2. 1 The Internet Registry System Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC EC-POP Brussels 5 July 1999

3. EC-POP, 5 July 1999Mirjam Kühne 2 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)

4. EC-POP, 5 July 1999Mirjam Kühne 3 RIPE Meeting attendees for 1998 Total:669

5. EC-POP, 5 July 1999Mirjam Kühne 4 RIPE NCC Membership

6. EC-POP, 5 July 1999Mirjam Kühne 5 RIPE NCC Not-for-profit association Legitimate and stable organisation Open and transparent Neutral and impartial Long standing history Bottom up self governing structure

7. EC-POP, 5 July 1999Mirjam Kühne 6 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

8. EC-POP, 5 July 1999Mirjam Kühne 7 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

9. EC-POP, 5 July 1999Mirjam Kühne 8 Addresses Allocated

10. EC-POP, 5 July 1999Mirjam Kühne 9 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

11. EC-POP, 5 July 1999Mirjam Kühne 10 Address Space Policies Developed in RIPE LIR WG open-open-open-open Implemented by RIPE NCC open, controlled by membership

12. EC-POP, 5 July 1999Mirjam Kühne 11 Internet Registry System Ultimate global numbers authority Policies and criteria aligned but Regional Registries differences in local implementation IANA RIPE NCC RIPE ARIN NANOG APNIC APRICOT ICANN

13. EC-POP, 5 July 1999Mirjam Kühne 12 Areas of Operation RIPE NCC APNIC INTERNIC

14. EC-POP, 5 July 1999Mirjam Kühne 13 IR System Conclusion well established and stable co-ordinated on a global level widely used and supported open, transparent neutral, impartial working self regulation