Alternative criteria to renumbering in initial allocation after the final /8 phase

1. Alternative criteria to renumbering in initial allocation after the final /8 phase Izumi Okutani (JPNIC) Terence Zhang (CNNIC)

2. Current Initial Allocation Criteria To be eligible to obtain an initial allocation, an LIR must: have used a /24 from their upstream provider ordemonstrate an immediate need for a /24; have complied with applicable policies in managing all address space previously allocated to it (including historical allocations); demonstrate a detailed plan for use of a /23 within a year; and commit to renumber from previously deployed space into the new address space within one year. Remove this criteria after the final /8 phase

3. Proposed change to Initial allocation criteria (prop-094) To be eligible to obtain an initial allocation, an LIR must: have used a /24 from their upstream provider ordemonstrate an immediate need for a /24; have complied with applicable policies in managing all address space previously allocated to it (including historical allocations); demonstrate a detailed plan for use of a /23 within a year; and commit to renumber from previously deployed space into the new address space within one year. Criteria.d) is removed for initial allocation under “9.10 Distribution of the final /8 worth of space in the unallocated APNIC IPv4 address pool” Add this clause