[rpd] possible update to AFPUB-2026-IPv4-002-DRAFT01 "Amendment of Utilisation in Soft Landing"

[Sami Salih]

Hi Jordi,
Based on my previous comments and the new simplified update you provided, I would support this proposal if the following amendment is incorporated:
"The evaluation of requests submitted under this exception shall be conducted by AFRINIC staff based on the information and supporting documentation provided by the applicant. AFRINIC reserves the sole discretion to determine whether the demonstrated technical requirements satisfy the conditions of this provision.
The decision of AFRINIC regarding such requests shall be final for the purposes of resource evaluation under this policy. AFRINIC may, at its discretion, provide feedback regarding the basis for a denial, but shall not be obligated to provide detailed technical assessments or recommendations."
I believe this amendment is important for several reasons.
First, the proposed exception introduces a degree of subjective technical assessment that cannot be fully codified within the policy text. As a result, AFRINIC staff must retain the necessary discretion to evaluate whether a request genuinely satisfies the stated technical requirements.
Second, the amendment provides clarity regarding roles and responsibilities by making it explicit that the evaluation is an operational function carried out by AFRINIC staff, rather than a matter for policy interpretation or community debate on a case-by-case basis.
Third, requiring AFRINIC to provide detailed technical justifications or recommendations for every rejected request could create unnecessary administrative burden, encourage repeated challenges to operational decisions, and potentially divert resources from the efficient processing of resource requests.
Finally, the amendment helps ensure consistency, predictability, and operational efficiency in the implementation of the policy while preserving AFRINIC's ability to provide feedback where it considers it useful and appropriate.
With this amendment included, I believe the proposal would achieve its intended objective while reducing ambiguity in its implementation and strengthening the overall governance of the evaluation process.
With regards,
Sami Salih.
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Subject: [rpd] possible update to AFPUB-2026-IPv4-002-DRAFT01 "Amendment of Utilisation in Soft Landing"

Hi all,

Pending from the impact analysis, if it comes in time before the 16th, i’ve worked in a possible v2 of this policy proposal, considering the previous discussion in the list.

I’m sending this before official submission in order to seek further inputs, if they come in time before the deadline.

The text I’m proposing is:

The above requirement is waived for network operators requesting new IPv4 addresses for demonstrated key technical requirements, which can be illustrated to not be practically serviceable from existing assigned/allocated IPv4 resources – such as redundancy and high-availability sites, IPv6 transition technologies, or expansion to new sites which pose a technical constraint on their current resource pool – and in these cases, the request is treated as a first allocation or request. The request justification should be sufficiently documented, in such way that AFRINIC can verify the compliance with the provided justification.

I believe the last sentence provides a valid way to avoid abusing the policy.

I’m attaching (not sure if it will pass thru the list) a PDF of how it looks like in a comprehensive view.

Regards,
Jordi

@jordipalet



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