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                            Guidelines for Setting up a

                              Local Internet Registry

                                  at the RIPE NCC

                                     P. Caslav
                                      R. Muit
                                 Document: ripe-160
                                Date: March 12, 1998
                         Updated: January 4, 1999 by J. Bet
                         Updated: May 5,     1999 by J. Bet


                                   ABSTRACT


                          This document aims to provide the
                     necessary information for those who are
                     considering setting up a Local Internet
                     Registry (LIR) with the RIPE NCC. In this
                     document, first some guidelines are given
                     on which organizations usually set up a
                     Local IR. Further, the steps necessary to
                     set up a Local IR are described. Finally,
                     the RIPE NCC's IP address first assignment
                     and allocation policy is discussed.



    1.  Introduction

                IP addresses for use on the Internet are distributed
                in a system of hierarchically organized Internet
                Registries. For Europe, North Africa, and parts of
                the Middle East, there is a Regional Registry, the
                RIPE NCC which distributes addresses to "Local
                Internet Registries" (also called Local IRs, LIRs,
                or Local Registries) in its region. The Local IRs
                can assign address space to end users, and to their
                own network infrastructure.

                Any organization which requires IP addresses from
                the RIPE NCC needs to become a Local Internet Reg-
                istry. Organizations sometimes set up a Local IR
                because they have no other means of acquiring
                address space, or because it is better from the per-
                spective of Internet Routing. In other cases, they
                can obtain IP addresses from the (upstream) service
                provider and there is no need to obtain address
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                space from the RIPE NCC directly.


    2.  When to set up a Local Internet Registry

                When deciding whether or not to become a Local Reg-
                istry, an organization should consider how much
                address space they expect to need in the future, how
                important having their own routable block is, and
                whether they are ready for the extra cost, adminis-
                trative overhead and responsibility of running a
                Local Registry. In this section, we offer some
                guidelines on this issue.

                Note that these are not meant to specify who may or
                may not set up a registry, but as an aid in the
                decision process. The policy of the RIPE NCC is to
                leave the decision up to the organizations them-
                selves. Anyone signing the Agreement on the Provi-
                sion and Use of the RIPE NCC services and promising
                to operate according to the registry guidelines will
                be accepted as a Local IR, as long as they have a
                legal entity located in the RIPE NCC region. For a
                list of countries in the RIPE NCC region, please
                refer to:


      http://www.ripe.net/lir/registries/indices/index.html


                If your country is not on the list, but you think it
                should be in our region, please contact us. It could
                be that there are no Local Internet Registries in
                your country yet, and you are the first one. Please
                note that only an organization that is a legal
                entity in the RIPE NCC region can set up a Local
                Internet Registry with the RIPE NCC.


    2.1.  Responsibilities of a Local IR

                A Local IR receives allocations of blocks of IP
                address space from the RIPE NCC. The Local IR itself
                is responsible for the assignments of IP addresses
                that it makes from these allocated blocks. This
                includes:


                *    Making the right assignment decisions following
                     global assignment policies (as described in
                     ripe-185, section 3 and 4).


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                *    Keeping records of the information gathered in
                     the assignment process (as described in
                     ripe-185 section 6.4)

                *    Storing assignment information in the RIPE
                     Database and keeping this information up to
                     date (as described in ripe-185 section 3)

                The RIPE NCC has a consistency checking and auditing
                activity set up to train Local Registries and help
                them follow the procedures. This process described
                in ripe-170, is also to ensure that LIR's are fol-
                lowing their responsibilities correctly.


    2.2.  Costs of operating a Local IR

                The direct costs of operating a Local IR, i.e. fees
                paid to the RIPE NCC for services, are outlined in
                the 'RIPE NCC Billing Procedure and Fee Schedule
                1999' ripe-188.  A Local Registry should also expect
                costs related to the level of expertise staff of a
                Local IR needs to obtain and keep, and related to
                the administrative work operating a Local IR.
                Depending on the size of the Registry's customer
                base, it might need to have up to one full time
                staff member only doing Local IR administrative
                work.


