Amendment of Utilisation in Soft Landing

Amend article 5.4.6.1 of the CPM, as follows:

Current

Proposed

5.4.6.1 In order to receive IPv4 allocations or assignments during the Exhaustion Phase, the LIR or End User must have used at least 90% of all previous allocations or assignments (including those made during both the Current Phase and the Exhaustion Phase) In the case of new LIRs or End Users with no previous allocations or assignments, this requirement does not apply to their first allocation or assignment request.

5.4.6.1 In order to receive IPv4 allocations or assignments during the Exhaustion Phase, the LIR or End User must have used at least 90% of all previous allocations or assignments (including those made during both the Current Phase and the Exhaustion Phase) In the case of new LIRs or End Users with no previous allocations or assignments, this requirement does not apply to their first allocation or assignment request. The above requirement is waived for network operators requesting new IP addresses for key technical needs – such as redundancy and high-availability sites, IPv6 transition technologies, or expansion to new sites which pose a technical constraint on their current resource pool – and in these cases, the request is treated as a first allocation or request.

4. References

In other regions, all IPv4 addresses have been exhausted and it seems that the equivalent to the soft-landing is not any more an issue, because most of the existing members only can access IPv4 addresses via transfers.

Revision History

Date	Details
6th May 2026	Version 1: AFPUB-2026-IPv4-002-DRAFT01 Initial Draft Posted to RPD

This document records the AFRINIC operational impact assessment for the policy proposal below. Sections 1 through 3.1 have been populated. All remaining sections are included from the template and intentionally left unfilled.

1. DPP Details

Field	Details
Policy ID	AFPUB-2026-IPv4-002-DRAFT01
Policy Name	Amendment of Utilisation in Soft Landing
URL of Policy Proposal	Amendment of Utilisation in Soft Landing - AFPUB-2026-IPv4-002-DRAFT01
Date of Assessment	09 Jun 2026
Affected CPM Section	Article 5.4.6.1 of the CPM regarding eligibility for IPv4 allocations or assignments during the Exhaustion Phase.
Version of IA	v1

2. Previous Versions — Impact Assessments

Version	URL
v1	First version of this staff impact assessment for this proposal.
Current status	No previous published assessment identified for this proposal.

3. AFRINIC Staff Assessment

3.1 Staff Interpretation & Understanding of the Proposal

The 90% threshold requirement remains the underlying condition to assess eligibility for receiving additional IPv4 resources from AFRINIC. However, some technical constraints deem it necessary to override this threshold requirement.

• Benefit to AFRINIC: Hostmasters will have a clearly documented policy for guidance when dealing with such cases.

• Impact on Resource Members: Members will be able to use the policy if faced with such technical constraints while having used less than 90% of their allocations and assignments.

3.2 Clarity of Policy Text

• Overall, the proposal is clear and easy to understand.

3.3 Areas of Impact

3.3.1 Interaction with Existing CPM

Policy will update Section 5.4.6.1 of the CPM

3.3.2 Interaction with Other DPPs Under Discussion

No overlaps detected

3.3.3 Impact on IP Numbers Registry Systems

System	Impact
WHOIS	None
RDAP	None
MyAFRINIC (Hostmaster, Member Portal, Transfer Tool)	None
NetSuite	None
NMRP	None
RPKI	None

3.3.4 Member Services Operations

• Procedures: MS Procedures will be updated to include policy provisions. The procedure will also have to evolve in a way that fraudulent requests are identified, and there is no abusive use of the policy section.

• Website & Communications: Updates to FAQs.

3.3.5 IT

• No impact

3.3.6 HR

• No Impact.

3.3.7 Legal

• No legal issue

3.3.8 Finance

• No impact

4. Recommendations on Policy Wording

• The last sentence “…– and in these cases, the request is treated as a first allocation or request.” must be rephrased to ensure reference is maintained for both “allocation“ and “assignment“.

• Can the author consider the following text for more clarity?

5.4.6.1 As a condition precedent to the receipt of any IPv4 allocation or assignment during the Exhaustion Phase, a Local Internet Registry (“LIR”) or End User shall demonstrate utilisation of not less than ninety per cent (90%) of all prior IPv4 allocations or assignments received, including those made during both the Current Phase and the Exhaustion Phase.

The foregoing requirement shall not apply to the first allocation or assignment request submitted by a new LIR or End User having no previous IPv4 allocations or assignments.

Notwithstanding the above, the utilisation requirement may be waived in respect of network operators seeking additional IPv4 resources for essential technical purposes, including but not limited to redundancy and high-availability deployments, IPv6 transition mechanisms, or expansion to new sites giving rise to technical constraints affecting the operator’s existing resource pool. In such circumstances, the relevant request shall be treated as a first allocation or assignment request for the purposes of this provision.

5. Staff Clarification Requests

• None

6. Implementation Plan

Proposal can be implemented within the prescribed timelines in the CPM.

6.1 Timeline

• Within 30 days of date of ratification