Hi Alan,

Your request is received and will be forwarded to the board for
consideration.

I have few questions for the this kind of network operators:

1) do they meet the criteria for IPv6 PI assignment from AfriNIC?
2) has any of community network Operators being denied IPv6 or IPv4
   public IP address assignment from their upstream provider to properly
   number their network?
3) How many hosts does the WUG network run?

- a.


I submit a request for the board to consider my proposal for special
pricing of IPv6 PI allocations for community networks. For example
the WUGs (http://www.wug.za.net/) operate entirely on voluntary
contributions, and they are very useful breeding grounds for
networking skills. It would be wonderful if AfriNIC could do a
special offer for this small group of expert users so as to enable
them to properly number their networks without NATted, NATted, NATs
(in some cases only NATted NATs).  These networks are not members of
AfriNIC and without a special offer they will most probably not be
able to become members, so this will not erode any income. I propose
that AfriNIC do this as a sponsored service for all African community
networks and consider it as a marketing and skills development cost,
it will certainly cost no more than a single training workshop in one
country. Alternatively, I am certain that AfriNIC can leverage its
resources to obtain sponsorships for these networks.

Sincerely,

Alan







On 03 Aug 2007, at 10:16 AM, Adiel A. Akplogan wrote:

   Hello all,
   AfriNIC calls its members for action to implement Ipv6-ready
   Infrastructure as from now.
   The message bellow was sent to all its members this week along
   with the position paper available at:
   [1]http://www.afrinic.net/news/afltt-ipv6200707-0015.pdf
   Regards.
   - a.

     Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:13:29 +0400
     To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
     From: "Adiel A. Akplogan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
     Subject: AfriNIC position on the future of IP number resources
     Dear Members,
     After considering the situation of the IPv4 central pool
exhaustion
     and the analysis paper published by AfriNIC staff in April
2007 [1],
     The AfriNIC Board approved in its last meeting an action plan
for
     the staff to intensify its awareness campaign on the issue and
     advise
     network operators in the region to make their network
infrastructure
     IPv6 ready as soon as possible.
     Resolution [#200707.01]:

          "Noting the imminent exhaustion of the IPv4 address
central
          pool,
          the AfriNIC Board resolves that efforts to draw the
public's
          attention to the problem and potential solutions such  as
IPv6
          be
          intensified, and instructs the staff to take  appropriate
action
          in this regard"

     In line with this resolution, we have released the attached
message
     to
     draw your attention to the situation. This direct
communication will
     be
     followed by different other measures/activities to continue to
     promote
     the adoption of IPv6 in the Africa region. Among other
activities,
     AfriNIC will have a press conference to reach out to a larger
     audience
     including the media and intensify its IPv6 training activity
across
     the
     continent.
     We will also soon launch a specific area on our web site
dedicated
     to
     IPv6, from where policy, training materials, papers and other
useful
     information related to IPv6 will be available.
     Do not hesitate to contact our team, should you have any
further
     questions
     or need more clarification.
     Sincerely,
     [1] [2]http://www.afrinic.net/news/ipv4_exhaustion.htm

References

   1. http://www.afrinic.net/news/afltt-ipv6200707-0015.pdf
   2. http://www.afrinic.net/news/ipv4_exhaustion.htm
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