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Update End-User and End-Site Definitions
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Source facts
- Policy ID
- LAC-2021-5
- RIR
- LACNIC
- Official status
- Abandoned
- Introduced
- Sep 20, 2022
- Last source update
- Nov 15, 2026
Who actually shaped the debate?
Policy evolution
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 requireSource facts ↗
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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 enSource facts ↗
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.
Section Numbering (IPv6 Assignments) · The section numbers for direct assignment of portable IPv6 addresses were changed from 4.5.x to 4.4.x.
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 aggregatSource facts ↗
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different providers or means of access which may require separate /48s, yetSource facts ↗
Presentation History · The proposal presentation history was updated from LACNIC 36 (11/10/2021) to LACNIC 38 (04/10/2022).
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Earliest captured: Oct 21, 1999
Latest captured: Nov 15, 2026