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Global Policy for IPv6 - Background Report

Introduction

The development of Global Internet Number Resource Policies is the subject of an MoU between ASO/NRO and ICANN. There are also specific ICANN Board Procedures, adopted by the Board on 15 July 2005 at the ICANN meeting in Luxemburg, for handling global policy proposals in this context.

The abovementioned Board procedures also state that the Board can request ICANN staff to undertake an "early awareness" tracking of proposals for global policies under development in the addressing community. At its meeting on 16 August 2005, the Board resolved to request such tracking of the development of a global policy proposal for allocation of IPv6 address space, already well advanced in the Regional Internet Registries, or RIRs. The status overview presented below is compiled in response to this request and will be timely updated as developments proceed, for information to ICANN entities and the wider community.

Status Overview

The table below indicates the current status within each RIR for the foreseen Global Policy for IPv6. Hyperlinks are included for easy access.

Currently there are two version of the proposal of Allocation of IPv6 Address Space by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Policy to Regional Internet Registries

  • "First version" presented at APNIC (issued in Sept 2004)
  • "Second version" elaborated after further discussion (issued in February 2005)

RIR

AfriNIC

APNIC

ARIN

LACNIC

RIPE

Topic Introduced

2 Aug 2005

1 Sept 2004
(orig. 22 July 2003)

20 Sept 2004

2 Sept 2004

4 August 2004

Discussion list

Policy WG Mailing List (subscription)

SIG - Policy

Public Policy Mailing List

Politicas - LACNIC Policy Mailing List

Address Policy WG

Public Forum

 

APNIC 18, 31 Aug - 3 Sept 2004

- Slides

ARIN XIV, 19-22 Oct 2004

- Slides (First version)

ARIN XV, 17-21 April 2005

- Slides (Second version)

LACNIC VI, 26-28 Oct 2004

- Slides (First version)

LACNIC VIII, 27-30 June 2005

- Slides (Second version)

RIPE 49, 20-24 Sept 2004

- Slides (First version)

RIPE 50, 1-6 May 2005

- Slides (Second version)

Final Call for Comments

 

17 Sept - 12 Nov 2004

16 May - 1 June 2005

10 Aug - 24 Sept 2005
(Open at this moment)

 

Next Public Forum

AfriNIC 3, 12 -14 Dec 2005 Cairo Egypt

APNIC 20, 6-9 Sept. 2005 Hanoi, Vietnam

- None unless text changes

 

RIPE 51, 10-14 Oct 2005 (Second version)

RIR Board Endorsement

 

Endorsed by Executive Committee 19 Nov 2004

Board of Trustees 16 June 2005

LACNIC Board will consider the ratification at its meeting in October 2005.

 

Link to document

Not yet entered on policy page

Proposal-005-v005

Policy proposal 2004-8

- In English

- In Spanish

- In Portuguese

RIPE Draft Document (First Version)

 

 

 

Link to Policy Development Process

Policy Development Process

Policy Development

Internet Resource Policy Evaluation

Process

Policy Development Process

Draft Document Procedure

Status

"Second version" to be presented at next Public Forum (December 2005)

Adopt "First version".

"Second version" of the policy will be discussed at APNIC 20.

Recommend ICANN Board Adopt "Second version".

Final Comments in "Second version"

"Second version" to be discussed at next Public Forum

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