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Guide to Administrative Procedures of the Internet Infrastructure
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Network Working Group Z. Wenzel
Request for Comments: 2901 J. Klensin
FYI: 37 R. Bush
Category: Informational S. Huter
Network Startup Resource Center
August 2000
Guide to Administrative Procedures of the Internet Infrastructure
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document describes the administrative procedures for networks
seeking to connect to the global Internet. This includes the steps
and operations necessary for address space allocation and
registration, routing database registration, and domain name
registration. The document also contains information about the
required forms and how to obtain them.
Table of Contents
Who Should Read This Document ................................... 2
Checklist ....................................................... 3
Prerequisites ................................................... 3
I. Preparation of Systems and Network Planning ............... 4
A. What do I need to connect to the Internet? .......... 4
B. What connectivity medium should I choose? ........... 4
C. What else do I need to do? .......................... 4
D. How do I get the documents referred to in this guide? 6
E. Section References .................................. 6
II. Address Space Allocation .................................. 7
A. Who is my upstream provider? ........................ 7
B. How much address space should I ask for? ............ 8
C. What is CIDR? ....................................... 9
D. How do I request and register address space? ........ 10
E. Section References .................................. 13
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