    2.3.  Address Space

                Each new Local IR receives a /19 (8192 addresses)
                allocation after they send in their first address
                space  request. The registry can announce this block
                as one route to the rest of the Internet. The LIR
                can use this block for their internal network and if
                they're a Provider Registry they can also use it for
                assignments to customers. After the initial block is
                used up, the Registry can request a new allocation
                of a size that matches the growth of their customer
                base.


    2.4.  Business Considerations

                When changing upstream providers, an organization
                which does not operate a Local IR will probably have
                to renumber their networks and return the formerly
                used address space to the Local IR it was received
                from. Organizations operating a Local IR do not
                depend on others for assigning address space to
                their own or their customers' networks. On the other
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                hand, operating a Local IR takes up considerable
                amounts of time and financial resources.


    2.5.  Other Considerations

                If an organization already operates a Local IR in
                the RIPE NCC region or another part of the world and
                wishes to open another Registry, they will have to
                provide the RIPE NCC with a valid reason why they
                need to operate another Local Registry. The RIPE NCC
                will ask for some extra information and argumenta-
                tion in this case.

                If an organization is part of a large enterprise
                that already has address space, then the RIPE NCC
                will need some extra information before it can set
                up a Local IR. We will need to know why address
                space from the main headquarters cannot be used for
                the network, and why it is necessary to receive
                address space from the RIPE NCC instead (or in addi-
                tion). Again, extra information will be required in
                this case.


    3.  Setting up a Local IR

                The process of setting up a Local IR can be roughly
                divided into 3 steps:


                *    Establishment of an entry in the Local Internet
                     Registry list

                *    Agreement to Registry Procedures

                *    Agreement on the Provision and Use of the RIPE
                     NCC Services & Payment of the first invoice

                The steps need to be performed in order.

                Please note that much communication is needed
                between the Local Registry and the RIPE NCC. (For
                requiring the documents listed below, for setting up
                the registry and for requesting address space.)
                Therefore, we really require the Local IR to have at
                least e-mail connectivity. If you do not have an
                Internet connection yet, please acquire an (interim)
                e-mail address before you request to set-up a Local
                IR. Please list this e-mail address in all your cor-
                respondence with the RIPE NCC.


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    3.1.  Establishment of an Entry in the Local Internet Registry
    List

                As a first step, we need to collect some administra-
                tive information about the new Local IR such as
                address & telephone numbers, names of contact per-
                sons. The billing information, including your VAT
                number if your billing address is in the EU, has to
                be submitted too. Please fill in the form in
                Appendix A or the online webform and e-mail it to
                <new-lir@ripe.net> for processing. After we receive
                the form and the answers to the additional questions
                we will create an entry for the new registry in the
                list of Local Internet Registries. After all three
                steps have been completed, some of the administra-
                tive information in this form will be publically
                accessible on the RIPE NCC web site. For the most
                part though, the form will only be used internally
                by the RIPE NCC to keep information about the reg-
                istry such as address allocations and assignments.
                Please remember that only registered contacts of the
                LIR can request address space from the RIPE NCC.
                Registered contacts are the ones listed as admin-c
                and tech-c in your registry file.

                As soon as we have established an entry for you, you
                will receive a Registry Identifier which we will use
                from now on to identify you as a registry and dis-
                tinguish you from end users. Please see the form
                bellow.

                Note that the information you provide in the tem-
                plate is not stored in the RIPE Database. If you
                want to change any information about your registry
                or just want to know about the current contents,
                please send an E-mail to <hostmaster@ripe.net>. We
                appreciate it if you help us to keep this informa-
                tion as up to date as possible.

                After step 1 is completed, our billing department
                will send an invoice to the billing address speci-
                fied by the new Registry. The amount on the invoice
                has to be paid before the Registry can start
                requesting address space (though we can continue
                step 2 & step 3 before receiving the payment).

