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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?
Policy evolution
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.
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The objective of this proposal is to add as a requirement for organizations in process of receiving transferred IPv4 space under 2.3.2.18 to show they have an IPv6 allocation by LACNIC operational on their networks.Source facts ↗
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The objective of this proposal is to add as a requirement for organizations in process of receiving transferred IPv4 space under 2.3.2.18 to show they have an IPv6 allocation/assignment by LACNIC or a provider and that is operational on their networks.Source facts ↗
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.
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In the case the receiver provides a written statement from its upstream that IPv6 connectivity is unavailable, the IPv6 requirement may be waived.Source facts ↗
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In the case LACNIC is not able to meet a new entrant request for IPv4 space the IPv6 requirement may be waived for a transfer up to a /22.Source facts ↗
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.
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Validated evidence is unavailable.Source facts +
Validated evidence is unavailable.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.
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Validated evidence is unavailable.Source facts +
Validated evidence is unavailable.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.
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If LACNIC is not able to meet a request using the reserved pool under 11.1 conditions the requesting organization will be permitted to transfer an IPv4 space equivalent of maximum of /22 and the IPv6 requirement may be waived.Source facts ↗
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If LACNIC is not able to meet a request using the reserved pool under 11.1 conditions, or the organization does not hold any IPv4 space the requesting organization will be permitted to transfer an IPv4 space equivalent of maximum of /22 and the IPv6 requirement may be waived.Source facts ↗
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.
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Other than showing it has LACNIC or provider allocated/assigned IPv6 space operational, the organization must provide LACNIC documented network deployment details to prove IPv6 is operational in significant parts of the network which will be analysed by LACNIC staff as a prove of justification.Source facts ↗
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The term “significant parts of the network” refers to the segments of the network which are responsible for delivering IPv6 connectivity to the end-user or a downstream and not only to core or border equipment which do not have a direct relationship in providing IPv6 connectivity to end-user or downstream.Source facts ↗
Debate timeline
Public discussion
[LACNIC/Politicas] Nueva versión de la propuesta LAC-2020-1
8 Discussion messages · 1 Entities
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- Discussion messages8First activityUnknownLast activityUnknownFirst explicit stanceUnknownLatest explicit stanceUnknownStance changes0Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position statedOther policies5
- Discussion messages0First activityUnknownLast activityUnknownFirst explicit stanceUnknownLatest explicit stanceUnknownStance changes0Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position statedOther 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.
- Loading
- 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.
- Loading
- 1,864
- Known gaps
- 0
- lacnic-ietf-lac
- Earliest captured
- May 30, 2013
- Latest captured
- Dec 30, 2015
- Last refresh
- Oct 31, 2026
- Coverage
- Source coverage is incomplete.
- Loading
- 1,133
- Known gaps
- 0
- lacnic-infofrida
- Earliest captured
- Aug 14, 2006
- Latest captured
- Sep 13, 2011
- Last refresh
- Oct 31, 2026
- Coverage
- Source coverage is incomplete.
- Loading
- 292
- Known gaps
- 0
- lacnic-iot
- Earliest captured
- Oct 6, 2015
- Latest captured
- Jul 11, 2017
- Last refresh
- Oct 31, 2026
- Coverage
- Source coverage is incomplete.
- Loading
- 373
- Known gaps
- 0
- lacnic-lacnog
- Earliest captured
- Aug 1, 2026
- Latest captured
- Oct 30, 2026
- Last refresh
- Oct 31, 2026
- Coverage
- Source coverage is incomplete.
- Loading
- 8,578
- Known gaps
- 4
- lacnic-lactf
- Earliest captured
- Apr 13, 2004
- Latest captured
- Dec 30, 2013
- Last refresh
- Oct 31, 2026
- Coverage
- Source coverage is incomplete.
- Loading
- 5,257
- Known gaps
- 0
- lacnic-seguridad
- Earliest captured
- Jan 26, 2006
- Latest captured
- Dec 28, 2007
- Last refresh
- Oct 31, 2026
- Coverage
- Source coverage is incomplete.
- Loading
- 1,356
- Known gaps
- 0
Coverage
Partial
Earliest captured: Oct 21, 1999
Latest captured: Oct 31, 2026
Freshness
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.
