Regional Policy Development Process Report as presented by Einar Bohlin at ARIN's Public Policy and Members Meeting in April 2014. All ARIN 33 presentations are posted online at: https://www.arin.net/ARIN33_materials

1. Regional PDP Report
Einar Bohlin
Senior Policy Analyst

2. Proposal topics at all 5 RIRs
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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
IPv4 IPv6 Directory
Services
Other
Q2 2011 (50)
Q4 2011 (52)
Q2 2012 (29)
Q4 2012 (29)
Q2 2013 (32)
Q4 2013 (33)
Q2 2014 (32)
Total
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3. Highlights from the other RIRs
• IPv4 proposals:
– Inter-RIR IPv4 Address Transfers (LACNIC and RIPE)
– Abandoning the Minimum Allocation Size for
IPv4(RIPE)
– Increasing last /8 reserve pools (LACNIC LAC-
2013-03) [expedited PDP, currently two /12s]
• IPv6 proposals:
– prop-111 Request-based expansion of IPv6
default allocation size (APNIC, /32 -> /29)
• Others:
– No Reverse Unless Assigned (AFRINIC AFPUB-2012-
DNS)[ratified]
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4. References
RIR Link
http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/policies/policy-
proposals
http://www.apnic.net/community/policy/proposals
https://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/current-
proposals/current-policy-proposals
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/current-proposals
Policy Comparison Overview
http://www.nro.net/policies/rir-comparative-policy-
overview
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5. Thank You
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