Transfers: Addressing new Internet needs

[Monday 17 August 2009, Brisbane, Australia]: Next week Beijing will host
an important event in the 2009 conference calendar when APNIC and CNNIC
stage APNIC 29, the biannual Internet addressing conference for the Asia
Pacific region.

The Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) is responsible for
the management and distribution of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and
related resources across the entire Asia Pacific region; the China
Network Information Centre (CNNIC) plays a similar role in China.

Policy Proposals
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At this significant meeting, members of the Internet Community will
discuss possible changes to numeric Internet resource management in the
Asia Pacific when it discusses a proposal to deregulate the transfer of
IP address resources.

The policy changes were proposed to enable the community to better
manage the inevitable exhaustion of the IPv4 address pool until Internet
infrastructure is upgraded to support the next generation addressing
scheme – IPv6.

If the community decides to proceed with a new policy allowing the
transfer of Internet resources, this could lead to a commercial market
for IP address resources with implications for resources holders and
those seeking to obtain resources.

Other policy proposals to be discussed at APNIC 28 include a proposal to
reserve IPv4 address space to facilitate IPv6 deployment, a proposal to
automatically allocate IPv6 space to IPv4 address holders, and two
proposals that affect the efficient use of Autonomous System (AS)
numbers.

Internet Governance
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The first such event to be held in mainlined China, APNIC 28 will offer
an invaluable opportunity for local Chinese Internet Service Providers
to participate in training and attend a range of technical and
governance presentations.

They will have the opportunity to hear distinguished speakers such as
Dr. John C. Klensin speaking on Internationalized Domain Names, and hear
Internet Governance experts such as Markus Kummer, Executive Coordinator
of the Secretariat supporting the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), and
Madame Hu Qiheng, Chairwoman of the Internet Society of China.

Internet in China showcase
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An Internet in China showcase will provide an opportunity to hear about
the rapid growth in Internet development in this fast-growing economy.
China is one of the fastest growing economies in the Asia Pacific region
and is fast becoming an influential Internet stakeholder. The rapid
Internet growth in China is reshaping the way business is run and China
is the country to watch for new and exciting developments on the
Internet.

Asia Pacific Operators Forum
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Technical presentations include The Emperor’s New Cloud: An Analysis of
the July 2009 RoK/USA DDoS Attacks, with security expert Roland Dobbins
of Arbor Networks. This talk will include extensive data on the attacks
derived from a worldwide network of Internet traffic sensors, a
recounting of first-hand experiences detecting/classifying/tracing
back/mitigating the DDoS attacks in question, and discussion of the
implications of this incident in the context of the industry-wide
migration towards virtualization and cloud computing services.

The event is made possible with the enthusiastic support of CNNIC, which
will act as the host organization. CNNIC is the National Internet
Registry in China, responsible for the distribution and management of
IPv4, IPv6 addresses and AS numbers.

APNIC Director General, Paul Wilson said: “We would like to thank CNNIC
for making it possible for APNIC to hold this important event in
Mainland China for the first time. As a leading user of numeric Internet
resources in the Asia Pacific and the world, this is a valuable
opportunity for members of the Internet Community in China to directly
participate in policy formation for IP address management. Staging these
important discussions in Beijing will enable many more local Chinese
citizens to attend in person.”

Director-General of CNNIC, MAO Wei said: “Staging APNIC 28 in Beijing is
of great significance for the development of the Internet in China and
the Asia-Pacific region. It is our common goal to build a stable,
prosperous, and reliable Internet. CNNIC has always promoted the healthy
and sustainable development of the Internet in China and in the world,
and actively involves itself in advancing the international Internet
community. We would like to thank our many sponsors for their financial
support and encourage all interested parties to participate in this
important international event,” he said. APNIC is made possible with the
valuable assistance of several sponsor organizations including Diamond
Event Sponsor, China Mobile; Platinum sponsors, China Telecom, China
Unicom and DotAsia registry; and Gold sponsor PCCW.