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14 May 2002 AFRINIC Lome, Togo
The RIR System
AFRINIC May 14, 2002Lome, Togo
Prepared ByAPNIC, ARIN, LACNIC, RIPE NCC
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Overview
• Evolution
• Structure
• Inter-RIR Coordination
• Address Space Management
• Policy Development Process
• Questions
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Origins
• Dr. Jon Postel Maintained List of Assigned Numbers
• IANA – The Central Internet Registry
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14 May 2002 AFRINIC Lome, Togo
RFC 1174 (1990)
“IAB Recommended Policy on Distributing Internet Identifier Assignment…”
• Recognized DDN-NIC– Central Internet Registry Function– Delegated by IANA
• Permitted Further Delegations
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RFC1366 (1992)
“Guidelines for Management of IP Address Space”
• Identified Geographic Regions• Allocated Address Blocks
– Geographic Regions– Multi-Regional
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14 May 2002 AFRINIC Lome, Togo
Registry Time Line
• Pre 1992 – DDN NIC• 1992 – RIPE NCC• 1993 – APNIC• 1993 – InterNIC• 1995 – APNIC Membership Association• 1997 – ARIN• 1998 – RIPE NCC Membership Association
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Emerging RIRs
• LACNIC– Mentor - ARIN– www.lacnic.org
• AFRINIC– Mentor - RIPE NCC– www.afrinic.org
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Regions
AFRINIC
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Structure
• Bottom-Up Industry Self-Regulatory structure– Open and Transparent
– Neutral and Impartial
• Not For Profit Membership Organization– Membership Open to All Interested Parties
– Membership Elects Executive Board
– Membership Approves Activities & Budget
• Policies Developed by Industry Through Open Policy Processes
• Funding– Annual service fee
– No charge per IP address
– Open Financial Reporting
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APNIC
• Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre
– Founded in 1993 as independent organization
– Membership Structure Established in 1996
– 1,204 Members
• Service Region: Asia, Oceania and Western
Pacific
– 42 Economies
• Located in Brisbane, Australia
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14 May 2002 AFRINIC Lome, Togo
ARIN
• American Registry for Internet Numbers
– Independent Association Since 1997
– 1,701 Members
• Service Region: North & South America, the
Caribbean, Africa South of Equator
– 70 Countries
• Located in Chantilly, Virginia, US
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RIPE NCC
• RIPE Network Coordination Centre
– Founded in 1992, as part of TERENA
– Independent Association since 1998
– 3,124 Members
• Service Region: Europe, Middle East, Central
Asia, Africa North of Equator
– 109 Countries
• Located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Inter-RIR Coordination
• Registration Services
• Policy
• Documentation
• Engineering
• Outreach
• Joint Presentations
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14 May 2002 AFRINIC Lome, Togo
Address Space Management Historical Challenges
• Address Space Depletion
– IPv4 Address Space is Finite
– Pre RIR, Many Wasteful Allocations
• Routing Chaos
– Legacy Routing Structure, Router
Overload
– CIDR & Aggregation are Vital
• The Internet Changes
• Inequitable Management
– Unstructured and Wasteful Address
Space Distribution
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Address Space ManagementObjectives
• Conservation– Efficient Use of Resources– Allocation Based on Demonstrated Need
• Aggregation– Limiting Growth of Routing Table– Provider-Based Addressing Policies
• Registration– Ensuring Uniqueness– Troubleshooting
• Fairness and Consistency– Regional Communities– Global Communities
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Policy Development Principles
• Open
• Transparent
• Documented
• Developed bottom-up
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Principle One
OPEN
• Participation Open to Everyone– by those who need the resources
– within industry self-regulatory framework
• Developed in open policy forums– Open Mailing Lists– Open Public Policy Meetings
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Principle Two
TRANSPARENT
• Mailing list archives
• Public policy meeting archives
• Meeting minutes
– APNIC Executive Council
– ARIN
• Board of Trustees
• Advisory Council
– RIPE NCC Executive Board
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Principle Three
DOCUMENTED
• Policies documented
• Joint RIR policy documentation
– RIR Policy comparison matrix
– IPv6 allocation policy
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Principle Four
Developed Bottom-Up
• Proposals Originate
– Public
– Other RIR communities
• Discussed in Public Fora
– E-mail Lists
– Public Policy Meetings
• Responsive policy development– fair to all
– changing requirements of industry
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Outreach
• Objectives– Raise awareness– Promote industry self-regulation
• Activities
– Conferences
– Workshops and Seminars
– Training Programs
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Questions?
