Regional Internet registry

A regional Internet registry (RIR) is an organization that manages the allocation and registration of Internet number resources within a region of the world. Internet number resources include IP addresses and autonomous system (AS) numbers.

Number Resource Organization
Founded1992 (RIPE NCC)
1993 (APNIC)
1997 (ARIN)
1999 (LACNIC)
2003 (NRO)
2004 (AFRINIC)
TypeInternet governance
Focusproviding a coordinated Internet number registry system
supporting the multi-stakeholder model
Origins1992 RIPE NCC begins distributing addresses
2003 letter from RIRs to ICANN
2004 Memorandum of Understanding
Area served
Earth
Methodcoordinating joint activities of regional internet registries
Internet
An Opte Project visualization of routing paths through a portion of the Internet
General
Governance
Information infrastructure
Services
History
Guides
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The regional Internet registry system evolved, eventually dividing the responsibility for management to a registry for each of five regions of the world. The regional Internet registries are informally liaised through the unincorporated Number Resource Organization (NRO), which is a coordinating body to act on matters of global importance.

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