[rpd] Last Call | Decisions on policy proposals discussed during the meeting

Wed Jun 26 10:45:20 UTC 2019

Interesting, indeed. It reminds me of my primary school times. We had fun
going through the colour spectrum.

I am not a communication specialist, but I bet I am not the only one who
didn't go through the torture of reading this from begin to end.

Boubakar

On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 10:19 AM Owen DeLong <owen at delong.com> wrote:

> Interesting… I found the format much more useful than previous reports. I
> like having direct links to the proposal pages inline and I find the
> color-coded outcomes quite useful for getting good data about the status of
> things at a quick glance.
>
> Can you provide more specific objections or suggestions as to how you
> would like the format improved?
>
> Owen
>
>
> On Jun 25, 2019, at 03:14 , Boubakar Barry <boubakarbarry at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Could these posts be more "friendly" in term of format? Not very appealing
> to me. I am having challenges reading this.
>
> Boubakar
>
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 10:07 AM Moses Serugo <moses.serugo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear PDWG members,
>>
>> Consequent to the discussions by the PDWG community present at AFRINIC-30
>> during the Public Policy Meeting held on 19th June 2019 in Kampala Uganda,
>> the following two policy proposals below have been moved to “*Last*
>> *Call*”, starting today 25th June 2019.
>>
>> *A) IPv6 PI Update (AFPUB-2018-V6-004) currently CPM 6.8.2(v)*
>>
>> *B) AFPUB-2018-v4-001-DRAFT-01 (SL Update)*
>>
>>
>>
>> *Decisions on policy proposals discussed during the meeting*
>>
>>
>> *AFRINIC Policy Development Process – bis*
>> *Decision:  Back to list for further discussion and refinement*
>> *https://www.afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2017-gen-002-d5#proposal*
>> <https://www.afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2017-gen-002-d5>
>> This proposal is a major revision of the current Policy Development
>> Process. Major highlights include:
>> •       A clearer mechanism for appeals and disputes.
>> •       Introduction of distinct phases in the policy proposal life
>> cycle.
>> •       More transparency around consensus-gauging.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Abuse*
>> <https://afrinic.net/en/community/policy-development/policy-proposals/2313-ipv6-policy-and-references-update>*
>> Contact Policy Update*
>> *Decision:  Back to list for further discussion and refinement*
>> https://afrinic.net/policy/2018-gen-001-d2
>> Updates CPM 8.0 (Abuse Contact Information) with the following key
>> amendments:
>> •       Introduction of a mandatory “abuse-c” attribute into inetnum,
>> inet6num and aut-num whois database objects for resources directly issued
>> by AFRINIC. The value of this attribute is an “abuse-mailbox”, which must
>> be a valid e-mail address.
>> •       A mechanism is proposed to validate the “abuse-mailbox” and
>> report/escalate invalid or those that are unresponsive.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Provisions for Resource Hijacking*
>> *Decision:  Back to list for further discussion and refinement*
>> https://www.afrinic.net/policy/proposals/provisions-for-resource-hijacking
>> The proposal provides a framework for recognizing that IP address hijacks
>> are a policy violation within the AFRINIC service region. A method to
>> identify and report hijacks is proposed and a pool of experts chosen from
>> the community is instituted  to investigate each reported case.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *IPv4 Inter-RIR Legacy Resource Transfers*
>> *Decision:  Back to list for further discussion and refinement*
>> https://www.afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2019-v4-001-d1#proposal
>> <https://www.afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2019-v4-001-d1>
>> •  Establishes a mechanism to allow transfers of *legacy* IPv4 space
>> to/from other regions. The intent is to align AFRINIC with an IPv4 address
>> market that already exists for which AFRICA is not currently part.
>> •   The author fronted two Inter-RIR proposals with hope to withdraw one
>> if the other passes through.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *IPv4 Inter-RIR Resource Transfers (Comprehensive Scope)*
>> <https://www.afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2019-v4-002-d1>
>> *Decision:  Back to list for further discussion and refinement*
>> *https://www.afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2019-v4-002-d1*
>> <https://www.afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2019-v4-002-d1>
>> •   Allows establishing a mechanism to allow transfers of IPv4 space
>> to/from other regions. The intent is to align AFRINIC with an IPv4 address
>> market that already exists for which AFRICA is not currently part.
>> •  The author fronted two Inter-RIR proposals with hope to withdraw one
>> if the other passes through.
>>
>>
>> *IPv6 PI Clarification*
>> *Decision:  Last Call*
>> *https://www.afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2019-v6-001-d2#proposal*
>> <https://www.afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2019-v6-001-d2>
>> •       Amends original policy proposal “IPv6 PI Update”
>> (AFPUB-2018-V6-004) currently CPM 6.8.2(v), which requires that IPv6 PI
>> space should be announced within 12 months of getting it, and should not be
>> disaggregated.
>> •       This proposal does not make it mandatory to announce the space,
>> since there is no RFC1918 equivalent for IPv4, and cases like IXP peering
>> LAN space doesn’t necessarily have to be announced. If announced however,
>> the condition to disaggregate it is still in place.
>>
>>
>> *SL Update*
>> *Decision:  Last Call*
>> *https://afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2018-v4-001*
>> <https://afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2018-v4-001>
>> Proposes an update to CPM 5.4.7.2 which removes the Board’s power to
>> replenish the (exhaustion) pool with any IPv4 space available at the time
>> (such as the /12 reserve in 5.4.7.1).  The proposal also stipulates that
>> the same /12, if still unused by the time phase 2 space is exhausted, be
>> automatically
>>
>>
>>  *Multihoming not required for ASN*
>> *Decision:  Back to list for further discussion and refinement*
>> *https://www.afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2019-asn-001-d2*
>> <https://www.afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2019-asn-001-d2>
>> Modifies CPM 7.4 by removing 7.4.2, a clause requiring requestors of ASNs
>> to be multihomed (or demonstrate plan thereof). Instead, the proposal sets
>> the following criteria:
>> •   A unique routing policy or
>> •   Interconnection with one or more other ASNs which requires a
>> globally unique ASN.
>> •  An organization will also be eligible if it can demonstrate that it
>> will meet any of the above criteria upon receiving an ASN (or within the
>> following six months).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Internet Number Resources Review by AFRINIC*
>> *Decision:  Back to list for further discussion and refinement*
>> *https://www.afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2016-gen-001-d8*
>> <https://www.afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2016-gen-001-d8>
>> The proposal introduces a mechanism for AFRINIC to conduct reviews (or
>> audits) for IPv4 number resources issued to members, and recommends
>> reclamation of resources that are found to be in breach or not in
>> compliance.
>>
>>
>> *Clarification on temporary resource usage*
>>
>> *This proposal was withdrawn by authors just before it was discussed*
>>
>> Thanks & Regards,
>>
>> *Moses Serugo*
>> PDWG Chair - AFRINIC
>> Tel: +256772212481
>> Email: moses.serugo at gmail.com
>>
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