The Regional Internet Registry System RIR 101 Ciudad de México November 2002 LACNIC III Overview Evolution Structure Activities and Functions IP Address.

The Regional Internet Registry System

RIR 101

November 2002 LACNIC III Ciudad de México

Overview

• Evolution

• Structure

• Activities and Functions

• IP Address Space Management

• Policy Development Process


Pre 1992

RFC 10201987

RFC 7901981

RFC 12611991

“The assignment of numbers is also handled by Jon. If you are developing a protocol or application that will require the use of a link, socket, port, protocol, or network number please contact Jon to receive a number assignment.”


1992

RFC 1366Geographic Allocations


1993

RFC 14661993


1996

RFC 20501996


1997


1998

ICANN / ASO MoU1999


2002


Emerging RIR


Structure

• Not For Profit Membership Organization– Membership Open to All Interested Parties– Membership Elects Executive Board– Membership Approves Activities & Budget– Neutral and Impartial

• Funding– Annual service fee– No charge per IP address– Open Financial Reporting

• Policies Developed by Industry Through Bottom-Up Open Policy Processes


Activities & Functions

Activities

• ASO Support

• Outreach

• Coordination

Functions• Address Space

Management• Policy Development• Reverse DNS


Outreach Coordination

ASO

Support

Activities

• ASO Secretariat • ASO AC Support • General Assembly

• Meetings and Presentations

– Government representatives

– Industry groups

– IPv6 Forum

• Training Programs

• Registration Services

• Policy

• Documentation

• Engineering

• Outreach

• Presentations


Policy

DevelopmentReverse DNS

Address Space

Management

Functions

• Conservation

• Aggregation

• Registration

• Open

• Transparent

• Documented

• Developed Bottom-UP

• in-addr.arpa

• ip6.arpa

• /8


IP Addressing

• What is an IP Address?• How is IP Address Space Managed?• How is IP Address Space Policy Developed?


What is an IP Address?

• A Number Used for Routing

• Not Dependent on DNS

• A Finite Public Resource

• Not Owned

• IP Does Not Mean “Intellectual Property”


How is IP Address Space Managed

• Address Space Management Objectives

• Implementation of Policy


Aggregation Registration

Conservation

Address Management Objectives

• Efficient Use of Resources

• Based on Need

• Limit Routing Table Growth

• Support Provider-Based Routing Policies

• Ensure Uniqueness

• Trouble Shooting


Policy Implementation[ Industry Self-Regulation ]

• RIR Staffs• Service Providers


How is IP Address Policy Developed?

• According to Policy Development Principles• In a Cyclical Manner


Policy Development Principles

• Open– Anyone Can Participate

– Policy Fora

– Mail Lists

• Transparent

– Mail List Archives

– Minutes

• Policy Fora

• RIR Boards

• Documented– Formal Policy

Documents– Implementation

Procedures

• Developed Bottom-Up– Internet Community– Stakeholders– Technology Changes– IETF


Consensus

Need

Discuss

Evaluate

Implement

Policy

Development

Cycle

OPEN TRANSPARENT

DEVELOPEDBOTTOM UP

DOCUMENTED


Recent Open Policy Meetings• APNIC (2 per year)

3 - 6 Sep ** APNIC 12 - Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka, JP

• RIPE NCC (3 per year)9 - 13 Sep ** RIPE 43 - Rhodes, GR

• ARIN (2 per year)30 Oct – 1 Nov ** ARIN X – Eugene, Oregon, US

• LACNIC (2 per year)11 – 12 Nov ** Mexico City, MX


Thank You Gracias

Obrigado

The Regional Internet Registry System RIR 101 Ciudad de México November 2002 LACNIC III Overview Evolution Structure Activities and Functions IP Address.

Documents

documented slide

mx slide

ip address policy

us lacnic

ip address space policy

emerging rir slide

cyclical manner slide

intellectual property