AfriNIC policies are developed through an open Policy Development Process. There is no
requirement to participate in the process and anybody can propose and discuss policy
matters related to resource management in AfriNIC region of service. To participate you
must subscribe to the policy working group mailing list.
Minutes of the last public policy meeting can be found in the Minutes of Public Policy Meetings Page
Guide to the Status and Filenames of AfriNIC Policies
This document defines the standard status of AfriNIC policy documents.
| Status |
Description |
| Under discussion |
While proposal is being discussed on the mailing list |
| Awaiting Last Call |
If consensus has been reached at a meeting. |
| Last Call |
During Last Call |
| Proposal-Withdrawn |
If the author withdraws a policy at any stage |
| Proposal-Expired |
If the proposal has expired after one year of inactivity or non-approval by board |
| Awaiting Approval |
While a policy proposal is awaiting board approval |
| Awaiting Implementation |
While a board-ratified proposal is awaiting implementation |
| Implemented |
After proposal is implemented and becomes policy. |
| Obsolete |
When a policy is made obsolete |
Every policy is named in the general form AFPUB-YYYY-Category-Number-draft-nn where
- YYYY=year in long format eg 2011
- Category refers to what category this policy addresses eg v4=IPv4, v6-IPv6, DNS=all DNS related, GEN=general and all other, ASN=AS Numbers
- Number= Serial number within that year starting from 001
- nn=Integer that starts with 01 and increases by 1 for every new version of the proposal.
- For example AFPUB-2011-v4-002 is the second policy within 2011 relating to IPv4 and it if it ends up having 4 versions, it will go as follows: AFPUB-2011-v4-002-draft-01 -->AFPUB-2011-v4-002-draft-02 -->AFPUB-2011-v4-002-draft-03 -->AFPUB-2011-v4-002-draft-04 -->AFPUB-2011-v4-002
Current Policies
| Policy Documents |
Policy Name |
Status |
Date Implemented |
AFPUB-2004-v6-001
was (afpol-v6200407-000)
|
IPv6 Allocation Policy |
Implemented |
30.06.2004 |
AFPUB-2004-DNS-001
was (afpol-re200407-000)
|
Reverse Delegation Policy |
Implemented |
30.06.2004 |
AFPUB-2004-ASN-001
was (afpol-as200407-000)
|
ASN Assignment Policy |
Implemented |
30.06.2004 |
AFPUB-2005-ASN-001
was (afpol-asn200509)
|
4-Byte ASN Policy |
Implemented |
22.09.2005 |
AFPUB-2005-v4-001
was (afpol-v4200407-000)
|
IPv4 Allocation Policy |
Implemented |
17.05.2006 |
AFPUB-2006-GEN-001
was (afpol-v4eu200504)
|
End User Assignment Policy |
Implemented |
17.05.2006 |
AFPUB-2006-GEN-002
was (afpol-tmpal200504)
|
Temporary Address Allocation Policy (experiments) |
Implemented |
17.05.2006 |
AFPUB-2006-ASN-001
was (afpol-chgasn200504)
|
Change in ASN Policy |
Implemented |
17.05.2006 |
AFPUB-2006-v6-001
was (afpol-glbipv6200508)
|
Global Policy for IPv6 Allocation from IANA to RIR |
Implemented |
17.05.2006 |
AFPUB-2007-GEN-001
was (afpol-af200611)
|
Policy to Change the Allocation and Assignment Period to
12 Months |
Implemented |
13.06.2007 |
AFPUB-2007-v6-001
was (afpol-v6200701)
|
IPv6 Provider Independent (PI) Assignment for End-Sites |
Implemented |
13.06.2007 |
AFPUB-2007-v6-002
was (afpol-ipv6hdr20070330)
|
Policy to Change the IPv6 HD Ratio from 0.8 to 0.94 |
Implemented |
13.06.2007 |
AFPUB-2009-v4-001
was (afpol-v4gp200802)
|
Global Policy for the Allocation of the Remaining IPv4 Address Space.
|
Implemented |
06.03.2009 |
| AFPUB-2009-ASN-001 |
(Ammended) IANA Policy for Allocation of ASN Blocks to RIRs |
Implemented |
26.05.2010 |
| AFPUB-2010-GEN-005 |
Policy Development Process in the AfriNIC service region |
Implemented |
24.11.2010 |
| AFPUB-2011-v4-004-draft-01 (GPP-IPv4-2011) |
Global Policy for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by the IANA |
Ratified |
Nov 2011 |
| AFPUB-2010-v4-005-draft-05 |
IPv4 Soft Landing Policy |
Ratified |
Nov 2011 |
| AFPUB-2010-GEN-006 |
Abuse Contact Information in the AfriNIC service region |
Implemented |
30.04.2012 |
|
Proposed Policies
How to Participate in the Policy Process:
How to Propose a Policy:
In order to propose a policy, proceed as follows:
- If you have not already done so, please read and understand the Policy Development Process.
- If you are not already a member of the Resource Policies Discussion (rpd) mailing list, please subscribe to the rpd mailing list, it is the primary medium for discussing policy proposals.
- Send a copy of your policy proposal using the template below to policy-submission[at]afrinic.net . The AfriNIC Policy Liaison will give feedback about the content and format of your proposal (if necessary) and then issue you a unique identifier.
- Once you get a unique identifier, send your policy proposal to the rpd mailing list. It will subsequently be put online on the AfriNIC policy page.
| Template for Submitting Policy Proposals |
------------------------[Proposal Header]-----------------------
Unique identifier (assigned by AfriNIC):
Draft Policy Name:
Author(s)
(a) Author1.Name | Author1.Email_Address | Author1.Affiliation
(b) Author2.Name | Author2.Email_Address | Author2.Affiliation
Draft Policy Version
Submission Date
Related Policies (where applicable)
Obsoletes
Amends
------------------------[Proposal Header]-----------------------
[1] Summary of the Problem Being Addressed by this Policy Proposal
[2] Summary of How this Proposal Addresses the Problem
[3] Proposal (Please use sub-numbering so as to make it easy to reference in discussions)
[4] Revision History (for all but the very first draft)
4.1 Version nn
Change: .......................... (description of the change)
Reason for Change:..........(why was it changed?)
4.2 Version nn
Change: .......................... (description of the change)
Reason for Change:..........(why was it changed?)
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