Dear colleagues, Please find below the monthly overview of open policy proposals and the stage they have reached in the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). If you wish to join the discussions about a proposal, please do so on the relevant working group mailing list. Proposals Open for Discussion: 2015-01, "Alignment of Transfer Requirements for IPv4 Allocations" - discussion open until 12 March 2015 Proposals at Last Call: 2014-12, "Allow IPv6 Transfers" - opinion can be stated until 10 March 2015 2014-13, "Allow AS Number Transfers" - opinion can be stated until 18 March Proposals awaiting decision from Working Group Chair: 2014-03, "Remove Multihoming Requirement for AS Number Assignments" 2014-05, "Policy for Inter-RIR Transfers of Internet Resources" 2014-06, "Publication of Sponsoring LIR for Legacy Internet Resource Holders" 2014-04, "Removing IPv6 Requirement for Receiving Space from the Final /8" Proposal Overviews: PROPOSAL: 2015-01, "Alignment of Transfer Requirements for IPv4 Allocations" OVERVIEW: Currently IPv4 allocations received from another LIR only can 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. STATUS: Discussion Phase WHERE TO COMMENT: The Address Policy Working Group - address-policy-wg@ripe.net DEADLINE: 13 March 2015 FULL PROPOSAL: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2015-01 ===== The following proposals are in Last Call. Rough consensus has been declared and the purpose of this phase is to give the community a final opportunity to present well-justified objections in case anyone wants to oppose the proposal. PROPOSAL: 2014-12, "Allow IPv6 Transfers" OVERVIEW: The goal of this proposal is to allow the transfer of IPv6 address space within the RIPE NCC service region. STATUS: Last Call WHERE TO COMMENT: The Address Policy Working Group - address-policy-wg@ripe.net DEADLINE: 18 March 2015 FULL PROPOSAL: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2014-12 PROPOSAL: 2014-13, "Allow AS Number Transfers" OVERVIEW: The goal of this proposal is to allow the transfer of AS Numbers within the RIPE NCC service region. STATUS: Last Call WHERE TO COMMENT: The Address Policy Working Group - address-policy-wg@ripe.net DEADLINE: 10 March 2015 FULL PROPOSAL: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2014-13 ===== The following proposals awaiting decision from Working Group Chair whether the Working Group has reached (rough) consensus. 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. It is proposed to remove the need evaluation, limit the amount of AS Numbers per organization to 1,000 and require that 16-bit AS Numbers are multihomed after nine months. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Includes point that it will be the End User that decides if the need for an AS Number is technically reasonable. STATUS: Review Phase - Awaiting Decision from Working Group Chair FULL PROPOSAL: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2014-03 PROPOSAL: 2014-05, "Policy for Inter-RIR Transfers of Internet Resources" OVERVIEW: This proposal aims to allow the global transfer of Internet resources. For transfers to the RIPE NCC service region from RIRs that require needs-based policies, recipients must provide the RIPE NCC with a plan for the use of at least 50% of the transferred resources within five years. STATUS: Review Phase - Awaiting Decision from Working Group Chair FULL PROPOSAL: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2014-05 PROPOSAL: 2014-04, "Removing IPv6 Requirement for Receiving Space from the Final /8" OVERVIEW: Currently, in order to receive a final /22 IPv4 allocation from the RIPE NCC, Local Internet Registries (LIRs) must have an IPv6 allocation in the RIPE NCC service region. This proposal aims to remove this requirement. STATUS: Last Call - Awaiting Decision from Working Group Chair FULL PROPOSAL: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2014-04 PROPOSAL: 2014-06, "Publication of Sponsoring LIR for Legacy Internet Resource Holders" OVERVIEW: This proposal aims to publish the link between legacy Internet resource holders and their sponsoring Local Internet Registry (LIR). STATUS: Last Call - Awaiting Decision from Working Group Chair FULL PROPOSAL: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2014-06 The RIPE NCC provides an overview of current RIPE Policy Proposals on www.ripe.net: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-proposal... Full information about how the PDP works is available in ripe-614, “Policy Development Process in RIPE”: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-614 We look forward to your involvement in the PDP. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC