[rpd] New Proposal: Pv6 PI Clarification

[Ernest Byaruhanga]

A new proposal has been received as follows:

IPv6 PI Clarification:
https://afrinic.net/policy/2019-v6-d1#proposal

It removes conditions around the need to announce IPv6 PI space within 12 months of getting it, as required in CPM6.8.2


*Plain text version below* :


1.0 Summary of the problem being addressed by this proposal

By means of policy proposal “IPv6 PI Update” (AFPUB-2018-V6-004), the IPv6 Provider Independent (PI) space policy that provides IPv6 space for end-sites was revised/updated.
This revision however overlooked a sentence in the previous section 6.8.2.v, which read:
“The 'end-site' must show a plan to use and announce the IPv6 provider independent address space within twelve (12) months. After that period, if not announced, the assigned IPv6 PI address space should be reclaimed and returned to the free pool by AFRINIC”. 
This text was retained under 6.8.2.iv.
Of course, this doesn’t make sense because there are several possible cases, which are in the scope of this policy, that will not announce their IPv6 PI address space, such as:
IXP’s LAN peering space.
In IPv6 there is no private address space equivalent to the IPv4 one as per RFC1918, so if an organization needs IPv6 space for numbering a network or a set of them, even if those aren’t connected today to the Internet, the RIR should be able to provide that space.
 
2.0 Summary of how this proposal addresses the problem 

Simple rewording of the text to allow those cases that don’t need to announce their IPv6 PI space.

3.0 Proposal 

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Proposed (New) CPM content:

6.8.2 Assignment Criteria
Assignment target - End-sites which provide services for a single administrative organisations' network, regardless of their size.
Assignment criteria:
i. The end-site must not be an LIR
ii. The end-site must become an AFRINIC End User Member and pay the normal AFRINIC fee for its membership category
iii. The end-site must justify the need for the IPv6 PI address space.
iv. The end-site must show a plan to use the IPv6 provider independent address space within twelve (12) months.
v. The IPv6 provider independent address space, if announced by the end-site should not be disaggregated.
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Current CPM content (to be replaced by the proposed text above)

6.8.2 Assignment Criteria
Assignment target - End-sites which provide Public Internet services for a single administrative organisations' network, regardless of their size.
Assignment criteria:
i. The end-site must not be an LIR
ii. The end-site must become an AFRINIC End User Member and pay the normal AFRINIC fee for its membership category
iii. The end-site must justify the need for the IPv6 PI address space.
iv. The end-site must show a plan to use the IPv6 provider independent address space within twelve (12) months. After that period, if not announced, the assigned IPv6 PI address space should be reclaimed and returned to the free pool by AFRINIC.
v. The IPv6 provider independent address space to be announced by the end-site should not be disaggregated.
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4. References  

Other RIRs have already accommodated this requirement in their policies:
- APNIC: 10.1.4. Provider Independent IPv6 assignment
https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/resources#Part%203:%20IPv6%20Policy
- ARIN: 6.5.8.1. Initial Assignment Criteria
https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/nrpm/#6-5-8-direct-assignments-from-arin-to-end-user-organizations
- LACNIC: 4.5.4.2 Direct assignment of portable IPv6 addresses to End sites not having portable IPv4 addresses previously assigned by LACNIC
https://www.lacnic.net/684/2/lacnic/4-ipv6-address-allocation-and-assignment-policies
- RIPE: IPv6 Provider Independent (PI) Assignments
https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-707#IPv6_PI_Assignments


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