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... Registration: Provision of a public registry documenting address
space allocation and assignment. This is necessary to ensure
uniqueness and to provide information for Internet ...
... The Internet Registry system ...
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In order to achieve the above goals the Internet Registry (IR)
hierarchy was established.
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The Internet Registry hierarchy consists of the following levels
of hierarchy as seen from the top down: IANA, Regional IRs, Local
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... IR
and IANA. These local registries have the same role and
responsibility as the regional registries ...
... registries have the same role and
responsibility as the regional registries within its designated
geographical areas. These areas are usually of national
dimensions.
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... locations and operate without default routing may request space
directly from the regional registry in its geographical area. ISPs
with no designated regional registry ...
... registry in its geographical area. ISPs
with no designated regional registry may contact any regional
registry and the regional registry ...
... with no designated regional registry may contact any regional
registry and the regional registry may either handle the request or
refer the request to an appropriate registry ...
... registry may contact any regional
registry and the regional registry may either handle the request or
refer the request to an appropriate registry.
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... registry and the regional registry may either handle the request or
refer the request to an appropriate registry.
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... provider. ISPs only request address
space directly from regional registries if their immediate
requirement, when satisfied with a contiguous block allocation, has a
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... 2. To ensure efficient implementation and use of Classless
Inter-Domain Routing (IDR), the Regional Registries issue
address space on appropriate "CIDR ...
... ISPs should have documented
justification available for each assignment. The regional
registry may, at any time, ask for this information. If the
information is not available, future allocations may be impacted.
In extreme cases, existing loans may be impacted.
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... increased based on utilization verification supplied to the
regional registry. The parent registries are responsible for
determining appropriate initial and subsequent allocations.
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... verification supplied to the
regional registry. The parent registries are responsible for
determining appropriate initial and subsequent allocations.
Additional address ...
... without requesting additional address space from its parent
registry. Please note that projected customer base has little
impact on the address ...
... customer base has little
impact on the address allocations made by the parent registries.
Initial allocation will not be based on any current or future
routing ...
... IPv4 address space.
6. Regional registries may set a maximum limit on assignment sizes
such that a second opinion of the regional registry is required.
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... 6. Regional registries may set a maximum limit on assignment sizes
such that a second opinion of the regional registry is required.
7. Due to constraints ...
... database integrity. Therefore, assignment information must be
submitted to the regional registry immediately upon making the
assignment. The following reasons necessitate transmission of the
reassignment information:
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Procedures for submitting the reassignment information will be
determined by each regional registry based on its unique
requirements.
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... All sub-registries (ISPs, Local registries, etc.) must register with
their respective regional registry ...
... registries, etc.) must register with
their respective regional registry to receive information regarding
reassignment guidelines. No additional CIDR blocks will be allocated
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... reassignment guidelines. No additional CIDR blocks will be allocated
by the regional registry or upstream providers until approximately
80% of all reassignment information has been submitted.
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... In order for the Internet to scale using existing technologies, use
of regional registry services should be limited to the assignment of
IP addresses ...
... Common Registry Requirements ...
... IRs. Organizations may be issued a prefix longer than /24 if the
organization can provide documentation from a registry recognized ISP
indicating the ISP ...
... exists. In the event of address invalidation, reasonable efforts
will be made by the appropriate registry to inform the organization
that the addresses have been returned to the free pool of IPv4
address ...
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Before a registry makes an assignment, it must examine each address
space request in terms of the requesting organization's networking
plans. These plans should be documented, and the following
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To promote increased usage of address space, the registries will
require an accounting of address space ...
... (sub-)network. Sufficient corroborating evidence should be provided
to allow the assigning registry to be confident that the network
descriptions provided are accurate. Routing table ...
... descriptions provided are accurate. Routing table efficiency will be
taken into account by the regional registries and each request will
be handled on a case by case basis.
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In order to assign an appropriate amount of space in the required
time frame, a registry may request deployment plans for a network.
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A registry may request that an organization furnish a published
description verifying that the organization is what it claims to be.
This information can consist of brochures, documents of
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... by the IANA and may be changed at any time. New utilization rates
may be enforced by the regional registries prior to updating the
written policy.
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... Operational Guidelines For Registries ...
... services as its
primary function. Therefore, regional registries may charge some
fee for services rendered, generally in relation to the cost of
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2. Regardless of the source of its address space, sub-registries
(Local IRs, ISPs, etc.) must adhere to the guidelines of its
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... (Local IRs, ISPs, etc.) must adhere to the guidelines of its
regional registry. In turn, it must also ensure that its
customers follow those guidelines.
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... subject to audit and verification
by any means deemed appropriate by the regional registry.
If any assignment is found to be based on false information,
the registry ...
... registry.
If any assignment is found to be based on false information,
the registry may invalidate the request and return the
assigned addresses back to the pool of free addresses ...
... filtering of non-aggregated routes, etc.
Therefore, addresses obtained directly from regional registry
(provider-independent, also known as portable) are not
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... address space is often considered
sensitive by the requesting organization. The assigning
registry must treat as confidential any and all information
that the requesting organization specifically indicates as
sensitive. When a requesting organization does not have
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... sensitive. When a requesting organization does not have
assurance of privacy, the parent of the assigning registry may
be required to do the assignment. In such cases, the parent
registry ...
... registry may
be required to do the assignment. In such cases, the parent
registry will provide the assigning registry with information
regarding the appropriate amount of address space ...
... be required to do the assignment. In such cases, the parent
registry will provide the assigning registry with information
regarding the appropriate amount of address space to allocate.
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... 7. The transfer of IP addresses from one party to another must be
approved by the regional registries. The party trying to obtain
the IP address must meet the same criteria as if they were
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If an organization feels that the registry that assigned its address
has not performed its task in the requisite manner, the organization
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... address
has not performed its task in the requisite manner, the organization
has the right of appeal to the parent registry.
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In such cases, the assigning registry shall make available all
relevant documentation to the parent registry, and the decision of
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... In such cases, the assigning registry shall make available all
relevant documentation to the parent registry, and the decision of
the parent registry shall be considered final (barring additional
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... relevant documentation to the parent registry, and the decision of
the parent registry shall be considered final (barring additional
appeals to the parent registry's parent). If necessary, after
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... the parent registry shall be considered final (barring additional
appeals to the parent registry's parent). If necessary, after
exhausting all other avenues, the appeal may be forwarded to IANA for
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... exhausting all other avenues, the appeal may be forwarded to IANA for
a final decision. Each registry must, as part of their policy,
document and specify how to appeal a registry assignment decision.
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... a final decision. Each registry must, as part of their policy,
document and specify how to appeal a registry assignment decision.
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