[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that RIPE Policy Proposal 2011-05, "Safeguarding future IXPs with IPv4 space", has been implemented. The RIPE NCC is now ready to accept requests for IXP IPv4 assignments under this policy. The full proposal can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2011-05 The updated "IPv4 Address Allocation and Assignment Policy" document is available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-553 IPv4 and IPv6 IXP assignments will now be evaluated using a common request template. You can access the template through the LIR Portal or online at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-564 The supporting notes are available at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-565 If you have any questions, please contact<ncc@ripe.net>. Regards, Radha Ramphul Registration Services RIPE NCC