prop-142: Unify Transfer Policies Text

This proposal suggests combining all the transfer policies, currently listed under different resource types (IPv4, IPv6, ASNs), into one section of the policy document. This will help reduce text duplication and make it easier for people to access the relevant information.

The proposal IS NOT intended to change the existing transfers policies. Proposed changes are only minor rewording/rephrasing of the text for conciseness, to avoid duplication, and make it easier to read and interpret all the transfer policies under its own section of the policy document.

prop-142-v001:

APNIC understands this proposal is suggesting combining the individual resource type (IPv4, IPv6, ASN) transfer policies under a new part (Part 5) of the APNIC’s Internet Number Resource Policies document.

APNIC also notes that this proposal is NOT intending to amend the current transfer policies. However, currently APNIC maintains a public log of intra and inter-RIR IPv4 transfers only made under Sections 8.1 and 8.2. The proposed policy is suggesting changing this to maintain a public log of all resource transfers “APNIC will maintain a public log of all transfers.”

Clarification:

Should APNIC maintain a public log of all resource type (IPv4, IPv6, ASN) transfers, including historical IP addresses and scenarios due to merger, acquisition, or takeover?

Recommendation:

In the spirit of this proposal, for reasons of consistency and no changes to the current transfer policies, we recommend the proposal authors and the community to trust the Secretariat to do the right thing in combining all relevant transfers policies under a new Part (Part 5 of the Policy document), without relying on the proposed text in the proposal.

Implementation:

This proposal would not require any changes to the systems.

If this proposal reaches consensus, implementation can be completed within 3 months.

End of editorial comment period. Policy published as apnic-127-v011.