    3.2.  Agreement to Registry Procedures

                We have to have a clear assurance from you by e-mail
                that you will abide by the Internet Registry rules.
                The cur- rent documents you definitely should be
                familiar with are:

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                *    ripe-185: European Internet Registry Policies
                     and Procedures

                *    ripe-141: European IP network number applica-
                     tion form

                *    ripe-142: Supporting notes to ripe-141

                *    ripe-157: RIPE NCC Database Documentation

                *    ripe-189: RIPE NCC Database Documentation
                     (Update for v2.2.1 ,
                     http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-189.html)

                *    ripe-170 RIPE NCC Consistency and Auditing
                     Activity

                *    RFC 1918: Address Allocation for Private Inter-
                     nets

                There are some documents that we'd like to point you
                to, since you will probably need them at some time.
                These are however not mandatory to be familiar with
                at this moment.


                *    ripe-181: Representation of IP Routing Policies
                     in a Routing Registry

                *    ripe-147: European Autonomous System Number
                     Application Form

                All of these documents can be obtained at
                www.ripe.net by following the "Documents" link.

                Please confirm by electronic mail, that you have
                read and understood the above, and will commit to
                abide to the guidelines as defined in these docu-
                ments and future guidelines as defined by the RIPE
                community.


    3.3.  Agreement on the Provision and Use of the RIPE NCC Ser-
    vices and Paying of Fees

                In order to set-up an official contract between the
                Registry and the RIPE NCC, we will need two signed
                service agreements from you. The agreement needs to
                be signed by somebody at the Registry with the power
                to sign contracts (usually the director). Please
                include the title of the person signing the con-
                tract, as well as the name, location where it was
                signed and the date when it was signed.  Since we
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                will also sign the agreements you should send them
                by postal mail to us, e-mails or faxes cannot be
                accepted. Once we receive them, we will also sign
                them and return one agreement to you.

                Currently our address is:

                RIPE NCC
                Singel 258
                1016 AB Amsterdam
                The Netherlands

                After we have received the signed service agreement,
                we check whether the invoice we sent earlier has
                been paid, and if yes, then the new Registry can
                start receiving services.

                The service agreement, ripe-191, is available on our
                web site at:
                http://www.ripe.net/docs/
                or on the ftp site at:
                ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/docs/
                for a postscript or text version.

                Please also see the accompanying documents, ripe-176
                (Articles of Association) and ripe-173 (General
                Terms & Conditions) in the same ftp and web directo-
                ries.


    4.  RIPE NCC Fees and Billing Procedures

                The RIPE NCC charges new registries a one-time
                "Start-up Fee" as well as a yearly "Service Charge".
                The Start-up fee is partially used to pay for the
                LIR training courses, which all new Registries are
                encouraged to attend.  These fees can change from
                year to year and therefore rather than listing them
                here, please read ripe-188 (RIPE NCC Billing Proce-
                dure and Fee Schedule) in the same web and ftp
                directories as the above documents.

                The yearly fees are based on the size category of
                the registry. Each registry has a category (for
                Provider registries it's usually SMALL,MEDIUM or
                LARGE) based on how many allocations they have
                received from the RIPE NCC and on the age of the
                allocations. A new Local Registry starts out with a
                category of small and remains "SMALL" for the fol-
                lowing year if they do not receive any additional
                allocations in that first year. How these categories
                are calculated is described in ripe-187 (RIPE NCC
                Charging Scheme 1999) in the same web and ftp
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                directories as listed above.

                A Local Registry is assigned a "minimum" billing
                category by the RIPE NCC, however a Local Registry
                can always choose to upgrade itself to a higher cat-
                egory.

                There is also a special billing category called
                "Enterprise" which applies to Local Registries that
                only assign addresses to their own company's network
                and not to customers of theirs.

