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FAQ: Legacy Space

28 Oct 2011 —
Show or Hide answer I am a RIPE NCC member. How do I register legacy space? →

Members can email legacy at ripe.net or call +31 20 535 4455 and ask to have their legacy space resources updated in the RIPE Registry.

Show or Hide answer I am not a RIPE NCC member. How can I register my legacy space? →

You can either become a member of the RIPE NCC and have access to RIPE NCC membership services or you can bring your legacy resources under a sponsoring LIR.

Email legacy at ripe.net or call +31 20 535 4455 to register your legacy space in the RIPE Registry.

Show or Hide answer What happens if I don't register my legacy space? →

If you inform the RIPE NCC that you have chosen not to register your legacy space, it will be frozen in the RIPE Registry.

 

If, after exhausting all reasonable methods of contact, the RIPE NCC is unable to contact the holder of a block of legacy space, the registration for that space will be frozen. This will be done three months after the last failed contact attempt.

 

Once the registration is frozen, you will be unable to make any changes to it and the RIPE NCC cannot guarantee the continuation of reverse DNS.

 

Only registering the space will unfreeze the data.

Show or Hide answer How can I update organisation data for legacy space? →
What to do if you are the holder of legacy space but the legal organisation name and details have changed since the registration was transferred to the RIPE Registry.

Please email legacy at ripe.net and provide documentation proving the transfer/change from the original resource holder to the current one.

Show or Hide answer Can I transfer my legacy space to another RIR's registry? →
I am already a member of another RIR and want to transfer my space to their registry.

There are no inter-RIR resource transfers possible right now. Legacy space was transferred to the RIPE NCC from the IANA's central registry according to the location of its legal contact organisation at the time. All legacy space holders were contacted when the space was transferred from the ARIN registry.

Show or Hide answer What if I'm only using part of a legacy space prefix? →

Legacy space holders are encouraged to return any unused IPv4 address space back to the RIPE NCC's available IPv4 address pool.

Show or Hide answer Will registering legacy space affect an IPv4 PA allocation request? →

No. Registered legacy space will not be part of the Allocated PA utilisation rate threshold.

Show or Hide answer What is the “RIPE Registry”? →

The RIPE Registry has two components:

  • The public RIPE Database (whois)
  • The internal records that the RIPE NCC maintains that contains information about the legitimate holder of Internet number resources distributed in the RIPE NCC service region.

 

You can read more about the background of the RIPE Registry and the RIPE NCC's responsibilities as an RIR in ripe-508, "The RIPE Registry".

Show or Hide answer How much will it cost to import my legacy resources into the RIPE Registry? →

If you are already a member of the RIPE NCC, you will not have to pay any additional fee to register your legacy space in 2011-2012.

 

If you bring your resources under a sponsoring LIR, there will be no service fee applied to legacy resources for 2011-2012.

 

If you are not a member, there will be no sign-up fee for 2011-2012 if you only register legacy resources. From 2013, resources may be charged according to the charging scheme for that year.

Show or Hide answer What documents show "proof of holdership"? →

If the legacy space resource holder has changed over a period of time, it is necessary to show evidence of this. This can be shown in several ways:

 

  • For public organisation: A statement from the government in your country that confirms that the company ownership changed. (e.g. official gazette or journal, etc.)
  • For private organisation:  A statement from the government in your country that confirms that the company ownership changed. (e.g. Chamber of Commerce)
  • Any acquisition, merger, donation, or fragmentation documentation signed by all parties involved
  • As a last resort,, we can accept, with a disclaimer, a statement on organisation letterhead signed by an authorised person describing the ownership changes over time.
  • You can attach the document as a PDF, GIF, JPG, BMP, PNG or TIF.