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APNIC Document identity
Title: Experimental allocations policy
Short title: experimental-alloc
Document ref: APNIC-109
Version: 002
Date of original publication: 29 December 2003
Date of this version: 17 June 2004
Review scheduled: n/a
Obsoletes: Previous versions
Status: Obsolete
Comments: Obsoleted by apnic-127
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Experimental allocations policy
About this document
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This document describes the APNIC policies which apply to requests
for Internet resource allocations that are to be used for
experimental purposes.
Table of contents
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Part 1: Background
1 Introduction
2 Scope
3 Definitions
3.1 Internet resources
3.2 RFC
4 Goals
Part 2: Policies
5 Allocations for experimental purposes
6 Eligible experiments
6.1 Publication of an Experimental RFC
6.2 Alternative publication approved by APNIC
7 APNIC input on proposed experiment
8 Public disclosure of experiment
9 Duration of allocation licenses
9.1 Extensions
10 Size of IP allocations
11 Registration
12 Restriction on commercial or undocumented uses
13 APNIC membership requirement
Part 1: Background
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1 Introduction
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As the Internet continues to expand and evolve, there is an increased
need for technologies and practices to be refined and standardised.
To achieve this, it is often necessary to experiment with proposed
technologies to evaluate their interaction with the installed base of
the Internet. For a small proportion of these experimental activities,
it may be necessary to allocate or assign Internet resources on a
temporary basis.
2 Scope
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This document describes policies for the responsible management of
global Internet resources in the Asia Pacific region, specifically
relating to the temporary allocation and assignment of Internet
resources for experimental purposes.
It should be read in conjunction with other APNIC documents,
including those dealing with membership and fees.
3 Definitions
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3.1 Internet resources
Internet resources are public IPv4 and IPv6 address numbers,
Autonomous System numbers, and reverse DNS delegations.
3.2 RFC
An RFC is a document in the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF) "Request for comments" series.
4 Goals
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The goal of this policy is to provide fair access to Internet
resources for genuine researchers, to encourage development of new
technologies and refinement of standards.
Part 2: Policies
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5 Allocations for experimental purposes
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APNIC will allocate public Internet resources to be used for
experimental purposes. These experimental allocations are subject to
the eligibility criteria, conditions, and restrictions described in
this document.
6 Eligible experiments
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An experiment is eligible for an allocation if it meets the criteria
described in either section 6.1 or section 6.2.
6.1 Publication of an Experimental RFC
Experiments are eligible for allocations if they are
described in an RFC designated by the IETF as
"Experimental".
The requestors must specifically refer to this RFC, describe
their participation in the experiment, and provide a summary
of the experiment which details their requirement for
Internet resources.
6.2 Alternative publication approved by APNIC
Experiments may be eligible for an allocation if they are
described in a document that is available free of charge and
publicly accessible in a forum approved by APNIC.
Under this criterion, APNIC has the sole discretion to
determine whether such an experiment is eligible. To do so,
APNIC may liaise with IETF working groups, other standards
bodies, RIRs, or Internet experts to evaluate the status of
the document, the validity of the experiment it describes,
and the Internet resource requirements of the experiment.
The requestors must specifically refer to the published
document, describe their participation in the experiment, and
provide a summary of the experiment which details their
requirement for Internet resources.
7 APNIC input on proposed experiment
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During the request process, APNIC may comment on the objectives of
the experiment with regards to the requested amount of numbering
resources. APNIC may also propose changes to the size of the
requested allocation.
If the requestor does not agree with the proposed changes, then APNIC
will seek advice from the IETF or another relevant standards body
involved in publishing the experiment.
8 Public disclosure of experiment
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It is a condition for experimental allocations that all material
details of the experiments are published free of charge and without
any constraints on their disclosure or use. The details to be
published include the objectives of the experiment, the practices,
and any other relevant details. At the completion of the experiment,
the results must be published under the same terms.
To this extent, the terms of APNIC?s regular non-disclosure
provisions are specifically excluded from these requests. Although
APNIC may consider requests for certain aspects of a project to be
subject to a non-disclosure agreement, it will not agree to any
restrictions on the public benefit to be gained from any
experiments.
APNIC may publish and maintain public archives of all experiments
which receive allocations under this policy.
9 Duration of allocation licenses
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APNIC will make experimental allocations on a temporary license
basis. Licenses to use the resources will be valid for one year.
9.1 Extensions
At the end of the initial license period, the holder of the
resources may apply to have the license extended, to meet the
objectives of the experiment, as publicly documented.
It is intended that the majority of the experiments to be
considered under this policy will be concluded without
extension of the original license.
10 Size of IP allocations
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In the case of experimental allocations of IP addresses, the
allocation size will be consistent with APNIC?s standard minimum
allocation size, unless the nature of the experiment specifically
requires an allocation of a different size.
11 Registration
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All experimental allocations will be registered in the APNIC Whois
Database. The registration details will indicate the temporary nature
of these allocations.
12 Restriction on commercial or undocumented uses
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APNIC may revoke an experimental allocation if the resources are
being used for commercial purposes, or are being used for any
activities not documented in the original request.
13 Fees
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Experimental allocations are available to APNIC members only.
New members wishing to receive experimental allocations may join at
the Associate member level. Their request for an experimental
allocation will not be subject to the "IP resource application fee".
Experimental allocations are not considered when calculating membership
tier.