1. IPv4 Address Transfers
Vivek Nigam
vivek@apnic.net
bdNOG 7, Dhaka

2. Available IPv4 /8s in each RIR
Jun
2017
0.83
0.37
0.00
0.26
0.75
0
0.3
0.6
0.9
AFRINIC APNIC ARIN LACNIC RIPE NCC
June 2017, NRO

3. Remaining address pool consumption
3
November 2017

4. BD membership growth
4
35
38
77
102
107
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Total number of Members from Bangladesh: 458
November 2017

5. Top 5 BD Member industry types
5
66%
14%
4%
4%
3%
Internet service provider (ISP)
Telecommunications/Mobile operator
Hosting/Data centre
Banking/Financial
Enterprise/Manufacturing/Retail

6. Top 5 Member industry types
6
Bangladesh APNIC
66%
14%
4%
4%
3%
ISP
Telco
Hosting
Banking
Enterprise
24%
23%
13%
8%
6%
ISP
Hosting
Telco
Enterprise
Banking

7. BD IPv4 delegations from Final /8
7
90%
Received /22 from
final /8 pool
34%
Received
/22 from
recovered
pool
11%
In waiting list

8. IPv4 transfer policy
• Feb, 2010 Prop-050: IPv4 address transfers
• Aug, 2011 Prop-095: Inter-RIR IPv4 address transfers
• Nov, 2011 Prop-096: Maintaining demonstrated needs
• Sep, 2017 Prop-116: Prohibit to transfer IPv4 addresses
in the final /8 block
8

9. What resources are getting transferred?
9
Delegated
over five years
9
735
Transfers involving
non-103/8 prefix
329
Transfers involving
103/8 prefix
320
Delegated less
than five years

10. • Pre-approval
• Transfer listing service
• Transfer mailing list
• Registered IPv4 broker listing
10
Transfers @ APNIC

11. Transfer service improvements?
• Resource quality checks
– Blacklisting
– IP Geolocation
– Whowas
• Using RPKI to issue statement about resources
• Inter-RIR transfer form
• Improve transfer listing service
11

12. Intra and Inter RIR transfers
12
10.09M (180)460K (13) 109K (18)121K (10)
16.3M (870)
October 2017

13. About Bangladesh
164,669,751 people
21,736,407 users
13% penetration
528 ASes
IPv4 428 in BGP
1,449,728 addresses
0.01 per head
90% visible
IPv6 48 in BGP
1,133,874 M addresses
6,885 per head
4% visible
67% Members with
IPv6

14. Thanks!