Network operators
IPv4 exhaustion for network operators
Remember:
- It will take APNIC a long time to completely run out of IPv4, because of the small size of allocations from the final IPv4 /8 block
- Networks and businesses that connect to the Internet after APNIC reaches the final /8 will be eligible for a small slice of IPv4 addresses to bridge the IPv4 and IPv6 Internets for a long time to come
FAQ: Stage 3 Policy Changes
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IPv4 delegations during Stages 1 and 2
- Address policy remains the same until APNIC reaches the final /8
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- Criteria for justifying IPv4 addresses will not change
- There is no maximum size delegation you can receive from APNIC
- In Stage 2, request processing will be serialized with a standard response time of exactly five (5) business days (see Frequently Asked Questions)
- Transfers of IPv4 between APNIC members are possible, provided the recipient can justify a need for the addresses.
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IPv4 delegations during Stage 3
- APNIC final /8 policy became active on 15 April 2011
- To extend the life of APNIC's last /8 for as long as possible, under the final /8 policy, each organization can only receive one block of the minimum allocation size (a /22)
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- This policy allows new and current networks to receive IPv4 addresses to assist with the transition to IPv6
- Transfers of IPv4 addresses between APNIC members is possible during Stage 3, with no limitations on the recipient.
Networks and organizations should begin the IPv6 deployment process now, to avoid issues with running out of IPv4 space.
