EUROPEAN IP NETWORK NUMBER APPLICATION FORM & SUPPORTING NOTES

EUROPEAN IP NETWORK NUMBER APPLICATION FORM & SUPPORTING NOTES T whm it may cncern. Thank yu fr yur request fr an IP netwrk number. Please ensure that yu read the infrmatin belw carefully befre submitting yur applicatin fr an IP number. The frm appended t this letter will be accepted by lcal Internet Registries acrss Eurpe. The previusly centralised prcedures fr btaining IP netwrk numbers frm the Glbal Internet Registry (nw the InterNIC and frmerly knwn as hstmaster@nic.ddn.mil) have been replaced by a distributed system whereby applicatins fr IP netwrk numbers acrss Eurpe are prcessed by lcal Internet Registries (lcal IR s). The Glbal Internet Registry nw delegates blcks f IP netwrk numbers t the RIPE NCC as the registry fr the Eurpean regin, which in turn delegates blcks f IP netwrk numbers t lcal IR s. The diagram belw shws the distributed hierarchy f Internet Registries. Nte that lcal IR s are f tw types; "service prvider" and "nn-service prvider". An IP service prvider is an rganisatin that supplies Internet cnnectivity t it s custmers r users (examples are academic netwrk prviders and cmmercial netwrk prviders). "Nn-service prvider" lcal IR s are rganisatins that are prepared t handle all requests frm rganisatins that have n cnnectin t the Internet at present r planned. RIPE NCC Glbal IR InterNIC Reginal IR Lcal IR Lcal IR Lcal IR Lcal IR Service Prvider Lcal IR Nn- Service Prvider If yu are NOT a custmer f a service prvider, then yu shuld send yur cmpleted applicatin frm t the "nn-service prvider" lcal IR. Currently nly ne f this type f registry exists per cuntry in Eurpe. If yu d nt knw whether a nn service-prvider lcal IR exists fr yur cuntry then yu shuld cntact the RIPE NCC (address is given belw). If hwever, yu are already a custmer f an IP service prvider, then yu shuld cntact them fr yur IP netwrk number(s). Regardless f whether yu are applying fr class B r C addresses yu shuld always make yur applicatin in the first instance t a lcal IR. Hwever, class B addresses are nly assigned by a Reginal Internet Registry (in Eurpe this is the RIPE NCC lcated in the Netherlands), s if yur applicatin is felt justified, it will be frwarded by yur lcal IR fr the RIPE NCC t review. If yu have any queries, please d nt hesitate t cntact the RIPE NCC wh will be able t advise yu. Our cntact details are given belw: Yurs sincerely. RIPE Netwrk Crdinatin Centre email: hstmaster@ripe.net Kruislaan 409 tel: +31 20 592 5065 1098 SJ Amsterdam fax: +31 20 592 5090 The Netherlands Hstmaster, RIPE NCC 1 f 9

Supprting Ntes fr the IP Request Frm Befre making yur request fr an IP number, there are 3 dcuments which yu shuld receive and read: the Supprting Ntes - this dcument the Eurpean IP number request frm - appended t this dcument the Additinal Hints dcument - this dcument is currently being updated (until this dcument is available, the ld dcument "Additnal Hints fr rganisatins requesting class B netwrk numbers" is appended). This dcument will guide yu in hw t cmplete the Eurpean IP number request frm crrectly. This frm is used by all the Internet Registries acrss Eurpe. The frmat f the frm is designed s that it enables yur applicatin t be prcessed mre quickly. That is why we ask yu t carefully read and fllw the "Supprting Ntes" dcument. Please be careful t fllw the infrmatin cntained within the examples belw. A cmpleted template is als included fr reference. If yu are unsure abut any f the fields, please leave them blank. Please send the cmpleted template t yur lcal IR r cntact the RIPE NCC if yu are unsure abut what t d next. Part A - Administrative Details The infrmatin supplied fr this sectin tgether with the assigned netwrk numbers will be entered int a database f Eurpean netwrk numbers and their cntact infrmatin which is accessible by the whle Internet cmmunity. NETWORK TEMPLATE netname: Please cmplete with an apprpriate netwrk name fr the netwrk t be numbered which is shrt and meaningful. The netname is used mainly fr administrative purpses like cnsistency checking f the Internet Registry. Yu will mst likely nt see this name appear anywhere, but n frms like this. The netwrk name shuld be written in capital letters eg: netname: TBIT descr: Please cmplete with a shrt descriptin f the rganisatin, including the lcatin. The full pstal address is nt needed as this is required in the persn template eg: descr: Terabit Labs Inc. descr: Netwrk Bugs Feeding Facility descr: Nrthtwn cuntry: Please give the tw letter cuntry cde (ISO 3166) which is apprpriate fr the rganisatin. We knw this gives prblems fr netwrks crssing natinal bundaries, s chse the mst apprpriate cuntry, based n the lcatin f the admin cntact. If yu d nt knw the apprpriate cde fr yur cuntry, please cmplete with the full name f the cuntry eg: cuntry: NL r cuntry: Republic f Nrthern Nwhere admin-c: Please cmplete with the name r NIC handle f the persn wh is the administrative cntact fr the netwrk. The NIC handle (if knwn) is preferred. Please d nt use frmal titles like Dr r Prf r Sir. Please specify as in the example belw (r with the NIC handle ). D nt add full stps between the names r initials eg: admin-c: Jhn E De r with a NIC handle eg. admin-c: JD0401 tech-c: Please give the name f technical cntact persn (r NIC handle as mentined abve). There can be mre than ne name specified fr the technical cntact. NOTE: please give names fr bth the administrative AND the technical cntact. If tw different names are nt apprpriate, then the same name fr bth cntacts is fine. Example as abve. Email address f the persn wh is cmpleting the template, fllwed by the current date. If yu d nt have email cnnectivity please leave blank and we will cmplete it. Please add the date in the frmat shwn belw eg: jhnde@terabit.nn 930225 surce: Surce f the infrmatin. It will always be RIPE. This is infrmatin which is always required in the database, s it has been added already. Supprting Ntes 2 f 9