                A new Local IR will receive an invoice including the
                start-up fee and it's yearly fee for this year. The
                Registry can also choose to pay the fees on a half-
                yearly or quarterly basis, but there is an extra fee
                attached to this. The yearly fee will be based on
                the quarter of the year when the Local IR signs up.
                So if, for example, a Local Registry signs up with
                the RIPE NCC in July, they won't have to pay the
                entire yearly fee for that year, but only half of
                it. A Registry is billed from the moment that they
                complete step 1, not from the moment that they start
                requesting address space.  If an organization sets
                up a Registry but doesn't start requesting address
                space until months later, they still have to pay for
                those months. In such a case it is better for the
                organization to wait with setting up the Registry
                until they actually need to request address space.
                Be aware though that most registries are not set up
                overnight, so please apply well in advance of the
                operation date. Please consider one month to be a
                guideline for the completion of your registry.  For
                questions on bills and payments please contact
                <billing@ripe.net>.

                Please note that a Local Registry receives the same
                kind of service from the RIPE NCC no matter what
                billing category they are. The reason behind having
                different billing categories is because larger Local
                IRs tend to send more requests and generate more
                work for the RIPE NCC staff. If your organization
                has a billing address in the European Union, please
                include your VAT number on the application form.


    5.  Requesting Address Space for the First Time

                After an organization has officially set up a Local
                Internet Registry (the three steps have been com-
                pleted) they will receive a message from <new-
                lir@ripe.net> notifying them that they can start
                requesting address space from the RIPE NCC. From now
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                on the registry should use the <hostmaster@ripe.net>
                mailbox for requesting address space, or for IP
                address related-questions. Please do not send
                address requests to <new-lir@ripe.net>.

                Before we go on to explain how a Local IR can
                request its first block of address space, let's
                clarify some of the terms used by the RIPE commu-
                nity:

                An allocation is a block of address space that a
                Local IR receives from the RIPE NCC. The Local IR
                can announce the entire allocation as one route to
                the rest of the Internet and uses this block of
                address space for its customers and it's own infras-
                tructure.

                An assignment is a smaller block of address space
                that a Local IR assigns to it's customers for their
                networks, or uses for its own infrastructure. For
                example, if a Local IR needs a block of 256
                addresses for one of it's Points of Presence, we
                would call this an "assignment". Assignments usually
                come out of the Registry's allocation.

                Assigned address space is actually used to operate
                networks, whereas allocated address space is held by
                IRs for future assignments to end users.

                To receive your first allocation from the RIPE NCC,
                send your first request for an assignment. The
                request might be for an assignment for a customer's
                network, or for the Registry's own internal infras-
                tructure. Do not mix address space of customers and
                your own network in your request. Please fill out a
                ripe-141 form and send this to <hostmas-
                ter@ripe.net>. You will need to include your Reg-
                istry Identifier (the "regid" on the Registry form)
                at the top of the message. Please always include
                this regid in all messages sent to the RIPE NCC
                hostmaster mailbox. The RIPE NCC can only process
                requests from official Local IRs, so if we receive a
                message at this mailbox without a "regid", we assume
                it's from an end-user and reject it.

                Also please note that the hostmaster mailbox is
                ticketized to help us keep track of the requests.
                When you send in a new request, we will assign a
                ticket number to it. You should then always use that
                same ticket number for any messages exchanged about
                that same request. Every new request needs a differ-
                ent ticket number, so please send new requests with-
                out any ticket number attached so we can assign a
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                new one. If there are errors in your first request
                our syntax checking robot will send you a reply
                prompting you to adjust your requests. After editing
                your request, submit it again under the same ticket-
                number. Once it is free of major errors you will
                receive an e-mail saying it has been passed to the
                hostmasters wait-queu and ready to be processed. For
                help with the hostmaster auto-mailbox please read
                "Hostmaster auto-mailbox Help Page" located at:
                http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/mem-services/registration/
                status.html

                Your request usually will be handled in about 2
                days, depending on the size of the wait-queu. It is
                possible to check the current status of your request
                at: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/rttquery

                After you have sent in your first request for an
                address space assignment and a RIPE NCC hostmaster
                has evaluated, we will allocate a /19 block of
                addresses (8192 IP addresses) to your Local Reg-
                istry. To be fair to all Local IRs this amount is
                the same for each new Registry, (unless it's first
                assignment is larger than this block). You can
                announce this prefix to your transit provider.

