June 2025 - address-policy-wg

RIPE 90 Address Policy WG - Draft Minutes Published
by Franziska Lichtblau 30 Jun '25

30 Jun '25

Dear Address Policy WG, We have received the minutes for the APWG sessions at RIPE90 and the NCC has published them for your review: https://www.ripe.net/community/wg/active-wg/ap/minutes/ripe-90-address-poli… We'd like to thank Antony and Virgile from the NCC for preparing the draft for us. Please review the minutes and provide feedback if you find anything missing or incorrect. Best regards, Leo Vegoda, Alex le Heux, Franziska Lichtblau Address Policy WG co-chairs

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Feedback on reviewing the RIPE policy documentation
by Angela Dall'Ara 17 Jun '25

17 Jun '25

Dear colleagues, Following up on the final point of my presentation [1] at RIPE 90, I would like to invite your feedback on the review of RIPE policy documentation. Currently, we have multiple policy documents, and we often hear that it can be challenging to identify which document outlines the applicable policy for a specific request. Additionally, the documents follow different formats, and not all of the content is directly relevant to understanding the core policies. To address this, it may be beneficial to consolidate policies related to the same topic into a single, clear, and well-structured document. More specifically we have: Three policy documents regarding IPv6: - ripe-738: IPv6 Address Allocation and Assignment Policy (https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-738/ <https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-738/>) - ripe-451: IPv6 Address Space Policy For Internet Exchange Points (https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-451/ <https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-451/>) - ripe-636: IPv6 Addresses for Internet Root Servers in the RIPE Region (https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-636/ <https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-636/>) Two policy documents regarding transfers: - ripe-807: RIPE Resource Transfer Policies (https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-807/ <https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-807/>) - ripe-806: Voluntary Transfer Lock (https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-806/ <https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-806/>) Two policy documents regarding provider independent resource holders requirements: - ripe-637: Contractual Requirements for Provider Independent Resource Holders in the RIPE NCC Service Region (https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-637/ <https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-637/>) - ripe-603: Publication of Sponsoring LIR for Independent Resources (https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-603/ <https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-603/>) In order to avoid generating too much traffic on the APWG ML, I kindly ask that you send your responses directly to me at pdo(a)ripe.net answering the following questions. *Content structure * In the new policy document: A) Would including only the Abstract, Introduction and Policy Text from each existing document be enough? B) Could each document’s Rationale, Attribution and Acknowledgements be referenced via footnotes? C) Could the Definitions and Goals be published in a separate document? *Preferred way forward* Which approach would you prefer? 1) The RIPE community to set up a Task Force to redact new documents 2) The RIPE community to propose new documents for discussion through the PDP 3) The RIPE NCC to propose new documents for discussion through the PDP 4) Another approach (it could be that you are fine with leaving thing as they are, but if you have another idea, please explain) Please share your thoughts by 31 May. I will compile and summarise the feedback received and share it with the WG. Thank you in advance for your time and input. Kind regards, Angela Dall’Ara Policy Officer RIPE NCC [1] https://ripe90.ripe.net/archives/video/1611/(from 10:15 )

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2025-01 End of Discussion Phase (ASN assignment criteria revisited)
by Leo Vegoda 11 Jun '25

11 Jun '25

Dear Address Policy WG, As you’ve seen, Urban and Tobias are working on an update to 2025-01: ASN assignment criteria revisited. They will take account of the feedback received. This is a summary of the feedback. Eight people expressed support for the proposal on the mailing list and at the microphone at RIPE 90. In addition to supporting the proposal they almost unanimously requested that the text should be simplified. A new discussion phase will start when the new version of the proposal is published. The RIPE NCC will update the proposal page and announce the publication when the new draft is ready. You can find all current policy proposals at: https://www.ripe.net/community/policies/current-proposals/ You can read our Policy Development Process at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-781/ Kind regards, Leo Vegoda, for the Address Policy WG co-chairs

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2025-01 New Policy Proposal (ASN assignment criteria revisited)
by Angela Dall'Ara 05 Jun '25

05 Jun '25

Dear colleagues, A new RIPE Policy Proposal, 2025-01, "ASN assignment criteria revisited" is now available for discussion. This proposal aims to to simplify requirements for new ASNs, while ensuring that the requirements are enforceable in practice and preventing the exponential exhaustion of 32-bit ASN space. You can find the full proposal at: https://www.ripe.net/community/policies/proposals/2025-01/ As per the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP), the purpose of the Discussion Phase is to discuss the proposal and provide feedback to the proposers. At the end of the Discussion Phase, the proposers, with the agreement of the WG Chairs, will decide how to proceed with the proposal. The PDP document can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-781 We encourage you to review this proposal and send your comments to address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net before 4 June 2025. Kind regards, Angela Dall'Ara Policy Officer RIPE NCC

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