PERSON TEMPLATE Fr each different persn specified in the netwrk template, please cmplete a separate persn template, unless the data abut thse persns is already in the RIPE database. persn: Please give the full name f the persns specified in the admin-c cntact and the tech-c cntact fields. The names must be written identically t thse given in the "admin-c:" and "tech-c:" attributes (but must nt be the NIC handle r fficial titles like Dr, Prf r Sir eg: persn: Jhn E De Please cmplete with the full pstal address, and write as yu wuld fr rdinary pstal mail using ne line fr each part f the address as shwn belw eg:e Terabit Labs Inc. Industrial Estate Nrth Nrth Perpendicular Rad 12 NL-1234 Nrthtwn The Netherlands phne: Please give the wrk telephne number f the persn specified abve. Please specify the telephne number with + <cuntry cde> <area cde> <telephne number>. Mst cuntries shuld drp the leading zer when specifying their area cde. Mre than ne telephne number is fine. Each telephne number shuld be put n a separate line and written in rder f the mst apprpriate number fr the cntact persn eg: phne: +31 20 1233 4676 phne: +31 20 1233 4677 ext. 4711 fax-n: Please cmplete with the telefax number f the persn specified abve. Fllw the same rules as specified fr telephne number abve eg: fax-n: +31 20 12334678 Please supply the apprpriate electrnic mail address fr the admin-c (the administrative cntact persn)/ and the tech-c (the technical cntact persn). Please ensure that this is a valid dmain address. If yu DO NOT have e-mail cnnectivity, please insert <nne>, eg: jhnde@terabit.nl r <nne> nic-hdl: This refers t a NIC handle which is a unique identifier assigned and used by the US NIC t unambiguusly refer t Internet peple. If yu d nt have a NIC handle, then please leave blank eg: nic-hdl: JD0401 By whm and when this was last changed. Please cmplete with yur e-mail address fllwed by the current date in the frmat which is shwn belw. If yu d nt have e-mail cnnectivity, please leave blank and we will cmplete this n yur behalf eg: jhnde@terabit.nl 930225 surce: Surce f the infrmatin. It will always be RIPE. This is infrmatin which is always required in the database, s it has been added already. Supprting Ntes 3 f 9