                We will at the same time also make the first assign-
                ment for you. This means we will update the database
                and inform you about the address space we have
                assigned. We will take the assigned range out of the
                beginning of your allocated block.

                But please note that even though you will now have
                an allocated block from the RIPE NCC, you cannot
                make any assignments from this range initially with-
                out consulting the RIPE NCC for approval. To make
                you familiar with the registry procedures and to
                provide additional support in your start-up phase,
                we currently follow a "hand-holding" procedure for
                all new registries.

                Each new registry receives an "assignment window"
                (AW).  This AW is initially 0. This means that you
                can not make any assignment without prior approval
                from the RIPE NCC.

                After the first request, please continue to send all
                requests for address space to the RIPE NCC for
                approval. We would like to see a ripe-141 form
                (European IP Network Number Request Form) completed
                for every single request for address space that you
                receive.  This applies to requests from your cus-
                tomers as well as for address space you may need for
                your internal network. We always expect you to
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                include your own comments and evaluation results in
                every request you send to us. We will then approve
                the request or recommend the assignment of a differ-
                ent amount of address space. If we approve the
                assignment, we will send you a message notifying you
                of this, and you will then have to enter the infor-
                mation about this assignment into the database your-
                selves. (We only enter the first assignment for you
                to give you an example, after that, you enter all
                assignments into the database yourselves)

                This procedure will only last for a short period of
                time until we are confident that you are familiar
                with the registration procedures. We will then
                increase your assignment window so that you can make
                assignments up to certain size yourself. For example
                if we have seen several requests for /25's and /26's
                from you, we might raise your assignment window to a
                /25. This means that you can then assign up to 128
                addresses to any customer in a one year period. If
                you get a customer that needs more than 128
                addresses, you would still have to send this larger
                request to the RIPE NCC for approval.

                All of these issues are described in more detail in
                ripe-185, section 3 and 4.


    6.  Training Courses

                The start-up fee paid by new Local Registries, is
                used (among other things) to fund the Local IR
                training courses. This is a one-day course (though
                it might be expanded to more days in the future)
                that explains the RIPE database, IP address poli-
                cies, reverse delegation, the routing registry and
                other issues. It is only open to Local IRs and is
                taught by the RIPE NCC staff members. We highly rec-
                ommend that new Registries send one or two of their
                staff members to this training course. There is no
                additional cost for attending this course.

                Please see:
                http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/mem-services/training/
                for information on the location and dates of future
                training courses.


    Appendix A

                Please fill in this form and return it to <new-
                lir@ripe.net>, or fill in the online New Local
                Internet Registry apply form located at:
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                http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/new-mem/newlir-form.html



                Information about how to fill out each field in the
                application form follows below. Please DO NOT send
                in this entire document, but only the filled out
                form itself (between the "cut here" marks). You can
                find an example of a filled out form at the end of
                this appendix. In addition to the form, we ask a few
                general questions. Please also answer these and send
                them together with the completed form. Please note
                the the RIPE NCC may also ask for further informa-
                tion about the Registry's plans, or routing set-up.








































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                regid:
                org:
                type:
                community:
                address:
                country:
                admin-c:
                tech-c:
                phone:
                fax-no:
                e-mail:
                remark:
                lst-localir:
                lst-contrib:
                bill-addr:
                bill-mail:
                bill-ref:
                bill-vatno:
                bill-proto:
                bill-categ:
                bill-scheme:
                bill-remark:
                reg-ack:

                Questions:

                1. Does the organization already operate a Local
                Internet Registry in the RIPE NCC region? If yes,
                please give us the regid(s) of the Registry and a
                short explanation why an additional Registry needs
                to be openned.


                2. Does the organization have another registry in a
                different region (APNIC or ARIN region)? If yes,
                please specify the region and explain why you also
                need to set up a Local Registry in the RIPE NCC
                region.


