APNIC Policy Update and Participation, presented at TWNIC 43rd IP Open Policy Meeting

Sunny Chendi, the Senior Regional Advisor of Membership and Policy at APNIC, presented the APNIC policy update at the 6th ICANN APAC-TWNIC Engagement Forum and 43rd TWNIC OPM held in Taipei from 22 to 24 April 2025.

1. 1
APNIC Policy Update and Participation
TWNIC 43rd IP Open Policy Meeting
23 April 2025
Taipei

2. 2
Overview
•Policy implementation
•Policies under discussion
•Policy governance and participation
• [Date[
• [xx]

3. 33
Resizing of IPv4 assignment for the IXPs
•Prop-154 Version 2
•Implemented in February 2025
•Size of IPv4 delegation
–/26 default, /22 maximum
•Eligibility
–New IXPs are delegated a /26 IPv4 address by default.
–IXPs can request up to a /25 if they can demonstrate more than 60 peers on the IXP fabric (peering LAN) in 12
months.
–IXPs can request up to a /23 or the current highest delegation size if they can demonstrate more than 100 peers on
the IXP fabric (peering LAN) in 12 months.
–Existing Large IXPs that have previously used their maximum delegation of /23 under the previous policy can
request a contiguous block (if available) of /22 if they have used 60% of their existing delegation.
•Conditions
–Non-transferable.
–Must not announce in the global routing table.

4. 44
Assignment of Temporary IP Resources
•Prop-156 Version 2
•Implemented in February 2025
•Reserved address
–/21 IPv4, /29 IPv6 prefix and 8 ASNs
•Eligibility
–In most cases, no greater than a /24 IPv4 prefix, a /32 IPv6 prefix and a single ASN will be provided
unless the applicant can demonstrate a greater need.
•Purpose
–may include a conference, workshop, special interest group meetings and other purposes as APNIC
deems appropriate where a long-term assignment may not be feasible.
•Conditions
–3 to 6 months.
–Can only be made to APNIC/NIR account holders.
–Must be returned to APNIC/NIR before the end of the date.

5. 55
prop-162-v2: WHOIS Privacy
•Did not reach community consensus at APNIC 59 Open Policy Meeting
(OPM)
•Problem statement
–Over 400 organizations have bulk access to APNIC WHOIS data.
–Third parties republish contact details online.
–Information easily harvested through screen scraping.
–Evidence of misuse by organizations not involved in legitimate networking.
•Proposed solution
–Prevent unnecessary distribution and retention of APNIC member contact
Information.
–Ensure APNIC remains the sole provider of contact details.
–Maintain legitimate access for authorized users.

6. 66
prop-163: Enhancing WHOIS Transparency and
Efficiency Through Referral Server Implementation
•Did not reach community consensus at APNIC 59 OPM
•Problem statement
–Inconsistent queries after resource transfers.
–Challenges in querying NIR second-level allocations.
–Lack of transparency for downstream allocations.
•Proposed solution
–By implementing WHOIS Referral Server support
•Queries for transferred resources (e.g., ASN or IP addresses) will be automatically
redirected to the appropriate RIR database.
•NIR allocations can be seamlessly queried through a hierarchical system.
•Downstream allocation information will become accessible, enhancing transparency and
traceability.

7. 7
Policy governance and participation

8. 88
Why participate?
•It is an opportunity to learn and share experiences and best practices of the
Internet.
•Policies affect your organization’s operating environment and are constantly
changing.
•Ensure your organization's needs are represented.
•It’s a great way to build your profile and contribute to the Internet.
•You can directly impact the way Registries manage Internet number resources.
•Make these policies work for your networks and for your future business growth.
Good policy governance necessitates the consideration of a variety of opinions to comprehend and
address the diverse needs and perspectives of all stakeholders. This approach ensures that decisions are
well-informed, inclusive, and equitable, ultimately fostering more sustainable outcomes.

9. 99
Policy Development Process
Policies are developed by the
community in a bottom-up approach.
This approach is part of the Policy
Development Process or commonly
referred to as the ‘PDP’.
PDP describes the process through
which policy proposals are submitted,
considered, and adopted by APNIC
and NIRs.

10. 1010
Policy Process
What are the key characteristics of the PDP?
Open
Anyone in the community - Member or not - can propose a
policy. This can be a proposed change to an existing policy or
a new one altogether. Anyone can participate from the
beginning, during the discussion as well as in the decision-
making process.
Transparent
Bottom-up
APNIC publicly documents all policy discussions and decisions
to provide complete transparency of the policy development
process. These documents, the associated discussion in the
mailing list, and decisions are freely available for viewing at
any time.
The Policy Development Process is driven by the Internet
community - by those who need and use these resources. It is
catered to address the needs and requirements of the Asia-
Pacific Internet community.APNIC stays neutral in the
process.

11. 1111
APNIC PDP Process and Timelines

12. 1212
Policy discussions
•Some people think it’s a great idea
•Others disagree
•The author tries to convince or compromise
•The Policy Chairs monitor the discussions and participate as
appropriate
•The Policy Chair and Co-Chairs are elected by the community
–Policy SIG Chair: Bertrand Cherrier
–Co-Chairs: Shaila Sharmin and Ching-Heng Ku

13. 1313
How to participate?
•Subscribe to the Policy mailing list
–https://mailman.apnic.net/mailman/listinfo/sig-policy
•Review the proposals
–https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/proposals/
•Discuss with colleagues and others
•Participate in Open Policy Meeting (remotely or in-person)
–Check the APNIC 60 conference program
–https://conference.apnic.net/60/

14. 1414
See you at
Hosted by
14

15. 15
Stay in Touch!
15

16. 16
QUESTIONS?
Sunny Chendi
[email protected]