RFC 2901 (rfc2901) - Page 2 of 31

Guide to Administrative Procedures of the Internet Infrastructure

RFC 2901      Administrative Internet Infrastructure Guide   August 2000


   III.  Autonomous Systems (AS) ................................... 13
           A.  What is an ASN and do I need one? ................... 13
           B.  How do I register an ASN? ........................... 14
           C.  Section References .................................. 15
   IV.   Routing and Exchange Points ............................... 15
           A.  Do I need to register with a routing database? ...... 15
           B.  What about CIDR and routing? ........................ 16
           C.  How do I choose a routing database? ................. 16
           D.  How do I register in the RADB (The Americas)? ....... 17
           E.  Section References .................................. 18
   V.    Domain Name Registration .................................. 18
           A.  What is a country domain? ........................... 18
           B.  How do I register as a country domain? .............. 18
           C.  What if my country is already registered? ........... 19
           D.  How do I resolve a country domain name dispute? ..... 19
           E.  Section References .................................. 19
   VI.   IN-ADDR.ARPA Domain Delegation ............................ 19
           A.  What is an IN-ADDR.ARPA domain and do I need one? ... 20
           B.  How do I register an IN-ADDR.ARPA domain? ........... 20
   VII.  Security .................................................. 21
           A.  Is there a way to prevent unauthorized changes to my
           objects? ................................................ 21
   VIII. Network Optimization and Management ....................... 22
           A.  How do I optimize traffic on my network? ............ 22
   Security Considerations ......................................... 22
   Acknowledgements ................................................ 22
   References ...................................................... 22
   Authors' Addresses .............................................. 24
   Appendix A:  The Internet Agencies .............................. 25
   Appendix B:  Documentation ...................................... 28
   Appendix C:  Country Codes ...................................... 29
   Appendix D:  Acronyms ........................................... 30
   Full Copyright Statement ........................................ 31

Who Should Read This Document

   This document is intended for system engineers and technical managers
   of networks who want to make a connection to the Internet.  It
   assumes a basic knowledge of the Internet and networking.

   This information is intended to help new or expanding networks
   understand and follow the Internet administrative procedures, and to
   provide assistance in filling out the various templates and
   registration forms.  Appendix D is a glossary of acronyms.







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