                3. Does the organization already use address space?
                Please list it here. Please only list address space
                being used for the organization's own internal net-
                work, and not address space being used for customers
                (other than dial-up or web servers). Please include
                address space for the entire organization, not just
                this subsidiary. Please explain whether the address
                space will be returned after the new Registry is
                set-up.


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                4. What type of organization is this and what ser-
                vices or products do they provide?


                5. What are the main reasons for becoming an LIR,
                rather than requesting address space from the
                upstream provider?


                6. How much address space does the organization
                expect to need in the next year or so?


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                If at all possible, please send completed forms by
                electronic mail!  Sending in handwritten forms will
                delay processing considerably!

                The fields marked "Published in Registry List" are
                published by the NCC on http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/
                mem-services/general/indices/data/index.html
                for reference of those lookingfor a registry.

                Any questions about this form should be directed to
                <new-lir@ripe.net>.


    Description of all the individual fields:

    Registry Identifier

                regid: This string uniquely identifies a Local Reg-
                istry.  The format is <cc>.<name> where <cc> is the
                ISO3166 countrycode where the registry is located
                and <name> is a somewhat descriptive identifier
                unique within the country. If a registry services
                several countries, please choose the country where
                the registry has it's main office. Please note that
                this is only an administrative identifier and is not
                necessarily associated with your bussiness.  Since
                changing this identifier causes a lot of internal
                administrative work, we will charge a fee for it.

                Mandatory, Single Line Only, Single Attribute per
                Object, Published in Registry List,


    Organization Name

                org: A short descriptive name of the organization
                running the Local Registry. It is used in lists and
                wherever a short description is appropriate.

                Mandatory, Single Line Only, Single Attribute per
                Object, Published in Registry List,


    Registry Type

                type: Tells the RIPE NCC whether this is a PROVIDER
                Registry that will be assigning addresses to cus-
                tomers of theirs, or if this is an ENTERPRISE that
                will only be assigning addresses within its organi-
                zation. Please fill in either "ENTERPRISE" or
                "PROVIDER" in this field.


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                Mandatory, Single Line Only, Single Attribute per
                Object, Published in Registry List,


    Community Served

                community: A short and concise description of the
                community served by this Local Registry.  For ser-
                vice providers something like "The Registry will
                serve customers of <foo> company, an Internet ser-
                vice provider in countries NN AA BB and CC serving
                mainly <bar> type customers." is sufficient.  Please
                also indicate whether you are prepared to serve
                those not buying any other service from you. Use
                multiple lines for longer text.

                Mandatory, Multi-Line Attribute, Published in Reg-
                istry List,


    Postal Address

                address: The full postal address of the Local Reg-
                istry.  This should be exactly what is needed to
                deliver postal mail.  It should contain the organi-
                zation name in a suitable form.  Multiple lines are
                represented by multiple 'address' attributes.

                Mandatory, Multi-Line Attribute, Published in Reg-
                istry List,


    Countries Served

                country: The countries to which this Registry
                assigns addresses as a blank separated list of
                ISO3166 codes.

                Mandatory, Single Line Only, Published in Registry
                List


    Administrative Contact

                admin-c: A reference to the RIPE database object of
                the person(s) administratively responsible for the
                Registry. The preferred form is the full name, fol-
                lowed by the NIC handle* (in brackets).

                * Please see below for more information.

                Mandatory, Published in Registry List,

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    Technical Contact

                tech-c: A reference to the RIPE database object of
                the person(s) executing the Registry work.  The pre-
                ferred form is the full name, followed by the NIC
                handle (in brackets).

                * Please see below for more information.

