Regional Internet registry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A regional Internet registry (RIR) is an organization overseeing the allocation and registration of Internet number resources within a particular region of the world. Resources include IP addresses (both IPv4 and IPv6) and autonomous system numbers (for use in BGP routing).
There are currently 5 RIRs in operation:
- American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) [1] for North America
- RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) [2] for Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia
- Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) [3] for Asia and the Pacific region
- Latin American and Caribbean Internet Address Registry (LACNIC) [4] for Latin America and the Caribbean region
African - Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) [5] for Africa
References
- ^ American Registry for Internet Numbers
- ^ RIPE Network Coordination Centre
- ^ Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre
- ^ Latin American and Caribbean Internet Address Registry
- ^ African Network Information Centre
- ^ Number Resource Organization
- ^ The Address
Supporting Organization
See also
- Country code top-level domain
- Country IP database
- ICANN
- Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
- Internet governance
- Local Internet Registry
- National Internet Registry
- Number Resource Organization
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