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... and Connected Status", [1] dated August 1990 recommends that the
Internet Registry (IR) continue as the principal registry ...
... Internet Registry (IR) continue as the principal registry for network
numbers; however, the IR ...
... the assignment of those numbers to qualified organizations. The IR
will serve as the default registry in cases where no delegated
registration authority has been identified.
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... number space. There are three major topics to be addressed:
1) Qualifications for Distributed Regional Registries
2) Allocation of the Network ...
... 2) Allocation of the Network Number Space by the Internet Registry
3) Assignment of the Network ...
... Qualifications for Distributed Regional Registries ...
... Internet serves a more diverse global population than it did at its
inception. This means that registries which are located in distinct
geographic areas may be better able to serve the local community in
terms of language ...
... registration function,
it is important to define how the candidate delegated registries will
be chosen and from which geographic areas.
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... organization is identified in those regions, the IR will continue to
serve as the default registry. The IR remains the root registry ...
... registry. The IR remains the root registry and
continues to provide the registration function to all those regions
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... continues to provide the registration function to all those regions
not covered by distributed regional registries. And as other regions
of the world become more and more active in the Internet ...
... IR may choose to
look for candidate registries to serve the populations in those
geographic regions.
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... geographic regions.
It is important that the regional registry is unbiased and and widely
recognized by network providers and subscribers ...
... subscribers within the geographic
region. It is also important that there is just a single regional
registry per geographical region at this level to provide for
efficient and fair sub-allocation of the address space. To be
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... efficient and fair sub-allocation of the address space. To be
selected as a distributed regional registry an organization should
meet the following criteria:
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b) the organization is well-established and has
legitimacy outside of the registry function,
c) the organization will commit appropriate resources to
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... the regional allocation.
The distributed regional registry is empowered by the IANA and the IR
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... network subscriber may
be referred to the regional registry, but the IR will be prepared to
service ...
... Class A network numbers will be made to distributed regional
registries at this time. (See section 4.1.)
Allocations from the Class ...
... number space will be restricted
also. Small blocks of numbers may be allocated to regional
registries, which will be required to ensure that the allocation
guidelines are met. The IR will monitor those allocations. (See
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It is proposed that the IR, and any designated regional registries,
allocate addresses in conformance with this overall scheme. Where
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... allocate addresses in conformance with this overall scheme. Where
there are qualifying regional registries established, primary
responsibility for allocation within that block will be delegated to
that registry ...
... registries established, primary
responsibility for allocation within that block will be delegated to
that registry. It should be noted that the Reseaux IP Europeens
Network ...
... IANA and IR for allocation to
distributed regional registries. In the absence of designated
regional registries in geographic areas, the IR ...
... distributed regional registries. In the absence of designated
regional registries in geographic areas, the IR will assign addresses
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...
It is proposed that the IR, and any designated regional registries,
allocate addresses in conformance with this overall scheme. Where
...
... allocate addresses in conformance with this overall scheme. Where
there are qualifying regional registries established, primary
responsibility for allocation from within that block will be
delegated to that registry ...
... registries established, primary
responsibility for allocation from within that block will be
delegated to that registry.
The ranges ...
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The submitted engineering plans will be held in strict confidence by
the Internet registries and will only be used to judge whether an
application is justified. If it is deemed that the applicant's
engineering plan, including the number of hosts ...
... regional registries if so doing will improve the service that is
being provided to the community. The IR ...
... number space. That division is primarily an administrative division
which lays the groundwork for distributed network number registries.
This section addresses assignment of network ...
... network numbers from within
regional block assignments. Sub-allocations of the block to sub-
registries is beyond the scope of this paper.
By default, if an organization requires more than a single Class ...
... Class C subnetting would result in an extravagant
waste of address space, the registries may request an engineering
plan detailing why subnetting is impossible.
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... Class C network
addresses, the regional registry may honor this request. The maximal
block of Class C network ...