------------------------------------------------------------------- APNIC Document identity Title: APNIC Portable Assignment Request Form Short title: portable-assign-request Document ref: APNIC-098 Version: 003 Date of original publication: 1 December 2002 Date of this version: 18 December 2006 Review scheduled: n/a Obsoletes: Previous versions Status: Obsolete Comments: n/a -------------------------------------------------------------------- APNIC Portable Assignment Request Form What is this form used for? --------------------------- This form is for use by organisations requesting portable assignments of IPv4 or IPv6 address space. Please use it to request assignments for: - Multihoming IPv4 only - Internet Exchange Point IPv4 or IPv6 - Critical Infrastructure IPv4 or IPv6 Important: For each type of request, you must submit a separate request form. This form may be used by APNIC members and non-members with a valid APNIC account name. Other IP address request forms ------------------------------ If you are an APNIC member seeking an IPv4 allocation, then use the "IPv4 ISP request Form", at: http://www.apnic.net/services/ipv4/index.html (web) ftp://ftp.apnic.net/apnic/docs/isp-address-request (text) If you are seeking an IPv6 allocation, then use the "IPv6 Allocation Request Form" at: ftp://ftp.apnic.net/apnic/docs/ipv6-alloc-request Eligibility for a portable assignment ------------------------------------- Multihoming: Organisations seeking an IPv4 multihoming assignment must meet the criteria described in "Policies for Address Space Management in the Asia Pacific Region". In particular, an organisation is eligible to receive a portable assignment from APNIC if it: - is currently multihomed with provider-based addresses, or demonstrates a plan to multihome within one month; and - agrees to renumber out of previously assigned address space. For more information, see: http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/add-manage-policy.html#11.1 Internet Exchange Point: Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) are eligible to receive a portable assignment from APNIC for use on their IXP transit LAN. IXPs may request the following assignment sizes: IPv4 - a minimum assignment of /24 IPv6 - a minimum assignment of /48 APNIC may make multiple assignments of these sizes, where justified. For more information, see: http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/add-manage-policy.html#11.2 Critical Infrastructure: Organisations seeking assignment for critical infrastructure must be an actual operator of the network infrastructure performing the following functions: - root domain name system (DNS) server - global top level domain (gTLD) DNS server - country code TLD (ccTLDs) DNS server - Regional Internet Registry (RIRs) - National Internet Registry (NIRs) These organisations are entitled to request the following assignment sizes: IPv4 - a minimum assignment of /24 IPv6 - a maximum assignment of /32 per operator For more information, see: http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/add-manage-policy.html#11.3 Fees and accounts ----------------- Assignments are avilable to both current APNIC members and non- members. Non-members must first obtain an APNIC account name. Membership information: http://www.apnic.net/member Non-member accounts: http://www.apnic.net/member/non-members A summary of APNIC's fees is available at: http://www.apnic.net/member/feesinfo.html Members making their first Internet address resource request from APNIC are subject to the Resource Services Application Fee. For more information, see: http://www.apnic.net/member/feesinfo.html Help guides for completing the APNIC Portable Assignment Request Form -------------------------------------------------------------------- A full help guides for this form is available at http://www.apnic.net/services/help/portable-txt/ You may also wish to read "Quick tips for requesting IP addresses", at: http://www.apnic.net/info/faq/isp-request-tips.html Questions --------- If you have other questions, please contact us at: Or, if you would prefer to phone or fax us with your questions, please refer to our contact details and office hours at: http://www.apnic.net Submitting this form -------------------- All requests for portable assignments must include completed Network and Technical templates. Depending on the type of portable assignment you are requesting, complete ONE of the following templates ONLY: - Multihoming OR - Internet Exchange Point OR - Critical Infrastructure Then, submit the completed templates (not including this introductory information) by email to: Please note that this form will first be parsed by machine. Therefore, you must ensure that: - your account name, enclosed in square brackets, is included in the subject line. For example, [SPARKYNET-MY] - your email is sent in plain ASCII text only - you do not modify any of the template lines starting with #[ - you do not modify any of the field names in the templates. NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE THIS HEADER WITH YOUR APPLICATION. - - - - - - - - - - - - - FORM STARTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #[REQUESTOR TEMPLATE]# name: email: acct-name: org-relationship: #[PORTABLE ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATE]# address-type: assign-type: #[NETWORK TEMPLATE]# netname: descr: descr: country: admin-c: tech-c: remarks: mnt-routes: #[TECHNICAL TEMPLATE]# infrastructure: infrastructure: network-plan: network-plan: #[ MULTIHOMING TEMPLATE]# conn-status: peer-as-contacts: peer-as-contacts: ip-return: #[INTERNET EXCHANGE POINT TEMPLATE]# service-plan: ix-member: ix-member: ixp-policy: #[CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TEMPLATE]# org-url: critical-cat: #[Additional information]# If you are applying for a multihoming assignment, please give details of the reason you are requesting portable assignment under multihoming criteria. If you are applying for a multihoming, IXP or critical infrastructure assignment, you have the option of including any additional information you feel may justify your request. - - - - - - - - - - - - - END OF FORM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -