[rpd] IPv6 as a criteria in IPv4 Soft Landing AFPUB-2026-v6-001-DRAFT01.

[Dorothy Kwamboka]

Dear PDWG,

I understand the concern about low IPv6 adoption, but I have real
reservations about making it a condition for IPv4 allocations. The
RIR’s role is to coordinate number resources, not to drive network
migration. Tying IPv4 access to IPv6 deployment turns a resource
policy into a migration mandate, adding cost and complexity for
operators, particularly in emerging markets where IPv4 is still
essential.

The Soft Landing policy already limits supply. Adding a mandatory IPv6
requirement would shift the burden to ordinary operators, while the
benefits flow mainly to registry structures and large vendors. I ask
the PDWG to consider these consequences carefully.

Regards,
Dorothy.

On Thu, May 28, 2026 at 4:58 PM jordi.palet--- via RPD <rpd at afrinic.net> wrote:
>
> Fully agree. I think my recent response to Theresa provides a bigger context/response.
>
> Regards,
> Jordi
>
> @jordipalet
>
>
> El 28 may 2026, a las 13:44, Jaco Kroon <jaco at uls.co.za> escribió:
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> Hi Seun,
>
> I don't think anybody at this point in time should become an Afrinic member if they don't deal with reality:  You need to deploy IPv6.
>
> I do agree it shouldn't run stale - but I'd rather see that happening than people don't actively deploy IPv6.
>
> Kind regards,
> Jaco
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> On 2026/05/28 13:40, Seun Ojedeji wrote:
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> This proposal looks good to me in principle but I'd like to mention that if this is a first v4 request then perhaps V6 deployment plan requirement should not be mandatory.
>
> While we need people to deploy V6, we also don't want V4 to run stale in AFRINIC's vault, a balanced depletion rate may be good. I fear this proposal may reduce depletion rate of v4 which I know may not be the intent.
>
> I also look forward to reading staff analysis of this proposal especially as it concerns V6 justification implementation
>
> Regards
>
> ----
> Sent from my mobile
> kindly excuse typos
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>
>
> On Thu, 28 May 2026, 3:05 am Darwin Da Costa, <dacostadarwin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Dear PDWG,
>>
>> We have received a new draft policy proposal - IPv6 as a criteria in IPv4 Soft Landing ID AFPUB-2026-v6-001-DRAFT01 from author Jordi Palet Martinez. The proposal contents are published at:
>>
>> https://afrinic.net/afpub-2026-v6-001-draft01
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>>
>> We encourage you to take some time to go through the proposal contents and  provide feedback as follows:
>>
>> a)Do you support or oppose the proposal?
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>> b) If you oppose the proposal, state your reasons?
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>> c) Is there anything in the proposal that is not clear?
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>> d) What changes could be made to this proposal to make it more effective?
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Vincent Ngundi & Darwin Da Costa
>> AFRINIC PDWG Co-Chairs
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