                Mandatory, Published in Registry List,

                * PLEASE NOTE: We need the administrative and tech-
                nical contact persons (admin-c and tech-c) mentioned
                in the Local Registry form registered in the RIPE
                database with person templates. We would appreciate
                it if you send in templates for these persons to the
                database first. (See ripe-157 Section 2.2.1 on cre-
                ating a new database object)


    Telephone Number

                phone: The general phone number to be called on Reg-
                istry matters, If more than one is listed the pre-
                ferred ones should be listed first.  Format is
                +<countrycode> <number> [ext <extension>].  Exten-
                sions should only be mentioned explicitly if they
                cannot be dialed directly.

                Mandatory, Published in Registry List,


    Telefax Number

                fax-no: The general FAX number to be used for Reg-
                istry matters, If more than one is listed the pre-
                ferred ones should be listed first.  Format is
                +<countrycode> <number> [ext <extension>].  Exten-
                sions should only be mentioned explicitly if they
                cannot be dialed directly.

                Optional, Published in Registry List,


    Electronic Mail Address

                e-mail: The general electronic mail address to be
                used for Registry matters. This has to be in RFC822
                format. If there really is no e-mail address yet,
                specify "none". In this case you will need to notify
                the RIPE NCC as soon as you do have an e-mail
                address so we can update it here. When using a tem-
                porary e-mail address, please update it by sending
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                us the new address as soon as it is operational.

                Mandatory, Published in Registry List,


    Remarks

                remark: Any useful remarks in free form text.

                Optional, Multi-Line Attribute, Published in Reg-
                istry List,


    Local Registries Mailing List

                lst-localir: The addresses to be added to the mail-
                ing list of all "Local Internet Registries". This
                list is used to make general announcements. Relevant
                discussions about LIR issues are held on the lir-wg
                mailing list (Local IR working group). At least one
                address is required to be subscribed to the localir
                mailing list and it is recommended that registries
                follow the lir-wg as well. We will therefore sub-
                scribe the address supplied here to both mailing
                lists. To change the mailbox subscribed to the
                localir mailing list, please write to <hostmas-
                ter@ripe.net>. To change the mailbox subscribed to
                the lir-wg or to unsubscribe from this list, please
                mail <majordomo@ripe.net>.

                Mandatory, Not Published,


    Contributors Committee Mailing List

                lst-contrib: The addresses to be added to the mail-
                ing list of the "RIPE NCC General Assembly". This
                Assembly consists of all organizations contributing
                to NCC funding and discusses formal aspects of RIPE
                NCC operation such as the budgets and charging.

                Mandatory, Not Published,


    Billing Address

                bill-addr: This is the full postal address to send
                billing related information to.  It should contain
                the name of the responsible person.

                Mandatory, Multi-Line Attribute, Not Published,


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    Electronic Billing Address

                bill-mail: This is the E-Mail address to send
                billing related information to.

                Mandatory, Not Published,


    Billing Reference

                bill-ref: This is some text that will be included in
                any bill for reference by the customer, f.i. pur-
                chase order numbers.

                Optional, Single Line Only, Single Attribute per
                Object, Not Published,


    VAT Number

                bill-vatno: This is the VAT number which is required
                for billing registries inside the European Union
                without Value Added Tax. If we do not have this num-
                ber, Dutch VAT will be billed. If your registry has
                no billing address in the EU, please write outside
                EU.

                Optional, Single Line Only, Single Attribute per
                Object, Not Published,


    Billing Preference

                bill-proto: The RIPE NCC sends all invoices out by
                invoice. If you state 'E-MAIL' in this field the
                RIPE NCC will additionally e-mail the invoice to the
                bill-mail address.  Should you prefer the ASCII for-
                mat, you can write 'E-MAIL ASCII' in this field. If
                you wish to receive the invoice by 'SNAIL-MAIL'
                only, please write 'SNAIL-MAIL'.

                Optional, Single Line Only, Single Attribute per
                Object, Not Published


    Billing Category

                bill-categ: This is the current billing category.
                All new Local Internet Registries will have the ini-
                tial billing catagory set top 'SMALL' Please state
                'ENTERPRISE' if this is an enterprise registry only
                making assignments within it's own organization.