Part B - Technical Details Infrmatin supplied belw helps us t evaluate and prcess yur request. It will be kept in CONFIDENCE and is fr internal use nly. It will NOT be entered int the RIPE Netwrk Management Database. TECHNICAL TEMPLATE request-type: Please specify the quantity and class f yur request fr netwrk numbers. In making the applicatin, please be guided by the fllwing EXAMPLES f number f hsts which relate t the quantity f netwrk numbers requested eg: 1 class C number (maximum 254 hsts) 2 class C numbers (maximum 508 hsts) 4 class C numbers (maximum 1016 hsts) 8 class C numbers (maximum 2032 hsts) 16 class C numbers (maximum 4064 hsts) 32 class C numbers (maximum 8128 hsts) a single class B number ther (please specify) machine-0: Please state the number f machines in yur rganisatin that currently require a unique IP address. D nt frget t include terminal servers and netwrk numbers needed fr transit netwrks when calculating this figure eg: machine-0: 100 machine-1: machine-2: As in abve example fr machine-0 but prvide estimates fr 1 and 2 years time. subnet-0: Please state the number f subnets required fr the current netwrk. A subnet refers t the physical parts f the netwrk which need a unique (sub)net number eg: subnet-0: 10 subnet-1: subnet-2: As in abve example fr subnet-0 but estimate fr the number f subnets in 1 and 2 years time. inet-cnnect: Please state whether yu plan t cnnect t the Internet. Please answer with whichever f the fllwing ptins mst clsely describes the psitin f yur rganisatin eg: -will never cnnect -already cnnected <thrugh whm> -plan t cnnect <date> <thrugh whm> If yu are "already cnnected" t the Internet, please state which service prvider yu are cnnected t. If yu answer with "plan t cnnect" then please make an estimatin n the date that yu hpe t cnnect, specifying (if pssible) the mnth, the year and thrugh whm eg: inet-cnnect: plan t cnnect 930401 Net-Prvider Inc exist-ip-net: Has yur rganisatin already btained an IP netwrk number r numbers? If s, please give the netwrk number(s) and the netwrk name if knwn. If nt, then please cmplete with <n>.frmat: cmplete with the netwrk number nly - fur numbers separated by dts, as shwn belw. If knwn, please als add the netwrk name entry as shwn belw. This must be specified the same way as it appears in the database eg: exist-ip-net: 193.87.45.0 TBIT r exist-ip-net: <n> cuntry-net: Please give the ISO 3166 cuntry cde which describes where the netwrk will be lcated. If mre than ne cuntry applies, then give the is cdes f the cuntries which will be cvered by the netwrk. Frmat: cmplete with cuntry name(s) using ISO 3166 cuntry cde. If yu are unsure abut the cde, write the name f the cuntry ut in full eg: cuntry-net: NL SE r cuntry-net: Republic f Nrthern Nwhere Supprting Ntes 4 f 9

EXAMPLE COMPLETED NETWORK, PERSON and TECHNICAL TEMPLATE netname: TBIT-2 descr: Terabit Labs Inc. descr: Netwrk Bugs Feeding Facility descr: Nrthtwn cuntry: NL admin-c: Jhn E De tech-c: Jhn E De jhnde@terabit.nl 930225 surce: RIPE persn: Jhn E De Terabit Labs Inc. Industrial Estate Nrth Nrth Perpendicular Rad 12 NL-1234 Nrthtwn The Netherlands phne: +31 20 987 6542 ext. 4711 fax-n: +31 20 123 3467 jhnde@terabit.nl eg. nic-hdl: JD0401 jhnde@terabit.nl 930225 surce: RIPE request-type: 1 class C machine-0: 100 machine-1: 134 machine-2: 250 subnet-0: 1 subnet-1: 1 subnet-2: 1 inet-cnnect plan t cnnect: 930401 Net-Prvider Inc exist-ip-net: 193.87.45.0 TBIT-1 cuntry-net: NL Part C - Netwrk Details Please cmplete this sectin n a separate page if yu are applying fr mre than 2 Class C netwrk numbers. The mre numbers yu are requesting, the mre detailed yur technical descriptin will need t be. Furthermre, the mre detail yu prvide, the quicker we will be able t prcess yur applicatin. Please include an verview f the size f yur subnets, ensuring that yu d nt frget transit netwrks, terminal servers etc. when calculating yur needs. Befre yu cmplete this sectin yu shuld read the `Additinal Hints' dcument (currently being updated) which will guide yu. It is particularly imprtant t read this dcument if yu are applying fr a class B netwrk number, as it prvides mre detail and a number f helpful hints. Until this dcument is ready, the current dcument has been appended t this dcument. If yu are applying fr a Class B netwrk number please send yur cmpleted applicatin t yur lcal registry wh will review yur case. If it is felt that a Class B netwrk number is justified, yur applicatin will be frwarded t the RIPE NCC which will review yur applicatin. Please be reminded that Class B netwrk numbers are extremely scarce and are rarely allcated. Part D - Cntact Details This sectin shuld be cmpleted *ONLY IF* yu are making an applicatin n behalf f anther rganisatin. Please indicate by whm the applicatin is being made and n behalf f whm, giving all the cntact details requested. Supprting Ntes 5 f 9

