[rpd] AnyCast assignments - Update

[Owen DeLong]

If there is to be such a policy (which I am not convinced is a good idea), then said
policy certainly needs to enable IPv6 and is sort of pointless without the ability to
acquire an ASN.

Owen

On Oct 9, 2014, at 2:08 AM, Mark Elkins <mje at posix.co.za> wrote:

> Hello community,
> 
> I was one of the co-authors for AFPUB-2012-V4-001 (Anycast assignments)
> It has been strongly suggested to me that the current proposal be
> extended to include both IPv6 and ASN resources as well.
> 
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 
> 1) Summary of the Problem Being Addressed by this Policy Proposal
> 
> The current policy (AFPUB-2012-V4-001) that lets AFRINIC members
> acquire space for anycast service deployment purposes does not
> provide the ability to request IPv6 anycast space (and for AFRINIC
> to issue it to anyone). There's also no provision for issuing AS
> Numbers for anycast purposes. This proposal attempts to modify
> AFPUB-2012-V4-001 to fix these issues.
> 
> 
> 2) Summary of How this Proposal Addresses the Problem
> 
> The proposal modifies AFPUB-2012-V4-001 to include the option to
> request IPv6 space and AS Numbers for anycast purposes from AFRINIC
> and for AFRINIC to issue these resources to the requestors.
> 
> For the avoidance of doubt, the author does not seek to prolong the
> lifespan of IPv4 with this proposal but rather, to ensure that
> number resources allocated/assigned by AFRINIC are used by
> legitimate members from the service region to support their network
> operations, regardless of physical location.
> 
> 
> 3) Proposal
> 
> AFPUB-2012-V4-001 is modified from the original version to the
> following version:
> 
> ...........................................................
> 
> 1. Summary of the problem being addressed by the policy proposal
> 
> This proposal allows an organization to receive an IPv4/IPv6
> allocation or assignment and an AS Number purely for anycast or GPRS
> Roaming Exchange (GRX) usage.
> 
> 
> 2. Summary of how this proposal addresses the problem
> 
> This proposal allows the use of:
> 
> a. One (1) /24 of IPv4 for anycast services from a PA allocation of
> an LIR or direct end-user assignment.
> b. One /48 of IPv6 for anycast services from an IPv6 LIR allocation
> or direct end-user assignment.
> c. An AS Number for anycast purposes.
> 
> AFRINIC staff will consider anycast IPv4/IPv6 blocks assigned to be
> "fully utilised" by the LIR when considering utilisation for first
> allocation or for an additional allocation to an LIR.
> 
> 
> 3. Proposal
> 
> 3.1 An organization may obtain one (1) /24 IPv4 and/or one (1) /48
> IPv6 prefix for anycast or GRX purposes from an allocation or an
> AFRINIC issued direct end-user assignment. An AS Number should also
> be issued for the same purposes if requested. These resources must
> be used for the sole purpose of anycasting web or authoritative DNS
> servers as described in BCP126/RFC 4786
> (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4786.txt) or for GPRS Roaming Exchange.
> The IPv4/IPv6 prefixes will count as being fully utilised when an
> organization applies for additional resources. The utilization
> criteria that apply to all IPv4 and IPv6 initial allocation or
> assignment requests shall be waived for anycast assignment requests.
> 
> 
> 3.2 Blocks used for anycast services cannot be further assigned or
> sub-allocated. They shall be tagged with the status attribute in the
> AFRINIC whois service as "ASSIGNED ANYCAST".
> 
> 
> 4.0 Revision History
> 
> Version 00 Submitted 2014-10-07 by author.
> 
> ...........................................................
> 
> The proposal is now published at:
> 
> https://afrinic.net/en/community/policy-development/policy-proposals/1219-anycast-resource-assignments-in-the-afrinic-region
> -- 
> Mark James ELKINS  -  Posix Systems - (South) Africa
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