Dear Colleagues,
As you may be aware, the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU)
Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) has convened an ITU
IPv6 Group, the first meeting of which will be held on 15-16 March
2010 in Geneva, Switzerland. Information on this group is available at:
http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/othergroups/ipv6/
Among the group's Terms of Reference are the following:
* To draft a global policy proposal for the reservation of a large
IPv6 block, taking into consideration the future needs of developing
countries (as outlined in paragraph 23 of ITU document C09/29).
* To further study possible methodologies and related
implementation mechanisms to ensure 'equitable access' to IPv6
resource by countries.
* To further study the possibility for ITU to become another
Internet Registry, and propose policies and procedures for ITU to
manage a reserved IPv6 block.
* To further study the feasibility and advisability of implementing
the CIR [Country Internet Registry] model for those countries who
would request national allocations.
The ITU IPv6 Group is open to ITU Member States and Sector Members of
ITU-T and ITU-D. RIRs that are not members have also been extended an
invitation to participate.
IPv6 address policy is clearly of critical importance to the RIPE NCC
membership, and the unsympathetic implementation of any of the Terms
of Reference stated above would have serious impact on the global IP
address distribution environment.
Members of RIPE NCC staff will be participating in this meeting of the
ITU IPv6 Group to represent the interests of our members and community.
The position of the RIPE NCC is based on support for smooth and
reliable working of the Internet globally, and for the bottom-up, open
policy development process that allows for all stakeholders, including
business, government and the technical community, to participate.
Some of the issues addressed in the Terms of Reference listed above
are a cause for concern because they could directly affect the RIPE
NCC operations as a Regional Internet Registry (RIR). Therefore, the
RIPE NCC position on the Terms of Reference is as follows:
* The needs of developing economies in IP address policy are
important. Network operators in these economies have fair and equal
access to IPv6 resources from the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs),
and to the Policy Development Processes in their RIR and globally.
Each of the RIRs has been allocated an equal block of IPv6 to
distribute to networks in their region. (eg. AfriNIC has been
allocated the same sized block of IPv6 as the RIPE NCC).
* IPv6 allocations made by RIRs to date amount to the equivalent of
500 times the size of the entire IPv4 address pool, allocated to
networks in over 150 economies.
* If a significant sector in the Internet community feels that the
"reservation of a large IPv6 block" for "the future needs of
developing countries" is warranted, the open, bottom-up Policy
Development Processes (PDPs) of the RIRs provide an appropriate forum
in which to argue that case and develop such a policy.
* The RIRs, as the recognised stewards of Internet Number Resources,
are working, individually, jointly, and with invited experts, to
engage the ITU membership. We have closely followed discussions in the
ITU to date. The RIPE NCC does not believe that there are any problems
that would be solved by the shift to a country-based allocation system
or the installation of the ITU as an Internet Registry.
The purpose of this email is to ensure that all RIPE NCC members are
informed of the RIPE NCC's participation in this ITU IPv6 Group, and
our position. If you have any comments or questions regarding this
information, please send an email to <ncc(a)ripe.net>.
Kind regards,
Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC
Dear Colleagues,
Internet address management may be on the brink of change. The ITU
(International Telecommunications Union) is studying the creation of an
alternative International Internet Registry model to operate in parallel
to the existing RIR model.
In collaboration with the NRO, APNIC is hosting a special session at
APNIC 29 / APRICOT 2010 to give the global Internet community an
opportunity to discuss the issues and ramifications of the alternative
model proposed by the ITU.
APNIC invites all Members of the global Internet Community to
participate at: IPv6 Address Management and ITU - Is an "additional
parallel structure" required?
Where: APNIC 29, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
When: 14:00 - 15:30 (UTC +8), Wednesday, 3 March 2010
APNIC is an ITU-D sector Member and will attend the ITU IPv6 Working
Group meeting in March that has been commissioned to study this issue in
depth. APNIC will be reporting feedback from our Consultation to ensure
community feedback is heard.
Topics of discussion
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1. Where is the demand for this alternative system coming from? Would
competition between IP address management systems bring any
benefits to current and future Internet stakeholders?
2. Is it realistic to expect the policies of an alternative model
as proposed by the ITU, to be consistent with RIR policies? Would
the possibility of nationalized addressing systems lead to divergent
policy systems? What would be the risks to the Internet of divergent
policy environments?
3. If the ITU were to become an Internet registry, how would the ITU
model affect the existing RIR model of open, bottom-up, and
consensus-driven policy-making?
More detailed information is available on:
http://meetings.apnic.net/29/program/consultation
How can you participate?
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Onsite
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APNIC 29, Conference Hall 2, Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
Remotely
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Remote participants can watch via webcasting and can ask questions and
make comments for the record via Jabber Chat. These tools can be
adjusted to accommodate low bandwidth.
Submissions
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APNIC is accepting written submissions. Please post your submission,
identifying your name and affiliation and your comments on any or all of
three discussion topics as well as general comments to:
ipv6(a)apnic.net
More Information
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For more information on remote participation, visit:
http://meetings.apnic.net/29/remote
For more information on the APNIC 29 program, visit:
http://meetings.apnic.net/29
For further assistance, contact:
helpdesk(a)apnic.net
APNIC Secretariat
Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) Tel: +61-7-3858-3100
PO Box 2131 Milton, QLD 4064 Australia Fax:
+61-7-3858-3199
Level 1, 33 Park Road, Milton, QLD
http://www.apnic.net
[Apologies for duplicate e-mails]
Dear Colleagues,
The RIPE NCC invites you to register for one of our upcoming training
courses:
- The LIR Training Course
This course teaches LIRs how to request Internet number resources and
interact with the RIPE NCC.
A course outline is available at:
http://www.ripe.net/training/lir/outline.html
- The Routing Registry Training Course
This course teaches LIRs how to use the RIPE Database for routing.
A course outline is available at:
http://www.ripe.net/training/rr/outline.html
- The IPv6 Training Course
This course teaches LIRs about the need for IPv6 and includes basic
information on how to plan your deployment.
A course outline is available at:
http://www.ripe.net/training/ipv6/outline.html
To see the location of upcoming courses and to register, please use the
LIR Portal or complete the registration form on our website at:
RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses List & Registration
https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/training/course-list.html
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at
<training(a)ripe.net>.
Kind regards,
Rumy Kanis
Training Services Manager
RIPE NCC
[Apologies for duplicate emails]
Dear Colleagues,
Following a public nomination period that closed on 10 January 2010, the
ASO Address Council (ASO AC) selected the final set of candidates to
fill the ASO seat on the ICANN Board. This seat is currently held by
Raimundo Beca, whose term expires in April 2010.
The candidates are:
- Raimundo Beca
- Mark Ducadi
- Nicola Garelli
- Eric Ramage
- Kuo Wei Wu
The candidates listed above agree to serve in an ASO seat on the ICANN
Board of Directors if selected by the ASO Address Council. In March
2010, the ASO AC will make its final selection to appoint one of these
individuals to fill the ASO Board seat.
To aid them in making their final selection, the ASO AC members request
public comments and statements of support for the candidates. The public
comment period will remain open until 23:59 (UTC) on 10 March 2010.
You can provide your comments and statements of support for the
candidates to the ASO AC Nominations Committee by sending an email to
<nominations2010(a)aso.icann.org>.
A digest of all comments sent will be published at:
http://aso.icann.org/people/icann-board-elections/2010-election/
Best regards,
Axel Pawlik
Managing Director
RIPE NCC
On behalf of the ASO/NRO Secretariat
