[policy-wg] AfriNIC policy: IPv6 for critical infrastructure

[JORDI PALET MARTINEZ]

Hi all,

Talking about the policy development process in the region in general, as I
feel that we should try to be *ALL* more "visible" if we want the thing
moving on.

I think that it will be useful to hear many more people in the list telling
"yes I like (or I don't like) this or that policy". Even if you don't have a
clear view about a given policy, but you don't oppose to it, saying so will
help.

This is a must for the open policy development process. The participation in
meetings is important, but never a must.

The policy chair and board should judge the consensus based on *MANY* folks
in the list, not just a dozen of us.

Regards,
Jordi




> De: Mark J Elkins <mje at posix.co.za>
> Organización: Posix Systems
> Responder a: AfriNIC Policy Working Group List <policy-wg at afrinic.net>
> Fecha: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 17:32:34 +0200
> Para: AfriNIC Policy Working Group List <policy-wg at afrinic.net>
> Asunto: Re: [policy-wg] AfriNIC policy: IPv6 for critical infrastructure
> 
> Vincent Ngundi wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> * I agree with Jordi, exceptions should be made to organisations that run
>> critical services like TLD root servers (ccTLD managers for instance). These
>> organisations require a PI address space as this will enable them to have
>> more control over the address space they use.
>> 
>> * Policy ratification should be done online. A system of determining whether
>> a 
>> majority of the community is in agreement should be established. Face-to-face
>> ratification has it's own drawbacks. For instance, if current policy bars an
>> organisation from getting Internet resources to perform certain crucial tests
>> and/or tasks or to provide critical Internet services, then that organisation
>> deserves to have a mechanism at their disposal through which they can propose
>> policies that can be ratfied within a reasonable period (reasonable in that
>> the period can even be included in a Project Plan if need be).
>> 
>> * The idea is NOT to ease the process of assigning Internet resources, but to
>> reduce the effort in implementing Internet services and technologies. Rigid
>> policy formulation structures may contribute to the slow
>> implementation/deployment of new Internet technologies.
>> 
>> * I also propose that these prefixes be assigned on a temporary basis (with a
>> defined testing period) but with the option of retaining them based on some
>> defined RIR criteria.
>>   
> Do we have consensus about providing PI to critical infrastructure yet?
> I'll be at the meeting in Mauritius. That meeting seems to have great
> focus on IPV6.
> (Which is Great!!!)
> 
> I want to potentially apply for some private IPV6 numbering for UniForum
> S.A. - the "co.za" registry system. The COZA system peers with multiple
> ISP's at JINX and uses multiple people for Transit - so can not afford
> to be locked to a single provider and would prefer to have its own
> allocation. Its the largest domain registry in the AfriNIC region
> (almost 270000 domains). Part of the validation for a new domain is that
> each nameserver is queried to check that all nameservers are
> authoritative - so until there is native IPV6 - we can't register any
> domain that contains a nameserver that maps to an IPV6 address.
> 
> UniForum SA currently has 206.223.136/24 - which was allocated out of a
> pool for critical resources. We now directly pay AfriNIC yearly for this
> address space.
> 
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