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This document contains instructions for LIRs on how to complete the “IPv6 Internet Exchange Points Assignment Request Form Link: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ipv6request-exchangepoint.html ”. "Internet Exchange Point Assignment Request Form".

The instructions are based on the “ following policy documents:

  • IPv4 Address Allocation and Assignment Policy for the RIPE NCC Service Region Link: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ipv4-policies.html
    • IPv6 Address Allocation and Assignment Policy Link: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ipv6-policy.html ”.

    Link: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-523
  • Contractual Requirements for Provider Independent Resource Holders in the RIPE NCC Service Region Link: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/contract-req

    • General Information

    #[GENERAL INFORMATION]# 
    %     
    % Please add your RegID.
    request-type: ipv6-for-ixp
    form-version: 1.2     ixp-assign
    form-version: 1.0     
    x-ncc-regid:  nl.bluelight

    Please do not change the value of the “request-type:” and “form-version:” "request-type:" and "form-version:" fields.

    Enter your Registry Identifier (RegID) in the “x-ncc-regid:” "x-ncc-regid:" field. RegIDs have the following format: <country code>.<name>. If you do not know your RegID, please contact <[email protected]>.

    Requester Template

    #[REQUESTER TEMPLATE]#
    %
    % Please add your contact details.
    name:    John Smith
    phone:   +123 45 678910
    fax-no:  +123 45 678911
    email:   [email protected]
    nic-hdl: HOHO1-RIPE

    Enter your contact details in the requester template. You must be a registered contact for the LIR. The LIR Portal Link: https://lirportal.ripe.net/ contains a list of registered contacts for your LIR.

    Please use the international dialling codes (for example, +31 for the Netherlands,) in the “phone:” and “fax-no:” fields.

    Enter your NIC handle, if you have one, in the “nic-hdl:” field.

    [email protected] Link: mailto:[email protected] .

    Overview of Organisation 
     Template#[OVERVIEW OF ORGANISATION TEMPLATE]#
    %

    #[OVERVIEW OF ORGANISATION]#
    % Is this request being sent by a sponsoring LIR on behalf of an
    % End     End
    %     User? (Yes/No)

    end-user-of-sponsoring-lir: Yes

    % If yes, please confirm that the "End User Assignment Agreement"
    % contains all of the elements listed in paragraph 2.0 of
    % "Contractual     "Contractual
    %     Requirements for Provider Independent Resource Holders
    %     in the RIPE
    %     NCC Service Region". (Yes/No)

    confirmation: Yes

    %
    %     Which IXP will use the requested address space?


    % Please include the IXP's membership policy.

    org-description: Ruritania IXP. The joining requirements are online at
    http://www.rurixp.ripe.net/join_us.htmlIf this request is sent for an End User of a sponsoring LIR,
    org-description: Ruritania IXP LtdIf you are an LIR sending this request on behalf of an End User,     you should answer 'Yes' in the “end-user-of-sponsoring-lir” "Yes" in the "end-user-of-sponsoring-lir" field.

    If you answered 'Yes' "Yes" you should also confirm that all of the elements of paragraph 2.0 of “Contractual "Contractual Requirements for Provider Independent Resource Holders in the RIPE NCC Service Region Link: /publications/docs/ripe-452/ ” Region" are listed in the 'End User Assignment Agreement' “End User Assignment Agreement” that is signed by the End User and the sponsoring LIR. PI assignments can only be made to End Users if there is a signed 'End User Assignment Agreement' between the sponsoring LIR and For all assignments that are requested through a sponsoring LIR for an End User, we need to receive a copy of the "End User Assignment Agreement" and the company registration papers of the End User.

    You can find an example agreement at at http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/lir-end-user-agreement.html Link: /manage-ips-and-asns/resource-management/number-resources/independent-resources/independent-assignment-request-and-maintenance-agreement/ . at:
    https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/resource-management/direct-assignments/independent-assignment-request-and-maintenance-agreement Link: /manage-ips-and-asns/resource-management/number-resources/independent-resources/independent-assignment-request-and-maintenance-agreement/
    You can send us an agreement in your local language or use the English version.

