RFC 1466 (rfc1466) - Page 2 of 10
Guidelines for Management of IP Address Space
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RFC 1466 Guidelines for Management of IP Address Space May 1993
1) Qualifications for Distributed Regional Registries
2) Allocation of the Network Number Space by the Internet Registry
3) Assignment of the Network Numbers
2.0 Qualifications for Distributed Regional Registries
The major reason to distribute the registration function is that the
Internet serves a more diverse global population than it did at its
inception. This means that registries which are located in distinct
geographic areas may be better able to serve the local community in
terms of language and local customs. While there appears to be wide
support for the concept of distribution of the registration function,
it is important to define how the candidate delegated registries will
be chosen and from which geographic areas.
Based on the growth and the maturity of the Internet in Europe, North
America, Central/South America and the Pacific Rim areas, it is
desirable to consider delegating the registration function to an
organization in each of those geographic areas. Until an
organization is identified in those regions, the IR will continue to
serve as the default registry. The IR remains the root registry and
continues to provide the registration function to all those regions
not covered by distributed regional registries. And as other regions
of the world become more and more active in the Internet, the
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and the IR may choose to
look for candidate registries to serve the populations in those
geographic regions.
It is important that the regional registry is unbiased and and widely
recognized by network providers and subscribers within the geographic
region. It is also important that there is just a single regional
registry per geographical region at this level to provide for
efficient and fair sub-allocation of the address space. To be
selected as a distributed regional registry an organization should
meet the following criteria:
a) networking authorities within the geographic area
legitimize the organization,
b) the organization is well-established and has
legitimacy outside of the registry function,
c) the organization will commit appropriate resources to
provide stable, timely, and reliable service
to the geographic region,
Gerich