1993/9/17
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                        APNIC/APCCIRN 報告

                                                        1993/09/17
                                                        nakayama@nic.ad.jp

1. APNIC/APCCIRN 報告

   APCCIRN は、1993/8/20-21 両日に渡り、サンフランシスコ、Hyatt Regency
において、14カ国、50名が参加して開催された。(同会議の Aggenda 並びに議事録の
詳細については、nic.nm.kr:~ftp/apccirn/{024.Agenda.Aug93,035.minute.Aug93}
から入手することができるので、詳細はそちらを参照下さい)

  同会議において、KRNIC 及び、JPNIC の概要についての説明が行なわれ、前回から
提案が行なわれてきた APNIC pilot project に対する具体案が、村井 JPNIC セン
ター長よりなされた。各種の議論が行なわれた結果、最後に添付する proposal の
形で大筋が了承された。同議事録（案）の関連部分の抜粋は、以下の通りである。

  また、次回の APCCIRN 会議は 12/10-11 に台北で開催されることとなり、その時点
までに、pilot project の経過報告並びに、終了後の funding model 等の提案を行な
うこととなった。

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APNIC

Jun Murai reviewed the development of the NIC movement from a single network
information center in the U.S. to regional/national NICs, primarily to handle
allocation of IP addresses.  The international authority now lies with IANA,
under the auspices of ISOC.  The vision now is for an global NIC with regional
authority delegated to regional NICs, such as InterNIC in the Americas and RIPE
NCC in Europe.  More information on past APCCIRN discussions is in the past
minutes on the server.  A decision on how to move forward is required at the
next APCCIRN meeting.

Status reports from the KRNIC and JPNIC national NIC projects were presented.
Then, Jun Murai proposed changes in the pilot project on AP Network Information
Center (APNIC), which was approved at the last meeting .  The project period is
changed to September 1993 - June 1994.  The most important function would
be handling block allocation of addresses in the region.  This might help if and
when CIDR technology is deployed, in order to help routing in Asia and the
Pacific.  It was recommended that members from each country participate in the
APNIC Pilot Project.  If approved by the APCCIRN, this pilot project would help
determine how to meet the needs in the region over the long-term.  During the
pilot phase, prime focus would be on the Internet Registry and Routing Registry
functions.  Limited attention would be given to informational functions until
after a decision on a long-term approach for the region.  JPNIC has agreed to
provide resources for the pilot project.

Some of the issues to be studied during the pilot include: how to allocate
address space, how to work with international networks, how to identify and work
with country contacts, etc.  During discussion it was decided that APCCIRN would
serve as a de facto Board during the pilot, that the pilot should run through
June 1994 in order to provide time for a transition from the pilot to an
operational APNIC.  A group will be formed to develop proposals for funding the
APNIC over the long term after the pilot.
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APCCIRN で了承された APNIC pilot project に対する proposal

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        Asia Pacific Network Information Center Pilot Project

1. Introduction

In order to continue the effort of coordinating the various regional
Network Information Centers and other organizations involved in
Internetworking in the Asia Pacific region, this document proposes a
pilot project to implement an Asia Pacific Network Information Center.

1.1 Purpose

This pilot project proposes to provide a testbed for experimentation
into the area of network coordination in the Asia Pacific region.  The
areas of study will include IP address allocation strategies,
coordination with other regional NICs and NCCs such as the InterNIC
and RIPE NCC, determination of the requirements and means to fulfill
those requirements for the operation of the APNIC, and experimentation
with various software tools used for coordinating various aspects of
Internetworking interactions.

1.2 Scope

This pilot project, coordinated under the auspices of the APCCIRN, is
intended to provide network coordination services to the Asia Pacific
region in an experimental fashion.  Further action in terms of APNIC
support and continuation of the services provided by the APNIC will be
dependent upon lessons learned during the pilot project.

1.3 Duration

The APNIC pilot project will operate for up to 10 months, starting on
September 1, 1993.

1.4 Reporting

The personnel involved in the APNIC pilot project will produce 2
reports for the APCCIRN.  The first will be a mid-term report,
presented during the Winter, 1993 APCCIRN meeting, and the other will
be a final report which will be presented during the Summer, 1994
APCCIRN meeting.

2. Functions

For the purposes of this pilot project, the functions performed by the
APNIC can be broken up into two broad categories.  Ordered by
priority, they are:

        1) Internet Registry
        2) Routing Registry

Other functions typically performed by Network Information Centers, such
as information provision and direct user support are beyond the scope of
this pilot project.

2.1 Internet Registry Functions

The Internet Registry category includes such services as allocating
IP addresses as a designated regional Internet Registry, organizing
and maintaining a "White Pages" of network points of contact, and
of lesser priority for this pilot project, maintaining a database
of DNS delegations for network name lookup.

2.2 Routing Registry Functions

The routing registry category describes those functions which have
been pinpointed as necessary for maintenance and support of routing
issues in the global Internet.  These issues include maintaining a
database of routing policies and, when the need exists in the Internet
at large, organizing and maintaining a database of CIDR aggregations.

3. Requirements

The requirements for this pilot project are broken down into
four categories:  funding, hardware, software, and personnel.

3.1 Funding

All funding for the APNIC pilot project will be derived from JPNIC
resources.  The JPNIC has committed 10% of its resources to fulfill
the APNIC funding requirements.  During the pilot project,
investigation of other avenues of funding for continuation of the
services provided by the APNIC will be undertaken.

3.2 Hardware

For the purposes of this pilot project, the hardware requirements will
be limited to a single workstation class computer with sufficient disk
and network capacity to fulfill the needs of the project.  JPNIC has
agreed to share the use of its machines for the APNIC pilot.

3.3 Software

The APNIC pilot project will require software to create and maintain
the databases for both the Internet Registry functions and the Routing
Registry functions.

The software for the Internet Registry functions will consist of
database and other software that will allow the process of allocating
and registering IP addresses to be made as automatic as possible.
JPNIC has indicated that software written and used by JPNIC for the
maintenance of the Japanese Internet registry will be available for
use for the APNIC pilot project and it is assumed that software
packages from other NICs and NCCs may also be used.

In terms of software for the routing registry functions of this pilot
project, the RIPE NCC routing registry tools will be used.

3.4 Personnel

The personnel requirements for this project have been broken down
as follows:

        0.25 FTE Managerial support
        0.50 FTE Technical support
        1.00 FTE Administrative support

These personnel requirements will be fulfilled by drawing from the
resources of JPNIC as well as other interested parties.  Specifically,
the following personnel have indicated their interest in contributing
to this pilot project:

        Masaki Hirabaru, Kyushu University
        Taeha Park, KAIST
        Masaya Nakayama, University of Tokyo
        David Conrad, Internet Initiative Japan, Inc.

Since the APNIC will be involved in regional networking issues, it is
hoped that other members of the Asia Pacific networking community will
be able to contribute to this pilot project.

4.  Conclusion

This document outlines a proposal for the establishment of an Asia
Pacific Network Information Center which will investigate the
requirements for the operation of a network information center in the
Asia Pacific region.  The pilot project will start on September 1 and
will operate for up to 10 months, will concentrate on Internet and
routing registry functions, and will produce two reports for the
APCCIRN.  It is hoped this pilot project will provide information
which may be of help in establishing a permanent network information
center in the Asia Pacific Region.

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