Recmmended Reading List fr Address Allcatin and CIDR rfc 1338.txt - Supernetting: an Address Assignment and Aggregatin Strategy (V Fuller) rfc 1466.txt - Guidelines fr Management f IP Address Space (E Gerich) rfc 1367.txt - Schedule fr IP Address Space Management Guidelines (C Tplcic) These dcuments are all available frm the RIPE dcument stre in the rfc/ directry. The RIPE dcument stre can be accessed in a number f ways: n the Internet via annymus FTP frm hst ftp.ripe.net n the Internet via: telnet inf.ripe.net via the X.25 Public Data Netwrk type: pad 0204129004331 using the EurpaNET X.25 netwrk type: pad 020430459300031 Organisatins withut cnnectivity wishing t btain cpies f the "Recmmended Reading" articles shuld cntact the RIPE NCC. A pstal delivery f ne r mre dcuments is pssible. Additinal Hints fr Organisatins Requesting Class B Netwrk Numbers Please understand that the criteria fr allcating Class B netwrk addresses are extremely strict. This is due t the glbal scarcity f these netwrk numbers. Out f necessity then, the lcal registry and the NCC has t clsely examine each and every request received fr a class B netwrk address. As a result the allcatin prcess will take lnger. Organisatins can hwever speed up the prcess by prviding as much infrmatin as pssible n their initial request t enable a decisin t be made withut having t request mre infrmatin. The number f hsts estimate shuld be substantiated with ther data abut the netwrk and/r rganisatin like number f emplyees, gegraphical distributin, type f hsts. The clearer yu can dcument that yur estimates are carefully derived, the easier it is fr us t justify allcatin f a class B address. Besides a sufficient number f hsts we must determine that yur netwrk cannt be engineered using a number f cntiguus class C netwrks. If yur netwrk cnsists f a large number f physical netwrks with relatively small numbers f hsts n each, yu will have t cnsider subnetting class C netwrks. A large number f subnetwrks alne is nt sufficient justificatin fr allcatin f a class B netwrk number. We realise that a number f engineering decisins can be based n administrative cnvenience. Unfrtunately the remaining class B address space is t small t take these cnsideratins int accunt. The clearer yur explanatin is, as t why yur netwrk *cannt* be engineered using a blck f class C netwrk numbers, the easier it is fr us t justify allcatin f a class B netwrk address. All the abve mentined pints apply even mre strngly t cases where multiple class B netwrk numbers are requested. Assignments f multiple class B netwrk numbers will nly ccur when yur lcal registry and the RIPE NCC are cnvinced with a detailed justificatin in terms f the criteria mentined. Finally, please understand that we are nt wrking against yu, but with the whle Internet cmmunity t achieve a fair distributin f the remaining address space. If yu have any questins abut the prcedure r the infrmatin needed, please d nt hesitate t cntact yur lcal registry r the RIPE NCC fr further guidance. Additinal Hints 6 f 9

COMPLETE FORM BELOW AND DETACH HERE 8< ----------------------------------- EUROPEAN INTERNET NUMBER REQUEST FORM Email is preferred if yu have it, if nt then it is preferred if yu send in yur template by fax. This will help us t prcess yur request mre quickly. Once cmpleted, please return this dcument t yur lcal IR r t the RIPE NCC if this is mre apprpriate r if yu are unsure (the address fr the RIPE NCC is given n page 1). IMPORTANT NOTE: This dcument is valid until September 30th, 1993. An updated dcument will be sent ut when due. Part A - Administrative Details The infrmatin supplied fr this sectin tgether with the assigned netwrk numbers will be entered int a database f Eurpean netwrk numbers and their cntact infrmatin which is accessible by the whle Internet cmmunity. NETWORK TEMPLATE netname: descr: descr: cuntry: admin-c: tech-c: surce: RIPE PERSON TEMPLATE persn: phne: fax-n: nic-hdl: surce: RIPE IP Request Frm 7 f 9

PERSON TEMPLATE persn: phne: fax-n: nic-hdl: surce: RIPE Please nte that yu will have t include a separate persn template fr each persn referenced as a cntact unless the infrmatin abut the persn in the RIPE database is still valid. The infrmatin given abve will be entered int a database f Eurpean netwrk cntacts which is accessible by the whle Internet cmmunity. Please refer t the RIPE NCC leaflet n the "Netwrk Management Database"fr details n hw t query the database. Part B - Technical Details Infrmatin supplied belw helps us t evaluate and prcess yur request. It will be kept in strict CONFIDENCE and is fr internal use nly. It will NOT be entered int the RIPE Netwrk Management Database. TECHNICAL TEMPLATE request-type: machine-0: machine-1: machine-2: subnet-0: subnet-1: subnet-2: inet-cnnect: exist-ip-net: cuntry-net: IP Request Frm 8 f 9

Part C - Netwrk Details If yu are applying fr mre than 2 Class C netwrk numbers, then n this page, please submit a descriptin f yur netwrk plans. Please cntinue n a separate page if necessary. Current netwrk layut Future netwrk plans: (next 2 years) Part D - Cntact Details Cmplete the sectin belw *ONLY IF* yu are making an applicatin n behalf f anther rganisatin. This applicatin is made by: name: rganisatin: cuntry: phne: fax-n: On behalf f the fllwing rganisatin: name: rganisatin: cuntry: phne: fax-n: IP Request Frm 9 f 9