Regional Internet Registries

Global Internet Resources Administration

Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) manage, distribute, and register Internet number resources (IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and Autonomous System Numbers) within their respective regions.

There are five RIRs:

• AfriNIC
• APNIC
• ARIN
• LACNIC
• RIPE NCC

Upcoming RIR Meetings and Policies Under Discussion

• APNIC – APNIC 33 New Dehli, India, 27 February – 2 March 2012
  • Meetings: http://meetings.apnic.net/
  • Policy: http://www.apnic.net/community/policy/current
• ARIN – ARIN XXIX Vancouver, British Columbia, 22-25 April 2012
  • Meetings https://www.arin.net/participate/meetings/index.html
  • Policy https://www.arin.net/policy/index.html
• LACNIC – LACNIC XVII Quito, Ecuador, 6-11 May 2012
  • Meetings: http://www.lacnic.net/en/eventos/index.html
  • Policy: http://www.lacnic.net/en/politicas/
• AfriNIC – AfriNIC-16: Serekunda, Gambia 12-18 May 2012
  • Meetings: http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/index.htm
  • Policy: http://www.afrinic.net/policy.htm
• RIPE NCC – RIPE 64, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 16-20 April 2012
  • Meetings: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings
  • Policy: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies

List of Country Codes and RIRs

Internet Resource Allocation

Internet number resources are distributed in a hierarchical manner. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) delegates large ranges of Internet number resources to the RIRs, which then allocate the resources within their regions to members, Local Internet Registries, National Internet Registries, and end-users. A list of term definitions is available at theInternet Registry System page.