1. APNIC Policy Update
Philip Smith
APNIC Learning and Development Director

2. Recent Implementations
• prop-104 Clarifying demonstrated needs requirement in
IPv4 transfer policy
– Increased the demonstrated need evaluation period for IPv4
transfer recipients to 24 months.
– Implemented 18 February 2013
• prop-101 Removing multihoming requirement for IPv6
portable assignments
– Removed multihoming as an absolute requirement for IPv6 address
assignments opening the way for Provider Independent space for
justified reasons.
– Implemented 18 February 2013

3. Currently on mailing list
• prop-105 Distribution of returned IPv4 address
(Modification of prop-088)
– Proposed a separate distribution policy for any space allocated to
APNIC by the IANA under the "Global policy for post exhaustion
IPv4 allocation mechanisms by the IANA”.
– Did not reach consensus at APNIC 35 and was returned to the
author for further work

4. Call for Proposals
• Deadline for APNIC 36 Policy Proposals
Wednesday 17 July 2013
• Learn more about APNIC 36 at:
http://conference.apnic.net/36

5. The APNIC PDP
• APNIC's policy development process is explained at:
– http://www.apnic.net/policy
• View current and past policy proposals at:
– http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals
• APNIC Policy Special Interest Group
– www.apnic.net/policy-sig
• Mailing List
– Archive
• http://mailman.apnic.net/mailing-lists/sig-policy/
– Subscription
• http://mailman.apnic.net/mailman/listinfo/sig-policy

6. THANK YOU
QUESTIONS?