    If this request is sent by a Direct Assignment User, you answer 'No' "No" to the above two questions. Direct Assignment Users have already signed an 'End User Assignment Agreement' "End User Assignment Agreement" with the RIPE NCC. If the request is for an LIR, you should also answer with

    'No'.In the “org-description:” "No".In the “org-description:”

    field, write a short description of the 
     organisation operating as an Internet Exchange Point (IXP). Please include references which show that the organisation operates as an IXP and that the requirements to join the IXP are open and clear. You can add a URL or attach a document which contains this information.
     
    User Template
     #[USER TEMPLATE]#
    %     IXP requesting the assignment(s).
    Overview of the User
     #[OVERVIEW OF THE USER]#  
    % Who is the contact person for this IXP? 

    name:         Fred Bloggs
    organisation: Ruritania IXP
    country:      NN
    phone:            
    Name:         Fred Bloggs
    Organisation: Ruritania IXP
    Country:      NN
    Phone:            +123 45 678910 
    fax-no:       +123 45 678911
    email:            
    Email:            [email protected]

    Enter the legal name and primary location of the organisation in the “organisation:” and “country:” “organisation:” and “country:” fields.

    Please use international dialling dialing codes (for example, +31 for the Netherlands,) in the

    “phone:” and “fax-no:” fields.

    Member Peering Information Template

    #[MEMBER PEERING INFORMATION TEMPLATE]#
    %
    % If the IXP has an online list of members, please add the
    % URL below.

    member-peering-list: http://www.rurixp.ripe.net/members.html

    % If you will include this list as an attachment, please 
    % enter "Yes" below. 

    member-peering-attached:

    % Please add the contact details for three of these members.

    organisation-1: Bluelight B.V.
    as-number-1:    AS65444
    e-mail-1:       [email protected] 

    organisation-2: Bank of Ruritania Inc.
    as-number-2:    AS65333
    e-mail-2:       [email protected]

    organisation-3: Ruritania Telecom
    as-number-3:    AS65222
    e-mail-3:       [email protected]

    % If possible, please add the URL of a looking glass where                    
    % we can verify this information:

    looking-glass: http://www.rurixp.ripe.net/looking-glass.cgi

    You must provide a list of the IXP's members. If this list is online, please add the URL of the IXP's website in the “member-peering-list:” field. If you attach the list to your request, enter ‘yes' in the “member-peering-attached:” field.

    Enter the organisation name, Autonomous System (AS) number and the contact e-mail address for three of the IXPs members.

    If possible, add the URL of a looking glass in the "looking glass:" field so we can verify this information.

    Current “phone:”field.Existing Address Space Usage 
     Template#[CURRENT ADDRESS SPACE USAGE TEMPLATE]#
    %
    #[EXISTING ADDRESS SPACE USAGE]#

    % If the IXP has any IPv4 ranges(s) for their peering LAN, list them
    % below. If any such space is being returned, then the return date
    % should be specified.
    subnet-ipv4: 192.0.2.0/24 to nl.bluelight in 1 month.
    % If the IXP has any IPv6 assignments, please list them below.
    subnet: none
    subnet-ipv6: None

    Please specify address prefixes using slash notation (for example, y:y:y::/yy). You can repeat the “subnet:” “subnet-ipv4 or subnet-ipv6:” field as many times as needed.

     
     
    Addressing Plan
     #[ADDRESSING PLAN]#
    %
    % When     
    If there is any address space assigned that they will be returned, list each prefix in separate "address-space-returned" fields. The maximum renumbering is 180 days. You can use the following syntax: <x.x.x.x/xx> in <time period> for this field.
     
    IPv4 Address Space Usage
     #[IPv4 ADDRESS SPACE USAGE]#

    % How     will the IXP use the requested IPv4 address space?
    % ADDRESSING PLAN
    %            Subnet          Immediate       Intermediate     Entire          Purpose
    %            size (/nn)      Requirement     Requirement      Period
    subnet    :   /27            16           24          32     Network Infrastructure 
    subnet    :  /24,/26        272          296         320    Members connections 
     
    totals    :    /24,/26,/27    /24,/27      /24,/26     /24,/26,/27 
    number-of-subnets:     2
    The addressing plan shows how the End User will use the requested address space.
     
    You can repeat the "subnet" row as many times as needed. Delete any empty "subnet" fields before you send the request.
     
