Global IPv6 Allocation and
Assignment Policies
Presented by
Richard Jimmerson
Director of Operations
December 19, 2000
Global IPv6 Summit in Japan
Overview
• Evolution of IPv6 Allocation Policy
• Initial IPv6 Allocation Architecture
• IPv6 Allocation Policy
• Registry Coordination
• Useful IPv6 Links
December 19, 2000
Global IPv6 Summit in Japan
Evolution of IPv6 Allocation Policy
• IPv6 architecture evolved through IETF
working groups
• 6bone was established to experiment with
new IPv6 technology
• RIRs co-authored a document to specify
initial production IPv6 allocation policies
• In mid-1999, IANA approved the document
and released the first group of production
IPv6 addresses (sub-TLAs) to the RIRs
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Global IPv6 Summit in Japan
Initial IPv6 Allocation
Architecture
Initial allocation size is a /35 reserved from a /29
| 3|
13
|
13
| 6 |
13
|
16
|
64 bits
|
+--+--------+--------+---+-------+-------+---------------+
|FP|
TLA
|sub-TLA |RES|
NLA
|
SLA
| Interface
|
+--+--------+--------+---+-------+-------+---------------+
/29 /35
• TLA – Top Level Aggregation identifier
e.g. backbone ISPs
• NLA – Next Level Aggregation identifier
e.g. next level ISPs
• SLA – Site Level Aggregation identifier
e.g. network hierarchy within an organization (end site)
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Global IPv6 Summit in Japan
Global IPv6 Allocation Policy
• Bootstrap Phase
– Transitional and temporary
– Concludes
•
•
After first 100 sub-TLA IDs (/29s) have been allocated
worldwide, or
After a RIR has allocated 60 sub-TLA IDs in their
region
• General Phase
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Global IPv6 Summit in Japan
Bootstrap Phase Criteria
1. BGP peering relationships with at least
three other public ASes in IPv4 defaultfree zone
2. Must demonstrate production IPv6 within
12 months and either
3. Must be IPv4 provider to 40 sites that
merit /48 (NLA) IPv6 allocations or
4. 3 months of 6bone pTLA experience and
overall 6-month 6bone participation
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Global IPv6 Summit in Japan
General Phase Criteria
1. BGP peering relationships with 3 other
IPv6 networks with sub-TLA IDs
and either
2. Requesting organization must have
reassigned addresses from upstream
providers to 40 SLA customer sites
or
3. Requesting organization must
demonstrate a clear intent to provide
IPv6 within 12 months
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Registry Coordination
•
The RIRs coordinate with each other in the
review all IPv6 sub-TLA requests to ensure
– global consistency and
– accuracy
•
RIRs are working together to establish
IPv6 reassignment policy
–
–
APNIC and RIPE NCC communities have accepted the
IAB/IESG recommendation
ARIN community has established a working group to
discuss the recommendation
http://www.arin.net/announcements/ipv6_wg.html
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Useful IPv6 Links
http://www.6bone.net
Testbed for deployment of IPv6
http://www.apnic.net
APNIC web site
http://www.arin.net/regserv/ipv6
ARIN IPv6 registration information
http://www.arin.net/announcements/ipv6_wg.html
ARIN working group information related to IPv6
http://www.ripe.net
RIPE web site
December 19, 2000
Global IPv6 Summit in Japan
Next ARIN Meeting
• ARIN VII Public Policy & Members
Meeting Details
Location:
Dates:
Host:
San Francisco, CA
April 1 – 4, 2001
Global Crossing
• Registration and additional information will
be available soon...
HYATT
FISHERMAN’S
W HARF
December 19, 2000
http://www.arin.net/
• Second Annual ASO General Assembly
meeting to be held in conjunction with
ARIN VII
Global IPv6 Summit in Japan