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                Mandatory, Single Line Only, Single Attribute per
                Object, Published in Registry List,


    Billing Scheme

                bill-scheme: This is the applicable billing scheme.
                YEARLY is the normal billing scheme.  HALF-YEARLY
                and QUARTERLY are possible by special prior arrange-
                ments, but an extra fee is charged.  The string LATE
                after the scheme indicates that we agreed that
                invoices due in December can be paid in January. See
                the billing procedure document 'RIPE NCC Billing
                Procedure and Fee Schedule' for details of applica-
                ble charges etc.

                Mandatory, Single Line Only, Single Attribute per
                Object, Not Published,


    Billing Remark

                bill-remark: Any useful remarks concerning billing.

                Optional, Multi-Line Attribute, Not Published,


    Registry Acknowledgements

                reg-ack: This controls the verbosity of acknowledge-
                ments of address-space requests sent to the reg-
                istry. The acknowledgements contain information
                about yur address-space requests such as the
                assigned ticketnumber and the processing priority.
                You can choose to receive a 'LONG' acknowledgement,
                with more detailed explanation if you state 'LONG'
                in this field. If you opt for a shorter acknowledge-
                ment which will contain only the necessary informa-
                tion you may write 'SHORT'.

                Optional, Single Line Only, Single Attribute per
                Object, Not Published











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    Sample Form

                regid: nn.example
                org: E.X.Ample Net
                type: PROVIDER
                community: The registry will serve customers of E.X.
                Ample networking ltd. an internet service provider
                in NN AB serving mainly x-type customers. We will
                also serve those not buying other services from us.
                address: E.X. Ample Networking Ltd.
                     Registry Sq.
                     NN-1822 Internet City
                     Northern Nowhere
                country: NN AB
                admin-c: Ad Ministrator (AM999-RIPE)
                tech-c: Joe Technical (JT1234)
                phone: +12 345 6789
                fax-no: +12 345 9876
                e-mail: registry@anet.nn
                remark:
                lst-localir: registry@anet.nn
                lst-contrib: ad.ministrator@anet.nn
                bill-addr: E.X. Ample Networking Ltd.
                     Ad Ministrator
                     Registry Sq.
                     NN-1822 Internet City
                     Northern Nowhere
                bill-mail: ad.ministrator@anet.nn
                bill-ref: PO4711
                bill-vatno: NN-9876 5432 1 00
                bill-proto: E-MAIL ASCII
                bill-categ: SMALL
                bill-scheme: YEARLY
                bill-remark:
                reg-ack: LONG

                Questions:

                1. Does the organization already operate a Local
                Internet Registry in the RIPE NCC region? If yes,
                please give us the regid(s) of the Registry and a
                short explanation why an additional Registry needs
                to be opened.

                Please explain why it is necessary to open up
                another registry if your company already operates a
                LIR in the RIPE NCC region.

                2. Does the organization have another registry in a
                different region (APNIC or ARIN region)? If yes,
                please specify the region and explain why you also
                need to set up a Local Registry in the RIPE NCC
                region.
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                Please explain why it is necessary to open up
                another registry if your company already operates a
                LIR in another region.

                3. Does the organization already use address space?
                Please list it here. Please only list address space
                being used for the organization's own internal net-
                work, and not address space being used for customers
                (other than dial-up or web servers). Please include
                address space for the entire organization, not just
                this subsidiary.

                193.0.0/19 allocated to sn.ample, out of this
                193.0.10/23 is being used for the Northern Nowhere
                network, which will be returned when the new Reg-
                istry recieves it's own allocation.

                4. What type of organization is this and what ser-
                vices or products do they provide?

                Please explain what company this is and what ser-
                vices you are offering. Future plans can be included
                as well.

                5. What are the main reasons for becoming an LIR,
                rather than requesting address space from the
                upstream provider?

                Please explain why it is important you receive
                addresses from the RIPE NCC.

                6. How much address space does the organization
                expect to need in the next year?

                Please supply us with an estimated deployment plan
                of the amount of addresses you will be using in one
                years time.
















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