APNIC Senior Internet Resource Analyst, Elly Tawhai, gives an update on APNIC's services and activities at PacNOG 21 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga from 4 to 8 December 2017.

1. 1
APNIC Update
Elly Tawhai
PacNOG 21 04-12-2017

2. Outline
• APNIC in the Internet ecosystem
• APNIC Policy update
• APNIC Whois database upgrade
• Implementation of org object
2

3. APNIC and other RIRs
3

4. APNIC region
4

5. 5

6. Where do IP addresses come from?
6

7. Remaining address pool consumption
7
0.83
0.37
0.00
0.26
0.75
0
0.3
0.6
0.9
AFRINIC APNIC ARIN LACNIC RIPE NCC
June 2017, NRO

8. IPv4 exhaustion
8
November 2017

9. Total IPv4 Transferred
0
2000000
4000000
6000000
8000000
10000000
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Projection
Between RIR Regions
Within APNIC Region
9
As at 30 Sep

10. APNIC policy update
• Implementation of APNIC 44 proposals:
– prop-116: Prohibit to transfer IPv4 addresses in the final /8 block
– prop-121: Updating “Initial IPv6 allocation” policy
– prop-122: Updating “Subsequent IPv6 allocation” policy
10

11. APNIC Whois database upgrade
• Motivation
– To take advantage of enhanced syntax, new flags, and attributes
– To have a better operational testing platform (dry-run updates)
– To provide richer APNIC database query options to the public
• Implementation in stages
– To ensure smooth transition
– For more details refer to:
• https://www.apnic.net/about-apnic/whois_search/whois-upgrade/whois-database-upgrade-plan/

12. New attribute
• “last-modified”
– The attribute “last-modified” indicates when an object was last
updated
• Replaces “changed” attribute
– Eventually lead to deprecation of the “changed” attribute
12

13. Implementation of last-modified
13
From
To

14. Implementation of last-modified
• Implementation of last-modified will take place in two
phases
– Phase 1 – Introduction of last-modified
• Database updates submitted containing the changed attribute will be accepted, but
a warning message will be received
• Database update automatically changed to contain last-modified
• Implementation for Phase 1 end of September
– Phase 2 – Use of changed will be obsolete
• Therefore updates containing this attribute will no longer be accepted
• Tentative implementation date for Phase 2 after APRICOT 2018
14

15. New object - Organization object
15

16. Organization object advantage
16
Organization
IPv4
ASNIPv6
whois.apnic.net -i org <Unique org ID> -T inetnum, inet6num, aut-num

17. How are organization objects created?
17
New APNIC accounts – when resources get delegated
Existing APNIC accounts – MyAPNIC

18. Org objects - What’s next for you
• Check your company information
• Update info via MyAPNIC if needed
• Org object created once details have been verified
18

19. Next Conference
19
https://2018.apricot.net/register

20. Later…
20
APRICOT 2019
Daejeon, Republic of Korea
18 to 28 February 2019
APNIC 46
Noumea, New Caledonia
6 to 13 September 2018
Don’t forget to apply for fellowship

21. 21
Thanks!