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Update End-User and End-Site Definitions

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
LAC-2021-5
RIR
LACNIC
Official status
Abandoned
Normalized status
Abandoned
Introduced
Sep 20, 2022
Last source update
Oct 10, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

1Total participants
UnknownDiscussion contributors
1Formal actors
UnknownDiscussion messages
UnknownEffective participants
UnknownTop-five discussion share
UnknownPeople covering 50%
UnknownPeople covering 80%

Policy evolution

2
Abandoned · Abandoned
Sep 20, 2022
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Definition of End-Site (Section 1.7) · The definition of 'End-Site' was refined to explicitly refer to the 'location' of an End-User and changed the relationship description from 'legal or commercial' to 'business or legal'. The bullet points were rephrased for clarity (e.g., 'transporting' to 'carrying', 'announcing' to 'advertising').

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o solve) Right now, the definitions of “end-user” and “end-site” are not clearly differentiated, possibly because they were introduced with an IPv4 mind-set. The reality, however, is that they are different concepts —a fact that is increasingly evident in IPv6— and that even the same end user may have several end sites that require
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you intend to solve) Right now, the definitions of end “end-user” and “end-site” are not clearly differentiated, possibly because they are based on concepts that apply to IPv4. The reality, however, is that they are different concepts —a fact that is increasingly evident in IPv6— and that even the same end-user may have several en
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Definition of End-User (Section 1.8) · A new section 1.8 defining 'End User' was added as a subscriber or customer of an LIR, whereas previously the term was part of Section 1.7 ('End Site or End User') without a separate definition.

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prefixes which will not necessarily be an
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d-sites that require prefixes which will n
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Section Numbering (IPv6 Assignments) · The section numbers for direct assignment of portable IPv6 addresses were changed from 4.5.x to 4.4.x.

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s). An orga
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e provider(
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Assignment Size Specification · The phrasing for IPv6 assignment sizes was changed from 'Assignments will be made in blocks always greater than or equal to a /48' to 'The minimum size of the assignment is a /48 per End-Site'.

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of access which may require separate /48s, yet these cannot even be aggregat
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different providers or means of access which may require separate /48s, yet
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Presentation History · The proposal presentation history was updated from LACNIC 36 (11/10/2021) to LACNIC 38 (04/10/2022).

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he service provider assigning
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provider which involves: • t
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Debate timeline

  1. Introduced

    Introduced

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  2. Official version

    1

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  3. Official version

    2

    Abandoned · Abandoned

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  4. Official decision

    abandoned

    abandoned

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Entities

Freshness: Stale
  1. Jordi Palet Martinez
    Discussion messages0
    First activityUnknown
    Last activityUnknown
    First explicit stanceUnknown
    Latest explicit stanceUnknown
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyNo explicit position stated
    Other policies39

Sources and coverage

Official policy sources

Public discussion archives

  • lacnic-politicas
    Earliest captured
    Oct 21, 1999
    Latest captured
    Oct 8, 2026
    Last refresh
    Aug 13, 2026
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    26
  • www.lacnic.net
  • lacnic-anuncios
    Earliest captured
    Aug 13, 2026
    Latest captured
    Oct 7, 2026
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    Oct 11, 2026
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    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    0
  • lacnic-ietf-lac
    Earliest captured
    May 30, 2013
    Latest captured
    Dec 30, 2015
    Last refresh
    Oct 10, 2026
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    Source coverage is incomplete.
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  • lacnic-infofrida
    Earliest captured
    Aug 14, 2006
    Latest captured
    Sep 13, 2011
    Last refresh
    Oct 10, 2026
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    0
  • lacnic-iot
    Earliest captured
    Oct 6, 2015
    Latest captured
    Jul 11, 2017
    Last refresh
    Oct 10, 2026
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    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    373
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    0
  • lacnic-lacnog
    Earliest captured
    Aug 1, 2026
    Latest captured
    Oct 9, 2026
    Last refresh
    Oct 11, 2026
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  • lacnic-lactf
    Earliest captured
    Apr 13, 2004
    Latest captured
    Dec 29, 2006
    Last refresh
    Oct 10, 2026
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    Source coverage is incomplete.
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    2,267
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    0
  • lacnic-seguridad
    Earliest captured
    Jan 26, 2006
    Latest captured
    Dec 28, 2007
    Last refresh
    Oct 10, 2026
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Coverage

Partial
Earliest captured: Oct 21, 1999
Latest captured: Oct 11, 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.