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Outline
• RIR System
• RIR Services
• Policy Development Process
• IPv4 Depletion
• ARIN & LACNIC Working Together for You
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RIR System
• The Regional Internet Registry (RIR) System began in 1992
• There are five RIRs today
• The RIRs coordinate closely with the IANA
• The RIRs are not-for-profit organizations
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RIR Structure
Not-For-ProfitMembership Organization
Community Regulated
Fee for services, not number resources
OpenCommunity
developed policies
100% community funded Broad basedMember-elected executive boards
• Registration services• Organization services• PDP Services
• Public sector• Private sector• Civil society
Open and transparent
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Registration Services
• Coordination & management of Internet number resources
• Internet number resource transfers
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Registration Services
Directory Services– Record maintenance– Registration transaction
information (WHOIS)– Routing information
(Internet Routing Registry)
Reverse DNS
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Organization Services
Public Policy & Members Meetings
Executive Board Elections
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Organization Services
Information publicationand dissemination
Education& Training
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Policy Development Services
Manage the Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process
Maintain e-maildiscussion lists
Publish policy documents
Need
DiscussEvaluate
Implement Consensus
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IP Addresses RequireGood Stewardship
Judicious Management
• Ensure Fair Distribution to All
• Prevent Capricious Consumption
• Technical Requirements– Defined Characteristics Create
a Finite Common Resource– Network Topology Realities
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Policy Development Process
‘BOTTOM UP’
OPEN
TRANSPARENT
NO Accreditation• Inclusive• Accessible
Community Proposes, Discusses, and Approves Policy
Documented, Published & Accessible PDP, Policies, and Procedures
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Points of Interest
• ARIN Board of Trustees and LACNIC Board of Directors resolution on IPv4 depletion and migration to IPv6
• Policy proposals to change IPv4 distribution policies in all regions
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IPv4 Depletion
• The total IPv4 addresses pool add a total aprox 4,300 millions of addresses.
• This space is regionally divided and administrated into 256 parts also known as /8.
• Each part is made of by aprox. 16,700,000 addresses.
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Evolution of the central pool78
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/8s
Dec/04 Apr/05 Jul/05 Oct/05 Dec/05 Mar/06 Jun/06 Sep/06 Dec/06 Mar/07 Nov/07
Source : Number Resource Organization – www.nro.net
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Predictions
• Based on the current evolution of the IPv4 addresses consumption rate, by the mid 2010 the central pool of version 4 (IPv4) Internet addresses could be completely depleted.
• Based on the same suppositions, the pool administrated by the RIRs could be depleted in 2011/12.
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Actions to take • Boost the IPv6 deployment
– Facilitate policy discussion– Waiver fees– Training and Workshops– Awareness Campaings
• Recovery of the non used space. – (i.e. ERX – 7 /8s)
• Analyzing the actions in order to minimize possible negative impacts.
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• Governments– Coordination with the industry– Help promotion– Adopt IPv6 officially in state networking.
• Private Sector– Upgrade equipment and OS– Deploy IPv6 in their networks– Invest in training
What Others are doing
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• The access to IPv6 space is not a problem
• The challenge is training, promotions and adoption of new technologies.
A Couple of Thoughts
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OpportunitiesARIN & LACNIC Working Together for You
• Recent– St. Thomas– Anguilla– Puerto Rico– Isla Margarita– Barbados– Curacao– Now St Lucia
• Future– Your events and activities– ARIN / LACNIC staff and
documentation available– Contact: [email protected]
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Thank YouThank YouContact Info: Ray Plzak, ARIN President & [email protected] [email protected]