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APNIC · RIR Watchdog

Change IPv6 Initial assignment to /44 for Organizations Eligible for multihoming

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-160
RIR
APNIC
Official status
Abandoned
Normalized status
Abandoned
Introduced
Aug 5, 2024
Last source update
Oct 29, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

6Total participants
5Discussion contributors
2Formal actors
9Discussion messages
4.3Effective participants
100%Top-five discussion share
2People covering 50%
4People 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. Public discussion

    [sig-policy] New version: prop-160-v002: Change IPv6 Initial assignment to /44 for Organizations Eligible for multihoming

    8 Discussion messages · 4 Entities

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  5. Official decision

    abandoned

    abandoned

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Entities

Freshness: Stale
  1. Muhammad Redwanul Karim Only for Strategic Circle
    Discussion messages3
    First activitySep 1, 2024
    Last activitySep 2, 2024
    First explicit stanceSupport
    Latest explicit stanceSupport
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyConsistent
    Other policies0
  2. Arash Naderpour Only for Strategic Circle
    Discussion messages2
    First activitySep 2, 2024
    Last activitySep 2, 2024
    First explicit stanceOppose
    Latest explicit stanceOppose
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyConsistent
    Other policies0
  3. Christopher Hawker Only for Strategic Circle
    Discussion messages2
    First activitySep 1, 2024
    Last activitySep 2, 2024
    First explicit stanceOppose
    Latest explicit stanceOppose
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyConsistent
    Other policies3
  4. Shaila Sharmin · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activityMar 6, 2025
    Last activityMar 6, 2025
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  5. Shaila Sharmin · Identity unresolved
    Discussion messages1
    First activitySep 1, 2024
    Last activitySep 1, 2024
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0
  6. Md. Rafeeun Noby Babir Only for Strategic Circle
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies0

Sources and coverage

Official policy sources

Public discussion archives

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  • apnic-afg-community-apnic.foundation
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  • apnic-apac-ict-women-apnic.net
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  • apnic-apnic-services-apnic.net
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  • apnic-apnic-talk-lists.apnic.net
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  • apnic-apnic-transfers-apnic.net
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  • apnic-bgp-stats-lists.apnic.net
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  • apnic-community-elections-apnic.net
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  • apnic-community-events-apnic.net
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  • apnic-diversity-in-leadership-apnic.net
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  • apnic-orbit-discuss-apnic.net
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  • apnic-sig-cooperation-apnic.net
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  • apnic-sig-nir-lists.apnic.net
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  • apnic-user-feedback-group-apnic.net
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  • apnic-youth4ig-lists.apnic.net
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Coverage

Partial
Earliest captured: Jun 1, 2001
Latest captured: Oct 29, 2026

Freshness

Freshness: Stale · Last refresh:

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.
  • apnic-sig-policy: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • www.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • conference.apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-academy-talk-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-afg-community-apnic.foundation: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apac-ict-women-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apix-chair-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
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  • apnic-apnic-foundation-discuss-apnic.foundation: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-apnic-services-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
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  • apnic-community-events-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • apnic-diversity-in-leadership-apnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
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