disadvantages ------------------------------------------------------- Advantages: Advantages of the proposal: Fulfilling the objective above indicated and making sure to match the real situation in the market.Source facts ↗
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The proposal resolves the problem, now and in the future, for unintended violations that happen mainly because the incorporation of IPv6 in the networks, with a text that was written thinking mostly in IPv4 only.Source facts ↗
Policy text · Astra identified a substantive wording change in this retained policy section.
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Disadvantages: The proposal is NOT creating any trouble/change to networks that do not violate the actual policy.Source facts ↗
Debate timeline
Public discussion
Re: [sig-policy] prop-124-v006: Clarification on Sub-Assignments
2 Discussion messages · 2 Entities
Source facts 1 ↗Source facts 2 ↗Public discussion
Re: [sig-policy] prop-133: Clarification on Sub-Assignments
6 Discussion messages · 3 Entities
Source facts 1 ↗Source facts 2 ↗Source facts 3 ↗Source facts 4 ↗Source facts 5 ↗Source facts 6 ↗Public discussion
Re: [sig-policy] prop-133-v003: Clarification on Sub-Assignments
2 Discussion messages · 2 Entities
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Entities
Freshness: Stale
- Discussion messages9First activitySep 9, 2019Last activityMar 2, 2021First explicit stanceUnknownLatest explicit stanceUnknownStance changes0Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position statedOther policies18
- Srinivas Chendi · Identity unresolvedDiscussion messages8First activityFeb 14, 2020Last activityMay 28, 2021First explicit stanceUnknownLatest explicit stanceUnknownStance changes0Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position statedOther policies23
- chku · Identity unresolvedDiscussion messages2First activityAug 10, 2020Last activityFeb 8, 2021First explicit stanceUnknownLatest explicit stanceUnknownStance changes0Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position statedOther policies4
- George Odagi · Identity unresolvedDiscussion messages2First activityMar 4, 2020Last activityMar 26, 2020First explicit stanceUnknownLatest explicit stanceUnknownStance changes0Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position statedOther policies2
- Bertrand Cherrier · Identity unresolvedDiscussion messages1First activityFeb 24, 2020Last activityFeb 24, 2020First explicit stanceUnknownLatest explicit stanceUnknownStance changes0Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position statedOther policies18
- Tsurumaki, Satoru · Identity unresolvedDiscussion messages1First activityFeb 17, 2020Last activityFeb 17, 2020First explicit stanceUnknownLatest explicit stanceUnknownStance changes0Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position statedOther policies4
- Discussion messages1First activityApr 19, 2021Last activityApr 19, 2021First explicit stanceUnknownLatest explicit stanceUnknownStance changes0Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistencyOther policies0
- Satoru Tsurumaki · Identity unresolvedDiscussion messages1First activitySep 2, 2019Last activitySep 2, 2019First explicit stanceUnknownLatest explicit stanceUnknownStance changes0Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position statedOther policies14
- Unknown · Identity unresolvedDiscussion messages1First activityMar 1, 2021Last activityMar 1, 2021First explicit stanceUnknownLatest explicit stanceUnknownStance changes0Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position statedOther policies3
- bdNOG Secretariat · Identity unresolvedDiscussion messages1First activityMar 2, 2021Last activityMar 2, 2021First explicit stanceUnknownLatest explicit stanceUnknownStance changes0Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position statedOther policies2
- Discussion messages1First activityFeb 17, 2020Last activityFeb 17, 2020First explicit stanceUnknownLatest explicit stanceUnknownStance changes0Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position statedOther policies5
Sources and coverage
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Latest captured: Oct 11, 2026
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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