How does the billing score algorithm calculate my billing category?

The scoring system is based on the Provider Aggregated Internet Number Resource allocations made to a member over time, taking into account all IPv4, IPv6 allocations.
The score of an allocation is calculated by multiplying the scoring unit for that resource (for example, an IPv4 /19 has a scoring unit of 4) by the age of the resource (based on a time function: year of the allocation minus the year 1992). All first allocations of IPv6 address space to a member will score 0.

The total score is the sum of all allocation scores. This score will indicate to us which billing category your registry should be in the following year.

For more information about the calculation of the billing score and the fees, see the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme and the Billing Procedure.

If you need a more detailed overview of how we have calculated your billing score, please refer to the Billing Score Calculation or email billing _at_ ripe _dot_ net.