The document provides an overview of APNIC, the regional internet address registry for the Asia-Pacific region, detailing its role in managing internet number resources and supporting internet development. It outlines APNIC's vision, services, and community participation in policy development processes. Additionally, it highlights training initiatives, collaboration with the internet community, and upcoming events such as the APNIC conference.

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Introduction to APNIC and
Regional Internet Registries
(RIRs)
IGFA 2017
Kabul
28 March 2017

2. Internet Registry Structure
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4. What is APNIC?
• The Regional Internet address Registry
(RIR) for the AP region
• Manages Internet number resources
– Including IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
• Supports training, education and internet
development
• A neutral, independent,
not-for-profit, open membership-based
organisation, since 1993
www.apnic.net
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5. Where is the APNIC Region?
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6. APNIC Region
• APNIC covers the entire
Asia Pacific, comprising
56 economies throughout
Asia and Oceania.
• APNIC classifies these
economies into four
regions: South Asia, South
East Asia, East Asia and
Oceania.
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7. APNIC – Vision
A global, open, stable, and secure Internet that
serves the entire Asia Pacific community.
How we achieve this:
• Serving Members
• Supporting the Asia Pacific Region
• Collaborating with the Internet Community
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What does APNIC do?
APNIC services
Members

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What does APNIC do?
APNIC supports
the Asia Pacific
region

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What does APNIC do?
APNIC collaborates
with the Internet
community

11. APNIC in the Internet Ecosystem
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12. APNIC from a Global Perspective
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13. APNIC in the Asia Pacific
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14. Policy Development
• Creating a policy environment that supports the region’s
Internet development
• Developed by the membership and broader Internet
community
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15. Where do IP Addresses come from?
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16. You are part of the APNIC community!
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17. Policy Development Process
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All decisions & policies
documented & freely
available to anyone
Internet community
proposes and
approves policy
Open
TransparentBottom up
Anyone can participate

18. Policy Development Process
Before the meeting
• Submit proposed policy to the
APNIC Secretariat
• SIG Chair posts the proposal to
mailing list
• Community discusses proposal
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19. Policy Development Process
During the meeting
• Proposed policies are presented
at the Open Policy Meeting
(OPM)
• Community comments on the
proposal
• If it reaches consensus, SIG
Chair reports the decision at the
APNIC Member Meeting (AMM)
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20. Policy Development Process
After the meeting
• Within a week, proposal is sent
back to mailing list
• A comment period between 4-8
weeks is given
• If it reaches consensus, SIG Chair
asks the Executive Council (EC) to
endorse the proposal
• APNIC EC endorses proposal
• APNIC Secretariat implements the
policy (minimum of 3 months)
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21. Policy Discussions
• Comment
– Participants are encouraged to comment on the proposal
• Discuss
– The Chair encourages discussion about the pros and cons of the
proposal
• Show of hands
– to broadly measure opinion – not a vote
• Consensus
– declared if there are no objections
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22. How to Participate
• Read the policy proposals currently under discussion
• Check out discussions on the Policy SIG mailing list
• Join the discussion at APNIC conferences
– webcast (live streaming)
– live transcripts
– comment on Jabber chat
• Provide your feedback
– Training or community outreach events
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23. Global Policy Coordination
The NRO is a coordinating body for the five regional Internet registries (RIRs)
www.nro.net
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24. Global Policy Coordination
The purpose of the Address Supporting Organization (ASO) is to review
and develop recommendations on Internet Protocol (IP) address policy
and to advise the ICANN Board.
ASOICANN AddressSupporting Organization
https://aso.icann.org/
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25. Training and Technical Assistance
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TA- Indonesia
Network Security workshop, Hong
Kong
• 62 face-to-face courses in 25 locations
to 1,934 trainees
• Nine community trainers delivered 12
face-to-face courses in six locations
• 883 trainees in 130 eLearning sessions
• Updated IRM, IRR, Network Security,
MPLS, SDN, NFV courses with new
hands-on exercises
• Technical Assistance provided to nine
Members (ID, FJ, NC, BD, TL)
Training, Laos

26. Community Outreach
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IXP workshop, Timor L’este
• Supported 13 NOG and IX events with
presentations, hostmaster consultations,
tech support and sponsorship
• IXP workshop and technical assistance
provided in Timor L’este, resulting in test
case IXP
• J-root instance in APNIC’s co-location
facility
• 3 RIPE Atlas Anchors deployed: BT, KH
and PG (+4 underway NP, MM, IN, MN);
112+ Atlas probes
BKNIX 1

27. Internet Exchange Points
ISP
ISP
$$$!
The Internet
☺︎Network
Interconnect

28. Internet Exchange Points
ISP
ISP
The Internet
ISP
DNS root servers
Data centres
Caches
IPv6!!
ISP

29. Security Outreach
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• Security training and participation at
27 NOG and CERT events
• Training and support for creation of new
Tonga CERT
• Exploring viability of CERT in Vanuatu
• FIRST Tech Colloquia with APRICOT
2016, SANOG 28, APNIC 42
• 62 security-tagged blog posts published
Adli Wahid

30. Users
Public
Safety
Regulators
Operators
Vendors
Software
Internet Security Ecosystem
CERTs

31. Asia-Pacific
CERTs

32. IPv6 Outreach
APNIC/ITU IPv6
Workshop, Bangkok
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• 18 face-to-face training sessions,
501 trainees including IPv6
workshop with ITU in TH
• 36 elearning sessions reaching 245
trainees
• Promoting IPv6 with presentations at
23 regional events
• Input to policy makers to include
IPv6 in UN ESCAP’s AP-IS plan
• Assisted Singapore IDA’s IPv6
survey and ASEAN workshop
• Supported IGF IPv6 Best Practices
Forum
ITU/APNIC IPv6 workshop
IDA IPv6 workshop

33. APNIC Conferences
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APRICOT
2016
APNIC 42
APRICOT 2016
APRICOT
2016
APNIC 42
Delegates 531 332
Economies represented 53 39
APNIC Members
represented
125 133
AGM delegates 237 287
Remote sessions
viewed
1,238 1,545
Fellows
Women
Youth
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6
52
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APNIC 42

34. blog.apnic.net
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• Inclusive source of APNIC
community news and views –
352 posts including 80 guest
posts in 2016
• Strong readership growth
continues – monthly average
unique views 16,560 in 2016
(9,741 in 2015)
• Community submissions
welcome!
70% 86%
2016
2015
Views Guest Posts
198,715
116,892
80
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35. APNIC Foundation
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• Officially incorporated in Hong Kong in
September 2016
• First year of operation to begin in 2017
Partner & Project Amount
IDRC for Seed Alliance 500,000 CAD
JICA for APNIC Academy 20,000 USD
ITU for IPv6 Training 9,500 USD
ITU for IXP Training 4,300 USD
https://apnic.foundation

36. Next APNIC Conference
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Registration and
fellowships available soon
https://conference.apnic.net/44

37. Coming later…
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APRICOT 2018, Kathmandu, Nepal
19 February to 1 March 2018
Fellowships will be available!

38. Stay in Touch!
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blog.apnic.net
apnic.net/social

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THANK YOU
Sunny Chendi
Senior Advisor Community Development
sunny@apnic.net