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The Internet Registry System. Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC EC-POP Brussels 5 July 1999. RIPE & The RIPE NCC. RIPE (Réseaux IP Européens) open forum (informal membership, no fees) 10 years of history diverse participation RIPE NCC not-for-profit association 7 years of history
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The Internet Registry System Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC EC-POP Brussels 5 July 1999
RIPE & The RIPE NCC • RIPE (Réseaux IP Européens) • open forum (informal membership, no fees) • 10 years of history • diverse participation • RIPE NCC • not-for-profit association • 7 years of history • 1400+ members from 83 countries (mainly ISPs, but open to anyone)
RIPE Meeting attendees for 1998 Total:669
RIPE NCC • Not-for-profit association • Legitimate and stable organisation • Open and transparent • Neutral and impartial • Long standing history • Bottom up self governing structure
RIPE NCC Activities (1) • RIPE support • support for RIPE Meeting / working groups • Information Dissemination • mailing lists / document store / www site • training courses • Coordination & Liaison • ISPs, RIRs, IANA/ICANN
RIPE NCC Activities (2) • Registration Services • IP / AS number assignments / allocations • DNS management • reverse delegations • secondary for TLDs • RIPE database maintenance • IP networks / domains / routing / contacts
Activity Development Process RIPE Working Groups • define requirements, suggest activities RIPE NCC Staff • produces activity plan & budget RIPE NCC Executive Board • submits to membership RIPE NCC Membership • approves and sets fees
Address Space Policies • Developed in RIPE LIR WG • open-open-open-open • Implemented by RIPE NCC • open, controlled by membership
IANA Internet Registry System Ultimate global numbers authority Policies and criteria aligned but Regional Registries differences in local implementation ICANN ARIN RIPENCC APNIC RIPE NANOG APRICOT
Areas of Operation RIPE NCC APNIC INTERNIC
IR System Conclusion • well established and stable • co-ordinated on a global level • widely used and supported • open, transparent • neutral, impartial • working self regulation