The first Regional Internet Registry (RIR) was established in 1992 and there are now five RIRs in existence. The system has evolved into a stable, robust environment for Internet address management, maintained through self-regulatory practices. It maintains its legitimacy and relevance by firmly adhering to an open, transparent, multi-stakeholder decision-making processes. PTI and the IANA Functions The Internet Assigned Numbers… Read More
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Meeting of the NRO Executive Council – 101125
Minutes Teleconference November 25, 2010, 11:00 UTC Executive Council Attendees: RIPE NCC: Axel Pawlik (AP, Chairman) LACNIC: Raul Echeberria (RE, Secretary) ARIN: John Curran (JC, Treasurer) APNIC: Paul Wilson (PW) AFRINIC: Adiel Akplogan (AA) Observers: Nate Davis (ND) (ARIN) Arturo Servín (LACNIC) Pablo Hinojosa (APNIC) Andrei Robachevsky (AR) (RIPE) AGENDA Welcome, Apologies, Agenda Bashing Previous Minutes Review Action Items Report… Read More
Contact
A permanent NRO Secretariat provides coordinated support for both NRO and ASO activities. You can contact the Secretariat using the following form: The information requested above is necessary for the NRO Secretariat to handle the request you raised by submitting the contact form and provide you with the requested information. We do not reuse the information you provide for any other purpose and will… Read More
Global Policy
Global policies govern how Public Technical Identifiers (PTI), the organization charged with performing the IANA functions, issues Internet number resources to the RIRs. RIRs then distribute these Internet number resources to their members according to the regional policies developed by their respective communities. Current Global Policies Title Explanation Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Policy For Allocation of IPv6 Blocks to Regional Internet… Read More
Internet Number Resources
Internet number resources include Internet Protocol (IP) address space (IPv4 and IPv6) and Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs). An IP address is a numeric identifier that includes information about how to reach a network location through the Internet routing system. Every device directly connected to the Internet must have an IP address. Every IP address must be unique for devices to… Read More
RIR Statistics
The following reports are produced as part of a joint Regional Internet Registry (RIR) project to provide consistent and accessible Internet number resource statistics to the global Internet community to facilitate research on and analysis of the global use of Internet number resources. NRO Extended Allocation and Assignment Reports The delegated-extended file contains a daily updated report of the distribution of… Read More
Meeting of the NRO Executive Council – 101026
Minutes Teleconference October 26, 2010, 11:00 UTC Executive Council Attendees: RIPE NCC: Axel Pawlik (AP, Chairman) LACNIC: Raul Echeberria (RE, Secretary) ARIN: John Curran (JC, Treasurer) APNIC: Paul Wilson (PW) AFRINIC: Adiel Akplogan (AA) Observers: Nate Davis (ND) (ARIN) Paul Rendek (PR) (RIPE NCC) Hartmut Glaser (HG) (LACNIC) Leslie Nobile (LN) Arturo Servín (LACNIC) Andrei Robachevsky (AR) (RIPE) Pablo Hinojosa… Read More
ITU Plenipotentiary October 2010 Guadalajara, Mexico
THE ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is the United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues. Its stated mission is “to enable the growth and sustained development of telecommunications and information networks, and to facilitate universal access so that people everywhere can participate in, and benefit from, the emerging information society and global economy.” The ITU’s membership… Read More
Remaining IPv4 Address Space Drops Below 5%
The Number Resource Organization (NRO) announced today that less than five percent of the world’s IPv4 addresses remain unallocated. APNIC, the Regional Internet Registry for the Asia Pacific region, has been assigned two blocks of IPv4 addresses by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). This latest allocation means that the IPv4 free pool dipped below 10% in January, just nine months ago. Since then, over 200 million IPv4 addresses have been allocated from IANA to the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs).
RIR Comparative Policy Overview 2010-03
RIR Comparative Policy Overview (version 2010-03) (version 2010-03) The goal of this document is to provide a comparative overview of policies across the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) system. It is not a policy statement by the RIRs, but serves as a reference for the Internet community. While this document was accurate on the date of publication (30 September 2010) it… Read More