<div dir='auto'><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Hi Sami,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Solid take. You’ve clearly thought through the operational realities and I agree that leaving room for AFRINIC staff discretion while avoiding unnecessary admin drag makes sense. The balance you’re striking between flexibility and finality is smart, especially for a soft landing exception that’s inherently subjective.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">That said, one quick thought: if “sole discretion” and “final” are absolute, could that discourage applicants from providing better documentation upfront? Maybe a short, optional feedback loop even just a checklist-style denial reason, would help raise the quality of requests over time without overburdening staff.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">But overall, with your amendment, this proposal tightens up nicely. I’d support it as well.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cheers,</div><div dir="auto">Ayoola Olatunji</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 14 Jun 2026 12:42, rpd-request@afrinic.net wrote:<br type="attribution" /><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Send RPD mailing list submissions to
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Subject: [rpd] possible update to AFPUB-2026-v6-001-DRAFT01 "IPv6 as a
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As in my previous email, 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.
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I?m sending this before official submission in order to seek further inputs, if they come in time before the deadline.
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The text I?m proposing is:
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"Any IPv4 request must be done with a simultaneous IPv6 request if the requesting party does not already have IPv6 space.
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Regardless of if the IPv6 requests was already done previously or simultaneously with the IPv4 request, the relevant allocation/assignment criteria conditions must be met.
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In addition, a coherent IPv6 deployment and addressing plan, must be presented clearly showing how will be met:
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a) 6.5.1.1.3 and 6.5.1.1.4, in the case of LIRs.
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b) 6.8.2.2.d, in the case of end-users.
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The IPv6 deployment plan must show the actual IPv4 top-25 traffic destinations of that network. For each of those external destinations that are IPv6-enabled, the following minimum IPv6 % will be considered as compliant:
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? 25% in a maximum of 12 months.
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? 50% in a maximum of 24 months.
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? 75% in a maximum of 48 months.
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In case of networks hosting any kind of services, applications or contents, will be considered as compliant when matching the following % of AAAA RRs available and IPv6 reachable from Internet:
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? 25% in a maximum of 12 months.
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? 75% in a maximum of 24 months.
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? 95% in a maximum of 48 months.
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Failure to comply with the IPv6 deployment plan according to the relevant criteria, imply an IPv4 Soft Landing Policy breach."
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Existing IPv6 worldwide deployment experience shows that those % are easily achievable. Actually 75-85% in terms of destinations can be achieved in just a few months once the deployment is done, and same for the AAAA RRs, should not be a problem to set 100% of the services with *working and reachable* IPv6 AAAAs also in a matter of few months. So the figures are really conservative, for the 1st and 2nd year and only going to the 4th year for a ?complete? deployment.
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I?m attaching (not sure if it will pass thru the list) a PDF of how it looks like in a comprehensive view.
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