IP users (open policy meeting in Japan) reports 

   Tsukasa Ogino, Trustee(IP address), JPNIC, Internet Initiative Japan Inc.

   

:: Background

We take place a IP-USERS like special open policy meeting in Japan once a year.The participant of this meeting is in such cases as the administrator of the network. IP-USERS is to discussed about the assignment policy of the IP address. Main subject of this meeting was to discuss 'IP address assignment policy'.

   

:: Topics

To discuss the current address assignment policy:

- International activity
- APNIC / JPNIC (Bs assignment policy)
- LIR/ISP (Bs status)
- End-users (Bs activity)

   

:: Conclusion

We got the following consensus in this meeting.

- To continue the IP-USERS meeting
- Necessity of IP address assignment guideline
- To disclose the IP address assignment policy rapidly