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14 May 2002 AFRINIC Lome, Togo
RIR Co-ordination and Joint Statistics
AfriNIC Meeting14 May 2002Lome, Togo
Prepared ByAPNIC, ARIN, LACNIC and RIPE NCC
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Overview
• RIR Joint Efforts
• Statistics
• RIR Specifics
• Questions
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RIR Coordination
• IPv6 policy development (WG)
• RFC 2050 policy evaluation (WG)
• Early registration transfer project
• Joint presentations
• Information exchange
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Emerging RIR Support
• LACNIC– LACNIC received provisional approval
as RIR, Mar 2002 – ARIN coordinating closely with
LACNIC on training and transition– Last open policy meeting, Nov 2001,
São Paulo, Brasil
• AfriNIC– All 3 RIRs providing support– Meeting,14 May 2002, Lome, Togo
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Recent Outreach Activities
• Conferences– ASO GA Bangkok (Mar 2002)– ICANN, Accra (Mar 2002)– Other RIR Meetings
• Workshops and Seminars– ITU IPv6, Geneva (May 2002)– AFNOG/AfriNIC, Lome (May 2002)
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Open Policy Meetings
• APNIC (2 per year)3-6 Sept 2002 Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka, JP
• ARIN (2 per year)30 Oct-1 Nov 2002, Eugene, Oregon, US
• RIPE (3 per year)9-13 Sept 2002, Rhodes, GR
• LACNIC (1 per year)12-13 Nov 2002, Mexico City, MX
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ASO Support
• Secretariat – RIRs rotate on annual basis
• ARIN in 2002
– Monthly AC teleconference meetings
• Minutes on ASO website
• Host General Assembly– Hosted by APNIC, Mar 2002 – Bangkok, Thailand
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Global RIR Statistics
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IANA Allocations IPv4 Address Space
RIPE NCC
ARIN
APNIC
43%
6%
38%
6%3%
4%
(Multicast)
Other Orgs. (pre-RIR)
ARINAPNIC
RIPE NCC
Unallocated
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Global IPv4 Allocations2001
28,607,232
37,828,096
25,346,560
RIPE NCC
ARIN
APNIC
(1.51 /8s)
(2.25 /8s)
(1.71 /8s)
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0
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
30,000,000
35,000,000
40,000,000
1999 2000 2001
RIPE NCC
APNIC
ARIN
2.252.05
1.29
IPv4 Allocations by /81999-2001
0.79
1.50 1.51
.92
1.71
.52
5.474.47 2.61
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IPv4 Distribution by Country 2001
US38%
DE7%
KR4%
UK4%
Other18%
CA 2%
IT 2%
ES 2%
TW 3%
JP 11%CN 9%
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IANA ASN Allocations
11%
14%
9%
6%
60%
Pre-RIR
ARIN
UNALLOCATED
APNIC
RIPE NCC
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Global ASN Distribution2001
1,284
2,635
531
ARIN
RIPE NCC
APNIC
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ASN Allocations1999-2001
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
1999 2000 2001
RIPE NCC
APNIC
ARIN
519322 531
1,685
2,901
2,635
1,1701,284
768
2775 4590 4543
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IPv6 Allocations
27
5455
ARIN
RIPE NCCAPNIC
Total: 136as of 29 Mar 02
(40%)(40%)
(20%)
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IPv6 Allocations per RIR1999-2001
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55 ARIN
APNIC
RIPE NCC
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US
KR
DE
UKEU MX
SEFI
IT
AUAT
PL
RU
TW
NL
Other
FR
JP
IPv6 Distribution by Country2001
BE, BR, CA, CH, CN, CZ, DK, GR, HKHU, IE, LT, MY, NO, PT, SG, ES,
JP 30 (24%)
US 18 (15%)
KR 11 (9%)
DE 10 (8%)
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RIR Specifics
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14 May 2002 AFRINIC Lome, Togo
APNIC
• Recent policy changes (Dec 2001)– Criteria for portable allocations– Multihoming portable assignment policy
• Whois DB v3 migration– Planned for Aug 2002– Working closely with RIPE NCC
• Routing registry– Implementation planned Aug 2002– Test server at irr.apnic.net (fully operational)
• Currently mirroring 36 other IRRs
• Thanks to RIPE NCC for assistance!
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14 May 2002 AFRINIC Lome, Togo
MyAPNIC Project
• Secured member service web interface– Can access private information
• Eg details of billing status, training records, contacts, resource and request status, allocation history
• Now at v.2 prototype– Linux/Perl/MySQL/Apache implementation
• Similar look and feel to APNIC website
– Integration with other APNIC systems• Certificate Authority• Request tracking (RT2)• Whois database (currently RIPE v2)
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ARIN
• Newly Ratified Policies – Policy 2001-2: Reassignments to
multihomed downstream customers– Policy 2001-3: Micro assignments– Policy 200-4: Modification of IPv6
allocation policies– Policy 2001-6: Multiple discrete
networks: single maintainer ID– Policy 2001-7: Bulk copies of ARIN
WHOIS
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ARIN
• Current policy discussions– 2002-1: Lame delegations in
in-addr.arpa
• More information– Internet resource policy evaluation process
• http://www.arin.net/arin/policy_eval_process.html
• New database release (Jun 2002)
– New object types
• Organization object,
• Additional points of contact
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RIPE NCC
• Secure services for LIRs– Secure members website– PGP for Hostmasters
• Technical Projects– Test Traffic Measurement (TTM)– Routing Information Service (RIS)– Secure DNS– NS Daemon
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RIPE NCC
• Developing advanced training courses– IPv6, Reverse DNS– Ready by end of 2002
• Documentation– Reviewing and rewriting IPv4
policies and procedures document
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RIR Pointers
http://www.apnic.net
http://www.arin.net
http://www.ripe.net
http://www.aso.icann.org/rirs/stats/
index.html
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Questions?
