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Add IPv6 operational as a requirement for IPv4 transfers

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Source facts

Policy ID
LAC-2020-1
RIR
LACNIC
Official status
Abandoned
Normalized status
Abandoned
Introduced
Mar 31, 2021
Last source update
Oct 31, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

2Total participants
1Discussion contributors
1Formal actors
8Discussion messages
1Effective participants
100%Top-five discussion share
1People covering 50%
1People covering 80%

Policy evolution

2
Abandoned · Abandoned
Mar 31, 2021
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Qualifying IPv6 resources for transfer recipients · The IPv6 prerequisite was broadened from an operational IPv6 allocation issued by LACNIC to an operational IPv6 allocation or assignment issued by either LACNIC or a provider.

IPv6-requirement waiver when IPv4 cannot be supplied · A new waiver was added allowing a transfer of up to a /22 without satisfying the IPv6 requirement when LACNIC cannot meet a new entrant's IPv4 request.

3
Abandoned · Abandoned
Mar 31, 2021
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IPv6-connectivity waiver for IPv4 transfer recipients · The old text required both a written statement from the recipient's upstream provider or providers that IPv6 connectivity was unavailable and justification that other means were not technically acceptable. The new text removes the latter justification requirement, leaving the written upstream statement as the stated basis for potentially waiving the IPv6 requirement.

Removal from an IPv4 waiting list after a successful transfer · The old text required an organization on any LACNIC IPv4-resource waiting list to be removed from that list upon a successful transfer. The new text omits this requirement.

4
Abandoned · Abandoned
Mar 31, 2021
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IPv6 waiver extends to organizations with no IPv4 space · Version 4 adds a second basis for the up-to-/22 transfer exception: the receiving organization holds no IPv4 space. Previously this exception depended on LACNIC being unable to meet a request from the reserved pool under section 11.1. The IPv6 waiver remains discretionary, and the separate upstream-unavailability exception remains.

Meaning of operational IPv6 deployment clarified · Version 4’s additional information clarifies significant parts of the network as segments delivering IPv6 to end users or downstream networks, not merely core or border equipment without that delivery role. The operative requirement to document deployed IPv6 remains; this adds guidance on the proof expected, rather than changing every IPv4 transfer condition.

Debate timeline

  1. Public discussion

    [LACNIC/Politicas] Nueva versión de la propuesta LAC-2020-1

    8 Discussion messages · 1 Entities

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  2. Introduced

    Introduced

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  3. Official version

    1

    Abandoned · Abandoned

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  4. Official version

    2

    Abandoned · Abandoned

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  5. Official version

    3

    Abandoned · Abandoned

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  6. Official version

    4

    Abandoned · Abandoned

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  7. Official decision

    abandoned

    abandoned

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Entities

Freshness: Stale
  1. Discussion messages8
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies5
  2. Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies4

Sources and coverage

Official policy sources

Public discussion archives

  • lacnic-politicas
    Earliest captured
    Oct 21, 1999
    Latest captured
    Oct 30, 2026
    Last refresh
    Aug 13, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    3,538
    Known gaps
    28
  • www.lacnic.net
  • lacnic-anuncios
    Earliest captured
    Mar 15, 2002
    Latest captured
    Oct 27, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 31, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    1,864
    Known gaps
    0
  • lacnic-ietf-lac
    Earliest captured
    May 30, 2013
    Latest captured
    Dec 30, 2015
    Last refresh
    Oct 31, 2026
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    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    1,133
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    0
  • lacnic-infofrida
    Earliest captured
    Aug 14, 2006
    Latest captured
    Sep 13, 2011
    Last refresh
    Oct 31, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    292
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    0
  • lacnic-iot
    Earliest captured
    Oct 6, 2015
    Latest captured
    Jul 11, 2017
    Last refresh
    Oct 31, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    373
    Known gaps
    0
  • lacnic-lacnog
    Earliest captured
    Aug 1, 2026
    Latest captured
    Oct 30, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 31, 2026
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    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    4
  • lacnic-lactf
    Earliest captured
    Apr 13, 2004
    Latest captured
    Dec 30, 2013
    Last refresh
    Oct 31, 2026
    Coverage
    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    5,257
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    0
  • lacnic-seguridad
    Earliest captured
    Jan 26, 2006
    Latest captured
    Dec 28, 2007
    Last refresh
    Oct 31, 2026
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    Source coverage is incomplete.
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Coverage

Partial
Earliest captured: Oct 21, 1999
Latest captured: Oct 31, 2026

Freshness

Freshness: Stale · Last refresh:

Known gaps

  • politicas.lacnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • www.lacnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-politicas: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • www.lacnic.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-anuncios: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-ietf-lac: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-infofrida: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-iot: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-lacnog: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-lactf: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • lacnic-seguridad: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.