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APNIC Document identity APNIC Document identity
Title: Operational policies for National Internet Registries Title: Operational policies for National Internet Registries
in the APNIC region in the APNIC region
Short title: operational-policies-nirs Short title: operational-policies-nirs
Document ref: APNIC-103 Document ref: APNIC-103
Version: 002 Version: 003
Date of original publication: 29 November 2002 Date of original publication: 29 November 2002
Date of this version: 4 August 2008 Date of this version: xx July 2023
Review scheduled: n/a Review scheduled: n/a
Obsoletes: Previous versions Obsoletes: 002
Status: Active Status: Draft
Comments: n/a Comments: Implements prop-145
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Operational policies for National Internet Registries Operational policies for National Internet Registries
in the APNIC region in the APNIC region
Table of contents Table of contents
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1. Introduction 1. Introduction
1.1 General 1.1 General
1.2 NIR establishment 1.2 NIR establishment
1.3 NIR fees 1.3 NIR fees
2. Definitions 2. Definitions
2.1 Internet Registry (IR) 2.1 NIR-LIR member
2.2 Regional Internet Registry (RIR)
2.3 National Internet Registry (NIR)
2.4 Local Internet Registry (LIR)
2.5 NIR-LIR member
2.6 Address space
2.7 Internet resources
3. APNIC address allocations to NIRs 3. APNIC address allocations to NIRs
3.1 General 3.1 General
3.2 Request process 3.2 Request process
3.2.1 Allocation request 3.2.1 Allocation request
3.2.2 Second opinion request 3.2.2 Second opinion request
3.3 Database registration 3.3 Database registration
3.4 Delegating reverse zones in in-addr.arpa and ip6.arpa 3.4 Delegating reverse zones in in-addr.arpa and ip6.arpa
3.5 Address space held by NIRs 3.5 Address space held by NIRs
3.6 Service levels 3.6 Service levels
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a level that ensures that other APNIC members do not subsidise NIR a level that ensures that other APNIC members do not subsidise NIR
members and that NIRs provide sufficient funding to cover the cost of members and that NIRs provide sufficient funding to cover the cost of
providing the services they require. Details of the NIR fees are providing the services they require. Details of the NIR fees are
described in the APNIC document "APNIC Fee Schedule: Membership described in the APNIC document "APNIC Fee Schedule: Membership
Tiers, Fees, and Descriptions", within the provisions describing the Tiers, Fees, and Descriptions", within the provisions describing the
'per address fee' for confederations. 'per address fee' for confederations.
2. Definitions 2. Definitions
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2.1 Internet Registry (IR) Terms not defined in this document have the meaning given to them in the APNIC
Definition Document and Policy Document.
An Internet Registry (IR) is an organisation that is responsible for
distributing IP address space to its members or customers and for
registering those distributions. IRs are classified according to
their primary function and territorial scope within the hierarchical
structure.
IRs include:
- APNIC and other Regional Internet Registries (RIRs);
- National Internet Registries (NIRs); and
- Local Internet Registries (LIRs).
2.2 Regional Internet Registry (RIR)
Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) are established under the
authority of IANA to serve and represent large geographical regions.
Their primary role is to manage, distribute, and register public
Internet address space within their respective regions. Currently,
there are three RIRs: APNIC, RIPE NCC, and ARIN, although a small
number of additional RIRs may be established in the future.
2.3 National Internet Registry (NIR)
A National Internet Registry (NIR) primarily allocates address space
to its members or constituents, which are generally LIRs organised at
a national or distinct economy level. NIRs are expected to apply
their policies and procedures fairly and equitably to all members of
their constituency.
2.4 Local Internet Registry (LIR)
A Local Internet Registry (LIR) is generally an Internet Service https://www.apnic.net/about-apnic/corporate-documents/documents/corporate/definitions/
Provider (ISP), and may assign address space to its own network https://www.apnic.net/community/policy/resources
infrastructure and to users of its network services. LIR customers
may be other "downstream" ISPs, which further assign address space to
their own customers.
2.5 NIR-LIR member 2.1 NIR-LIR member
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An NIR-LIR member is an LIR that is a member of an NIR. An NIR-LIR member is an LIR that is a member of an NIR.
2.6 Address space
In this document, address space means public IPv4 and IPv6 address
ranges, excluding multicast addresses, private addresses defined by
RFC1918 and addresses designated for experimental use.
2.7 Internet resources
Internet resources are those resources administered by the Internet
registry system including address space, autonomous system numbers,
and in-addr.arpa domains associated with the address space
administered by the registry.
3. APNIC address allocations to NIRs 3. APNIC address allocations to NIRs
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3.1 General 3.1 General
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As members of APNIC and of the Asia Pacific Internet community, NIRs As members of APNIC and of the Asia Pacific Internet community, NIRs
are required to fully implement all applicable APNIC address are required to fully implement all applicable APNIC address
management policies. As NIRs, they also take responsibility for management policies. As NIRs, they also take responsibility for
ensuring policy compliance with respect to all Internet resources ensuring policy compliance with respect to all Internet resources
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