<a href="http://nro.net/news/nav6-survey-response.html">http://nro.net/news/nav6-survey-response.html</a><br><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><h2>NRO Response to the National Advanced IPv6 Centre of Excellence (NAv6) Survey<br>
<span class="navbar">18 May 2009</span> </h2>
<p>The Number Resource Organization (NRO) acknowledges <a href="http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/opb/res/T-RES-T.64-2008-PDF-E.pdf">Resolution 64</a>
as a positive outcome of the World Telecommunication Standardization
Assembly (WTSA 2008), held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 21- 30
October 2008.</p>
<p>Resolution 64 demonstrates an interest by the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) in contributing to the global deployment
of IPv6. The NRO also recognises the need for the ITU’s members to know
more about the issues of IPv6 address management and policy and it
stands ready to assist in this area.</p>
<p>The NRO is comprised of the world’s five Regional Internet
Registries (RIRs).The RIRs have long established and direct
responsibilities related to IPv6 address management and can provide
objective and accurate data regarding IP address usage and IPv6
deployment rates. The RIRs also have information on Internet number
resource addressing policies and technical matters. For example, the
NRO will publish a comprehensive response to the ITU survey on IPv6
deployment, including detailed authoritative data on IPv4 and IPv6
address deployment per country.</p>
<p>The NRO notes that in May 2009, the National Advanced IPv6 Centre of
Excellence (NAv6) Malaysia launched a new survey on topics related to
IP address management. While the survey is described as being related
to the WTSA 2008’s Resolution 64, it is not clear whether NAv6 is
undertaking this activity on behalf of the ITU Telecommunication
Standardization Bureau (ITU-TSB), or on its own initiative.<b> The NRO
therefore suggests that it would be helpful for the ITU to clarify its
relationship with this survey and whether it intends to take note of or
make use of the results</b>.</p>
<p>The NRO also notes with concern that this study goes far beyond the
objectives of the WTSA 08’s Resolution 64. In particular, the NAv6 has
stated “The purpose of the study is to evaluate the request made by
many developing countries for the TSB to become an additional registry
for IP addresses…”. However there is nothing in Resolution 64 that
refers any such role for the ITU-TSB. Indeed the ITU-TSB has previously
ruled out such a role. Furthermore, there is no reference to any
documentary evidence of the “many developing countries” said to have
made requests for the TSB to become an additional registry. <b>The NRO calls upon the NAv6 to clarify this point by providing these details</b>.</p>
<p>The NRO is concerned that the scope and orientation of this survey
will not assist informed decision-making by the ITU’s members or other
stakeholders on IPv6 matters. The survey includes a mixture of
questions about opinion, questions on complex technical matters that do
no have simple “Yes/No” answers and questions regarding hypothetical
proposals that cannot be answered meaningfully without further details.
Several questions also carry a clear bias, either by asserting
misleading statements, such as one which suggests that IPv6 policies
could redress imbalances in IPv4 distribution, or by including
value-laden phrases, such as “healthy competition”, which encourage a
particular response.</p>
<p>The NRO emphasises that factors involved in IPv6 deployment are
numerous, wide-ranging and complex, and that decision-makers need to
understand these factors as well as understanding the roles of the
various stakeholders that are involved. It wishes to strongly assert
the need for cooperative leadership by major actors such as the ITU,
the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the
NRO and other stakeholders to act in the best interests of IPv6
deployment. We believe that it is imperative that these actors play
their respective roles and take opportunities to contribute positively.</p>
<p>The NRO also emphasises that the IPv6 addressing policies, which
have been established using consensus by the Internet industry itself,
are designed to encourage IPv6 deployment by imposing minimal
constraint on address distribution. Currently, no public proposal for
fundamental changes to the current organisational responsibilities in
this area exists. There are also no documented details of how such
changes would be implemented, by whom, or towards what ends. It is the
NRO’s opinion that in the absence of any such details, the NAv6 Survey
cannot produce a meaningful answer to the questions raised.</p>
<p>It is widely agreed that IPv6 deployment is imperative to the
long-term growth, security and stability of the Internet. Moreover,
this imperative is now becoming urgent. The NRO calls on all
stakeholders to focus their efforts on productive activities towards
the goal of IPv6 deployment, in line with their accepted and
established responsibilities.<b> It urges all stakeholders to use the
existing forums, such as the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), ICANN,
and the five RIRs' open policy meetings, to move towards a genuine
enhanced collaboration. The NRO believes that this will be in the
mutual interest of all parties and in the interest of the Internet
itself</b>.</p>
<p>Adiel A, Akplogan</p>
<p>Chair, Executive Council 2009<br>
On behalf of the Number Resource Organization (NRO)</p>
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