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RIR / LIR Interaction
AfriNIC Meeting
14 May 2002
Lome, Togo
Joint Presentation Prepared by:
APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC, RIPE NCC
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Overview
• Terminology
• Obtaining Address Space
• Contact Information
• FAQs
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Terminology
• Allocation– Address space given to LIRs, to
assign to customers or to LIR’s own organisation
• Assignment– Address space given to end-users
for use in operational networks
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Obtaining Address Space
Upstream
Provider
?
Yes
No
Meet
Initial Alloc
Criteria
?
Immediate
Need
?
Go to Upstream
Approach RIR
Go to Upstream
Yes
No
Yes
No
Need Address
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Initial Allocation Process
Approach RIR
APNICARIN
RIPE NCC
Apply for Address Space
Apply for Address Space
Sign Service Agreement
Sign Service Agreement
Pay Service Fee
Pay Service Fee
Initial Database Entry
Receive Address Space
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Registration Contact
• APNIC– [email protected]– tel: +61 3858 3100
• ARIN– [email protected]– tel: +1 703 227 0660
• RIPE NCC– [email protected]
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General Questions Contact
• APNIC– [email protected]– tel: +61 3858 3100
• ARIN– [email protected]– tel: +1 703 227 0660
• RIPE NCC– [email protected]
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FAQ
• Do I have to become a member of a RIR to obtain IP address space?
– No, you can obtain addresses from an upstream provider
• Do I have to become a member of a RIR to become involved in address policy discussions?
– No, you may attend open RIR policy meetings and participate on open policy mailing lists
• What does RIR membership include?– Gives access to all RIR services– Attendance at training courses– Voting rights – Influence RIR activities– No fee or reduced fee at meetings
• Is membership suitable for my organisation?– Resource overhead– Responsibilities as an LIR
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FAQ
• Does becoming a member guarantee getting address space?– No, you will need to meet criteria
• What are the criteria?– Demonstrate an immediate need for a /22
(RIPE NCC) and a need for a /21 in one year (APNIC)
– Demonstrate a /21 currently in use using IP address space from upstream providers (ARIN)
or– Demonstrate an immediate need for a /20
(ARIN)
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FAQ
• Is there a minimum allocation?– Yes, a /20
• What if I cannot meet the criteria?– Go to your upstream provider
• What if I do not have an upstream provider?– Approach and discuss with RIR
• What if my upstream will not give me the addresses?– Approach and discuss with RIR
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FAQ
• How do I request addresses?– Complete forms in as much detail as possible– Read FAQ’s, use on-line training to help
• Can I buy IP addresses?– No, they are not for sale – not property– IP addresses are a shared public resource– Selling addresses is contrary to goals of
effective management
• How long does it take to get IP addresses?– It varies
• With excellent documentation and a quick response from requestor, less than a week
– Frequently takes longer
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FAQ
• Why does the RIR need so much detailed information?– To ensure that your plans are consistent with
goals of address space management
• Will the RIR protect my confidential information?– Yes, our staff sign a non disclosure agreement
• Do I own my IP addresses?– No, not property– The organisation is a custodian– A ‘license’ framework applies
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FAQ
• How do I obtain more address space?– Need to demonstrate 80% utilisation– Register customer assignments in database– Comply with policies
• Why do the RIRs say they cannot guarantee routability?– RIRs have no control over routing policy of ISPs
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FAQ
• How do I know how much to assign to a customer?– Assign in accordance with RFC2050, 25%
immediate,50% within one year– Allows room for customer to grow
• Can I reserve address space for my customers?– Yes, but this will be counted as ‘free space’
when you apply for a subsequent allocation
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FAQ
• Do I need to renumber?– Yes, when receiving initial allocation from
APNIC and RIPE NCC– Yes, if agreed to when obtaining initial allocation
from ARIN (not always mandatory)– Most organisations have shown an interest to
renumber
• Do I need to renumber immediately?– Within one year (APNIC, RIPE NCC)– Within 18 months (ARIN)
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FAQ
• What happens in the case of acquisitions, bankruptcies, mergers?– Evaluated on a case by case basis– IP addresses are not property – Approach and discuss with RIR
• Where can I get more information about each RIR’s addressing policies?– Policy documents– “RIR Policy Comparison Matrix Document” on
each RIR website– FAQs on each RIR website
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Questions?