- Category: Internet Protocols
- Topic: Ratification of Global Policy Proposal From ASO for Post Exhaustion IPV4 Allocation Mechanisms by the IANA Function
- Board meeting date: 06 May 2012
- Resolution number: 2012.05.06.01
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-06may12-en.htm#1.1
- Status: Complete
Summary
Ratification of Global Policy Proposal From ASO for Post Exhaustion IPV4 Allocation Mechanisms by the IANA Function
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Whereas, the last five unicast IPv4 /8s were allocated to the five RIRs in accordance with Global Policy on 3 February 2011.
Whereas, there is currently no policy mechanism for redistributingIPv4 address space between RIRs.
Whereas, the addressing community has developed and reached consensus on a policy proposal allowing returned IPv4 address space to be shared equally between all five RIR regions.
Whereas, the Board on 21 April 2011 resolved to request ICANN staff to track the development of this policy proposal in background reports and such reports have been submitted regularly.
Whereas, on 13 March 2012, the ASO Address Council submitted the policy proposal to ICANN Board for ratification.
Whereas, the proposal was published for public comments from 14 March 2012 until 4 April 2012, during which time no comments were submitted.
Resolved (2012.05.06.01), that the Global Policy for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by the IANA is ratified in line with clause 9 of Attachment A to the 2004 ASO MoU.
Implementation Actions
- None
Rationale
The proposed action is intended to ratify a policy proposal that has achieved consensus in all five addressing communities and to enable implementation of the policy by ICANN in performing the IANA functions. The action to be taken does not entail any budgetary consequences in and of itself, nor any potential negative effects. It is important to take this action now to respect the 60-day window for Board decision stipulated in the ASO MoU.
Other Related Resolutions
- Resolution 2011.04.21.09, the Board directed staff to track the development of the Global Policy for Post-Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanism by the IANA, available at http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-21apr11-en.htm#2.9
- Other resolutions TBD
Additional Information
- The 2004 Address Supporting Organization (ASO) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is available at http://archive.icann.org/en/aso/aso-mou-29oct04.htm
- The Background Report on Global Policy Proposal for the Allocation of IPv4 by IANA Post Exhaustion is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-11feb11-en.htm.
- The Updated Background Report on Global Policy for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by IANA is available at: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-26apr11-en.htm.
- The public comment for this Global Policy proposal is available at http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14mar12-en.htm
- A comment period on the implementation of this Global Policy was initiated in October 2012, available at http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-04oct12-en.htm
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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