    In the "Subnet size (/nn)" column, enter a slash notation prefix for each subnet. Each entry should be large enough to contain the number of addresses needed for that subnet over the next time period.
     
    In order to demonstrate the predicted growth of your network, you must provide an estimate of the address space you will require over three distinct periods: Immediate, Intermediate and the Entire period. These columns can either contain numbers (for example, 256) or slash notation prefixes (for example, /24).
     
    In the "Purpose" column, write a short description of each subnet. If needed, you can write a more detailed description in the "Supplemental Comments" section at the end of this form.
     
    In the "totals" row, add the totals of each column. The total of the "Subnet size (/nn)" column should be the total amount of address space you are requesting for this assignment. 
     
     In the "number-of-subnets" field, enter the total number of subnets listed in the addressing plan.
     
    IPv6 Address Space Usage
     #[IPv6 ADDRESS SPACE USAGE]#

    % How will the IXP use the requested IPv6 address space?
    % ADDRESSING PLAN     
    %         Subnet       Within    Within    Within Purpose 
    %         size (/nn)  3 months   1 year    2 years     Purpose 
    subnet:    /64 x - -  *see supplemental
    subnet:    /64          Network Infrastructure 
    subnet: /55               x - - comments section      Members connections*

    The addressing plan shows when the IXP plans to use the address space.

    Enter the size of each subnet in the “Subnet size (/nn)” “Subnet size (/nn)” column. Please specify the size using IPv6 slash notation (for example, /48). You can repeat the “subnet:” “subnet:” field as many times as needed.

    In the “Purpose” “Purpose” column, write a short description for each subnet. If needed, you can write a more detailed description in the “Insert Supplemental Comments” “Insert Supplemental Comments” section at the end of the form.

    Complete the remaining columns with a cross (x) or a dash (-). For example, if you will use a subnet within three months, enter a cross in the “Within 3 months” “Within 3 months” column and a dash in both the “Within 1 year” and “Within 2 years” “Within 1 year” and “Within 2 years” columns.

    Supplemental Comments

    #[SUPPLEMENTAL COMMENTS]# 
    %     
    % Please add more information if you think it will help 
    % us understand this request.

    We will have 2 separate subnets. One for our 30 banking members who
    require secure transactions, and one for our 200 regular ISP
    members. Each member will use a /128.      us understand
    % this request. You can attach a network diagram or other relevant
    % supporting documentation.  If the IXP has an online list of members,
    % please add the URL below.
    Ruritania IXP has 62 IXP members, and add approximately six new members every month. Each member's connection requires one /30.
    The IXP network consists of three routers (three IPs), three switches (three IPs) and two firewalls (eight IPs). Two more routers and switches will be added next month. 
    We would like to return the current /24 used for our peering LAN and receive one /23 IXP assignment to renumber current members and connect new members.
     
    The joining requirements are online at: http://www.rurixp.ripe.net/join_us.html Link: http://www.rurixp.ripe.net/join_us.html

    You can use this space for additional information that you think will be helpful for us when we evaluate your request.

    A network diagram (topology map) can help us to understand the set-up of the network and its addressing needs.

    Supporting Documentation

    #[SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION]# 
    %     
    % If this request is being sent by a sponsoring LIR on behalf of 
    % an     an
    %     End User, please attach a copy of the signed 
    %     "End User Assignment 
    %     Agreement" and the company registration papers 
    %     of the End User. 
    % You can also attach a network diagram or other supporting documentation. 
    %     
    % Have you attached any files/documents to this request? (Yes/No)

    file-attached: Yes

    For each IPv6 IXP assignment that is requested through a sponsoring LIR for an End User, IXP, we need to receive a copy of 'End User Assignment Agreement' “End User Assignment Agreement” and the company registration papers of the End User.

    If this request is for an LIR or a “Direct Assignment User”, “Direct Assignment User”, you do not have to attach a copy of 'End User Assignment Agreement' “End User Assignment Agreement” and company registration papers.

     
    A network diagram (topology map) can help us to understand the set-up of the network and its addressing needs.
     
