Dear colleagues, Please find below the monthly overview of open policy proposals and the stage each has reached in the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). If you wish to join the discussion about a particular proposal, please do so on the relevant working group mailing list. Proposals Open for Discussion: 2015-02, "Keep IPv6 PI When Requesting IPv6 Allocation" – Discussion open until 7 July 2015 Proposals in Last Call: 2015-01, "Alignment of Transfer Requirements for IPv4 Allocations"– Last Call until 21 July 2015 Proposals Awaiting Input: 2015-03, "Assessment Criteria for IPv6 Initial Allocation Size" 2014-03, "Remove Multihoming Requirement for AS Number Assignments" Proposal Overviews: PROPOSAL: 2015-02, "Keep IPv6 PI When Requesting IPv6 Allocation" OVERVIEW: This proposal aims to remove the requirement that LIRs should return their IPv6 Provider Independent (PI) assignment when requesting an IPv6 allocation. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Includes the point that little impact is expected in terms of routing table growth. STATUS: Review Phase WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg@ripe.net DEADLINE: 7 July 2015 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-02 ===== The following proposal is in Last Call. Rough consensus has been declared and the purpose of this phase is to give the community a final opportunity to present any well-justified objections to the proposal that have not already been raised and addressed during the previous discussion phases. PROPOSAL: 2015-01, "Alignment of Transfer Requirements for IPv4 Allocations" OVERVIEW: Currently, IPv4 allocations received from another LIR can only be re-allocated after 24 months, while IPv4 allocations made by the RIPE NCC can be transferred immediately. This proposal aims to align the transfer requirements with a 24-month holding period for all IPv4 allocations. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Includes the point that currently around 10% of the allocations made by the RIPE NCC are transferred shortly after they have been allocated. STATUS: Last Call WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg@ripe.net DEADLINE: 21 July 2015 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-01 ===== The following proposals are awaiting input before they proceed in the PDP. PROPOSAL: 2015-03, "Assessment Criteria for IPv6 Initial Allocation Size" OVERVIEW: This proposal aims to remove the requirement that large IPv6 allocations are based only on existing users and network infrastructure. As a result of this policy implementation, the RIPE NCC will be able to consider additional criteria when evaluating IPv6 allocation requests. STATUS: Discussion Phase - Awaiting impact analysis* FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-03 PROPOSAL: 2014-03, "Remove Multihoming Requirement for AS Number Assignments" OVERVIEW: This proposal aims to ease the requirements when requesting an Autonomous System (AS) Number. To this end, the following actions are proposed: - Remove the need for evaluation - Limit the number of AS Numbers per organisation to 1,000 - Require that 16-bit AS Numbers are multihomed after nine months RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Includes the point that it will be the End User that decides if the need for an AS Number is technically reasonable. STATUS: Review Phase - Awaiting New Proposal Version FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2014-03 *The goal of the impact analysis is to provide supporting information to facilitate discussions about the proposal and to outline the proposal’s possible impact if it were to be accepted. ===== The RIPE NCC provides an overview of current RIPE Policy Proposals on www.ripe.net: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-p... We look forward to your involvement in the PDP. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt RIPE Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC