IP Addressing: Where’s the “root”?
With the stewardship of IANA’s naming and addressing responsibilities under discussion, Paul Wilson explains the important, fundamental differences between these critical Internet resources.
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Policy
Policy changes make it easier to meet IPv4 and ASN request criteria
APNIC today implemented prop-113 and prop-114 which change the request criteria for the delegation of IPv4 addresses and ASNs.
APNIC 41 policy proposal deadline nears
The deadline to submit policy proposals to be discussed at APNIC 41 in Auckland, New Zealand is Friday, 15 January 2016.
Three of the best: Internet Governance
The top three posts on Internet governance topics from 2015.
Where is WSIS heading post-2015?
Guest Post: Constance Bommelaer discusses what a “post-2015” vision for the Information Society could look like in the lead up to an event that will have an impact on its outcome, WSIS+10.
Policy @ RIPE 71: ASNs in the frame
Discussions surrounding ASNs were some of the more interesting policy topics at RIPE 71.
Merged policy manual easier to use and maintain
APNIC’s Policy team has been busy consolidating previous APNIC resource policy documentation into a single, easy-to-use document.
ARIN 36: Policy outcomes
Eleven draft policies were discussed, two of which were moved to last call, at the recent ARIN 36 meeting.
Translated APNIC 40 policy outcomes
The APNIC 40 Policy outcomes have been translated into eight regional languages: Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese.
Event Wrap: LACNIC 24
LACNIC 24 attracted close to 400 attendees and over 1800 remote participants. Check out what APNIC was up to at the event.