[rpd] New Policy Proposal Received - “IPv6 Policy and References Update (AFPUB-2018-V6-001-DRAFT01)"

[Owen DeLong]

> On Mar 16, 2018, at 05:55 , JORDI PALET MARTINEZ <jordi.palet at consulintel.es> wrote:
> 
> Hi Fabian,
>  
> Thanks for your input.
>  
> I’m trying to understand what you mean and if it is different than what I’m proposing.
>  
> My proposed text is:
> “In IPv6,"utilisation" is only measured in terms of the number of prefixes assigned to End Sites, not their size or the number of addresses actually used in those prefixes”
>  
> In IPv6 and end-site can have a /48 and only use at the moment, let’s say, for example, half of it (in terms of number of /64).

???

It’s going to be a pretty big end site to use 32768 /64s. Most end sites will only use a tiny fraction of a /48 and that’s OK.
That’s intended. Even if you only use a couple of /64s, it’s OK for you to have a /48.
 
> Utilization (from my understanding and also what is in the other RIR policies), is the full /48, because from the ISP perspective, this is already “on the hands” of a customer, and the ISP can’t take advantage of it anymore (unless the customer goes to another ISP).

This is correct. For IPv6 to work as intended, the policy must consider things this way. To the best of my knowledge, that is already the case in all 5 RIRs.
 
> In fact, my text is the same as the actual policy text in the meaning. Just simplified “how” to say it.
>  
> May be you can tell an example of what you mean?

I think you and Fabian are expressing the same intent. Fabian is noting that historically, in IPv4, we have measured
addresses in actual use and deployed on devices rather than addresses assigned to customers.

When scarcity is an issue, this is necessary to prevent, for example, an LIR irresponsibly assigning a /20 to a site
that really only needs a /29. In IPv6, where scarcity is not an issue and there is no benefit to be found in hoarding
excess addresses, this makes far less sense.

Owen

> 
> Regards,
> Jordi
> 
>  
> De: Fabian Jr <afabbie at hotmail.com <mailto:afabbie at hotmail.com>>
> Fecha: viernes, 16 de marzo de 2018, 13:49
> Para: Dewole Ajao <dewole at forum.org.ng <mailto:dewole at forum.org.ng>>, rpd <rpd at afrinic.net <mailto:rpd at afrinic.net>>
> Asunto: Re: [rpd] New Policy Proposal Received - “IPv6 Policy and References Update (AFPUB-2018-V6-001-DRAFT01)"
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> i have read the document ...it looks ok... <>
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> i have one comment on section 6.1 
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> i would recommend Utilization to be measured by number of prefixes assigned to End Sites which already have any Whole Prefix or Partial Prefix(es) in actual use. This is because from a general understanding and practice on IP/IPs Utilization ...has been counted on the actual IP assigned to devices and online/in use.
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> regards,
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> Arbogast Fabian,
> cell:+255-78-447-8387
>  
> 
> From: Dewole Ajao <dewole at forum.org.ng <mailto:dewole at forum.org.ng>>
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 12:51 AM
> To: rpd
> Subject: [rpd] New Policy Proposal Received - “IPv6 Policy and References Update (AFPUB-2018-V6-001-DRAFT01)"
>  
> Good day AFRINIC PDWG Members,
> 
> We have received a new policy proposal as follows.
> 
> Proposal: IPv6 Policy and References Update
> ID: AFPUB-2018-V6-001-DRAFT01
> Author: Jordi Palet Martinez | jordi.palet[at]theipv6company.com <http://theipv6company.com/>  
> 
> The proposal contents are published at https://www.afrinic.net/en/community/policy-development/policy-proposals/2313-ipv6-policy-and-references-update <https://www.afrinic.net/en/community/policy-development/policy-proposals/2313-ipv6-policy-and-references-update>
> 
> Please take some time to go through the proposal contents and provide your feedback.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> PDWG Co-chairs
> 
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