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	APNIC Document identity	APNIC Document identity

	Title: IPv6 Address Allocation and Assignment Policy	Title: IPv6 Address Allocation and Assignment Policy

	Short title: ipv6-address-policy	Short title: ipv6-address-policy
	Document ref: APNIC-089	Document ref: APNIC-089

	Version: 005	Version: 006
	Date of original publication: 1 July 2002	Date of original publication: 1 July 2002

	Date of this version: 19 March 2007	Date of this version: 4 August 2008
	Review scheduled: n/a	Review scheduled: n/a
	Obsoletes: Previous versions	Obsoletes: Previous versions
	Status: Obsolete	Status: Obsolete
	Comments: n/a	Comments: n/a
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	IPv6 Address Allocation and Assignment Policy	IPv6 Address Allocation and Assignment Policy

	Status of this Memo	Status of this Memo

	This document was initially developed through joint discussions	This document was initially developed through joint discussions
	among the APNIC, ARIN and RIPE communities. The document also	among the APNIC, ARIN and RIPE communities. The document also
	incorporates APNIC-specific policies.	incorporates APNIC-specific policies.

	Abstract	Abstract

	This document defines registry policies for the assignment and	This document defines registry policies for the assignment and

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	5. Policies for allocations and assignments	5. Policies for allocations and assignments

	5.1. Initial allocation	5.1. Initial allocation

	5.1.1. Initial allocation criteria	5.1.1. Initial allocation criteria

	To qualify for an initial allocation of IPv6 address space, an	To qualify for an initial allocation of IPv6 address space, an
	organization must:	organization must:


	a) be an LIR;	a) be an LIR
	b) not be an end site;	b) not be an end site
	c) plan to provide IPv6 connectivity to organizations to which it	c) plan to provide IPv6 connectivity to organizations to which it
	will make assignments, by advertising that connectivity through	will make assignments, by advertising that connectivity through

	its single aggregated address allocation; and	its single aggregated address allocation
	d) have a plan for making at least 200 assignments to other	d) meet one of the two following criteria:
	organizations within two years.	– have a plan for making at least 200 assignments to other
		organizations within two years OR
		– be an existing LIR with IPv4 allocations from APNIC or an NIR
		that will make IPv6 assignments or sub-allocations to other
		organizations and announce the allocation in the inter-domain
		routing system within two years

	Private networks (those not connected to the public Internet) may	Private networks (those not connected to the public Internet) may
	also be eligible for an IPv6 address space allocation provided they	also be eligible for an IPv6 address space allocation provided they
	meet equivalent criteria to those listed above.	meet equivalent criteria to those listed above.

	5.1.2. Minimum initial allocation size	5.1.2. Minimum initial allocation size

	Organizations that meet the initial allocation criteria are eligible	Organizations that meet the initial allocation criteria are eligible
	to receive a minimum allocation of /32.	to receive a minimum allocation of /32.

	5.1.3. Larger initial allocations	5.1.3. Larger initial allocations

	Initial allocations larger than /32 may be justified if:	Initial allocations larger than /32 may be justified if:

	a) The organization provides comprehensive documentation of	a) The organization provides comprehensive documentation of

	planned IPv6 infrastructure which would require a larger allocation; or	planned IPv6 infrastructure which would require a larger
		allocation; or


	b) The organization provides comprehensive documentation of all of the	b) The organization provides comprehensive documentation of all of
	following:	the following:
	– its existing IPv4 infrastructure and customer base,	– its existing IPv4 infrastructure and customer base,
	– its intention to provide its existing IPv4 services via IPv6, and	– its intention to provide its existing IPv4 services via
	– its intention to move some of its existing IPv4 customers to IPv6	IPv6, and
	within two years.	– its intention to move some of its existing IPv4 customers to
		IPv6 within two years.


	In either case, an allocation will be made which fulfills the calculated	In either case, an allocation will be made which fulfills the
	address requirement, in accordance with the HD-Ratio based utilization	calculated address requirement, in accordance with the HD-Ratio based
	policy.	utilization policy.

	5.2. Subsequent allocation	5.2. Subsequent allocation

	Organizations that hold an existing IPv6 allocation may receive a	Organizations that hold an existing IPv6 allocation may receive a
	subsequent allocation in accordance with the following policies.	subsequent allocation in accordance with the following policies.

	5.2.1. Subsequent allocation criteria	5.2.1. Subsequent allocation criteria

	Subsequent allocation will be provided when an organization (ISP/LIR)	Subsequent allocation will be provided when an organization (ISP/LIR)
	satisfies the evaluation threshold of past address utilization in	satisfies the evaluation threshold of past address utilization in

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