     
    Database Template(s)
     
    #[DATABASE TEMPLATE(S)]# 
    %
    % Please complete all of the fields below.
     inet6num: 
    Database Templates
     #[IPv4 DATABASE TEMPLATE]#

    % If you are requesting IPv4, complete this IPv4 database template.
    % If you are not requesting IPv4, please remove this IPv4 database
    % template.

    inetnum: <leave empty>     
    netname:     RURIXP
    descr:       Ruritania IXP Ltd 
    country:     NL
    org:         ORG-Bb2-RIPE
    admin-c:     HOHO1-RIPE
    tech-c:      HOHO1-RIPE
    status:      ASSIGNED     HOHO15-RIPE
    tech-c:      HOHO15-RIPE
    status:      ASSIGNED PI     
    mnt-by:      RIPE-NCC-END-MNT
    mnt-lower:   RIPE-NCC-END-MNT
    mnt-by:      SANTA-MNT
    mnt-domains: SANTA-MNT
    mnt-routes:  SANTA-MNT
    changed:     [email protected]
    source:      RIPE

    Leave the “inet6num:” field

    #[IPv6 DATABASE TEMPLATE]#

    % If you are requesting IPv6, complete this IPv6 database template.
    % If you are not requesting IPv6, please remove this IPv6 database
    % template.

    inet6num: <leave empty>
    netname:     RURIXP
    descr:     Ruritania IXP Ltd
    country:     NL
    org:     ORG-Bb2-RIPE
    admin-c:     HOHO15-RIPE
    tech-c:     HOHO15-RIPE
    status: ASSIGNED PI
    mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-END-MNT
    mnt-lower: RIPE-NCC-END-MNT
    mnt-by:     SANTA-MNT
    mnt-domains:     SANTA-MNT
    mnt-routes:     SANTA-MNT
    changed: [email protected]
    source: RIPE

    If the IXP is requesting IPv4 and IPv6, please complete all templates. If not, you should complete the relevant template(s) and delete the rest when sending the request.

    Leave the "inetnum/inet6num" fields empty as we

    (the RIPE NCC) will complete it.The “netname:” will choose the address range.The “netname:”

    should be a short, descriptive name for the network and should reflect the name of the organisation operating the IXP.

    Enter the legal name of the organisation operating the IXP in the “descr:” “descr:” field.

    Enter the ISO country code of the organisation in the “country:” “country:” field.

    Enter the org-ID of the organisation object in the “org:” “org:” field. You can create organisation objects using 'webupdates'.

    Person and role objects contain information about people. Each object has a unique NIC handle (nic-hdl). You can create person and role objects using webupdates.

    The nic-hdl of the role or person object entered in the “admin-c:” “admin-c:” field should be for someone who has administrative responsibilities for the network.

    The nic-hdl of the role or person object entered in the “tech-c:” “tech-c:” field should be for someone who has technical knowledge of the network.

    The “status:” “status:” field must be ASSIGNED . PI.

    Maintainers protect objects in the RIPE Whois Database. They contain the information needed to authorise creation, deletion or modification of these objects. You can create maintainers using the 'Maintainer Editor' (https://lirportal.ripe.net Link: https://lirportal.ripe.net “Maintainer Editor” (https://lirportal.ripe.net Link: https://lirportal.ripe.net/ ).

    One of the “mnt-by:” “mnt-by:” fields must be RIPE-NCC-END-MNT. RIPE-NCC-END-MNT. Enter the IXP's maintainer in the other “mnt-by:” “mnt-by:” field. The IXP will be able to update the inet6num inetnum/inet6num object using webupdates.

    The “mnt-lower:” “mnt-lower:” field must be

    RIPE-NCC-END-MNT.The “mnt-domains:” RIPE-NCC-END-MNT.The “mnt-domains:”

    field shows which maintainer authorises the creation of domain objects for the assignment.

    The “mnt-routes:” “mnt-routes:” field shows which maintainer authorises the creation of route6 route/route6 objects for the assignment.

    All of the objects that you enter in the template must already exist in the RIPE

    Whois Database.The “changed:” Database.The “changed:”

    field must be

    [email protected].The “source:” [email protected] “source:”

    field must be RIPE. RIPE.

    End of Request

     #[END of REQUEST]# 

    Best Regards,
    John Smith,     
    Best Regards,
     Jan Janssen, Bluelight Admin

    Please write your full name below the “#[END of REQUEST]# ” header. "#[END of REQUEST]#" header.