Revised European IP template
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 93 16:19:34 +0100
Dear All,
Below is the revised draft European IP template which will be discussed
at the local-ir working group in Prague. The aim is to discuss and
agree on a format of the template, so that it can be used after Prague.
As before, comments welcome.
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DRAFT January 1993
RIPE NCC
EUROPEAN IP-NETWORK NUMBER INFORMATION PACKAGE
GUIDELINES DOCUMENT and APPLICATION FORM
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Introduction
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In the past, if you needed an IP network number you would need to obtain
and complete a form issued by the Global Internet Registry in the
United States (aka hostmaster@localhost). Since August 1st 1992,
there has been a change in procedure, whereby all network number
requests from European organisations are handled by the European
Regional Internet Registry. This refers to the RIPE Network Coordination
Centre located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (RIPE NCC or hostmaster@localhost).
The RIPE NCC receives blocks of network numbers from the Global Registry.
Class C numbers it reallocates to local registries across Europe, who in
turn, according to strictly defined RIPE procedures make the actual network
number assignments. Slightly different procedures exist for Class B
network numbers which are only assigned by the RIPE NCC. Therefore when you
are making an application for a class B you should complete this form and
send it direct to the RIPE NCC. However, if it is felt that a class B
is not justified, then your application will be forwarded to your local
registry who will consult you over an appropriate allocation of class
C network numbers.
There are two types of local registries: those who are IP service providers
who run local registries for their customers. The majority of IP service
providers run local registries. There are also "non-service provider"
local registries which provide an IP registry service to organisations
who do not have an IP service provider. Only one "non-service provider"
registry exists per European country, but they are as yet not established
for every country in Europe. In cases where a local non-service provider
registry does not exist for a country, the RIPE NCC manages the allocations.
If you are in doubt contact the RIPE NCC for more information.
An "IP service provider" can be defined as an organisation that provides
Internet services to other organisations. Examples of IP service providers
are (national) research network organisations or commercial network service
providers.
In making your application for a network number you should be guided by the
following preliminary question:
Q. Are you a customer (existing or prospective) of an IP Service Provider?
A. If the answer is YES - then you should complete this form and then return
it to your IP Service Provider.
or
A. If the answer is NO - then you should complete the European IP request
form and return it to your local non-provider registry.
If you do not know whether a local registry exists for your
country, please contact the RIPE NCC who will be able to advise you.
If you have any queries or problems please do not hesitate to contact the
RIPE NCC or <your local registry address>.
Before making your request for an IP number, you should you have read all the
documentation carefully. There are 3 documents which you should receive
and read:
a) the European IP number request form - the actual application form
b) the `Guidelines Document' - this document
c) the `Helpful Hints' document - which contains information you
need to know before applying for IP network numbers (Bob Day)
This document will guide you in how to complete the European IP number
request form correctly. The request form is used by all the Internet
registries across Europe. The format of the form is designed so that it
enables us to process your application quickly. That is why we ask
you to carefully read and follow this 'Guidelines Document'
which describes in detail how to complete the form. In addition,
please ensure that you read the 'Helpful Hints' document which contains
information that you should know before applying for a network number.
Local language versions of the 'Guidelines' document and the `Helpful
Hints' may document exist. Please contact your local registry for a copy (or
the RIPE NCC?).
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Part A - Administrative Details - Guidelines
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The information supplied for this section together with the assigned network
numbers will be entered into a database of European network numbers and their
contact information which is accessible by the whole Internet community.
netname: Please complete with an appropriate network name for the network
to be numbered which is short and meaningful. The `netname' is used
mainly for administrative purposes like consistency checking of the
Internet Registry. You will most likely not see this name appear
anywhere, but on forms like this.
eg. netname: TBIT
descr: Please complete with a short description of the organisation,
including the location. The full postal address is not needed
as this is required in the person template.
eg. descr: Terabit Labs Inc.
descr: Network Bugs Feeding Facility
descr: Northtown
country: Please give the ISO 3166 two letter country code which is
appropriate for the organisation. We know this gives problems
for networks crossing national boundaries, so choose the most
appropriate country, based on the location of the admin contact.
If you do not know the ISO 3166 code for your country, please
complete with the full name of the country.
eg. country: IE
admin-c: Please complete with the name or NIC handle of the person who is
the administrative contact for the network. The NIC handle (if
known) is preferred. Please do not use formal titles like
`Dr' or `Prof' or `Sir'.
Please specify as in the example below (or with the NIC handle if
known). Do not add full stops between the names or initials.
eg. admin-c: John E Doe
tech-c: Please give the name of technical contact person. There can be
more than one technical contacts name.
NOTE: please give names for both the administrative AND the
technical contact. If two different names are not appropriate,
then the same name for both contacts is fine.
changed: Email address of the person who is completing the template,
followed by the current date. If you do not have email connectivity
please leave blank and we will complete it. Please add the date
as it is shown below.
eg. changed: johndoe@localhost 921215
source: Source of the information. This will always be RIPE, which we
have added.
PERSON TEMPLATE NOTES
For each different person specified in the network template, please complete
a separate person template, unless the data about those persons is already
in the RIPE database.
person: Please give the full name of the admin-c contact and the
tech-c contact. There must be a person template completed for each
different name specified. The names must be written identically to
those given above in the "admin-c:" and "tech-c:" attributes above
(but must not be the NIC handle).
eg. person: John E Doe
address: Please complete with the full postal address, and write as you
would for ordinary postal mail using one line for each part of
the address as shown below.
eg. address: Terabit Labs Inc.
address: Industrial Estate North
address: North Perpendicular Road 12
address: NN-1234 Northtown
address: Repubic of Northern Nowhere
phone: Please give the work telephone number of the person specified
above. Please specify the telephone number with + <country code>
<area code> <telephone number> Most countries should drop the
leading zero when specifying their area code. More than
one telephone number is fine. Each telephone number should be put
on a separate line and written in order of the most appropriate
number for the contact person.
eg. phone: +31 20 12334676
phone: +44 71 9876542 ext. 4711
fax-no: Please complete with the telefax number of the person
specified above.
eg. fax-no: +31 20 12334677
e-mail: Please supply the appropriate electronic mail address for the
contact. If you DO NOT have e-mail connectivity, please insert
<none>.
Please ensure that this is a valid domain address please.
eg. e-mail: johndoe@localhost
or
e-mail: <none>
nic-hdl: This refers to a NIC handle which is a unique identifier assigned
and used by the US NIC to unambiguously refer to Internet people.
If you do not have a NIC handle, then please leave blank.
eg. nic-hdl: JD0401
changed: Who and when changed this last. Please complete with your e-mail
address followed by the current date in the format which is shown
below.
If you do not have e-mail connectivity, please leave blank and we
will complete this on your behalf.
Example - changed: johndoe@localhost 921215
source: Source of the information. This should always be RIPE.
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Part B - Technical Details
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Information supplied below helps us to evaluate and process your request.
It will be kept in strict CONFIDENCE and NOT entered into the RIPE Network
Management Database.
request-typ: Please specify the quantity and class of your request for
network numbers.
eg. request-type: 1 class C
In making the application, please be guided by the following
EXAMPLES of number of hosts which relate to the quantity of
network numbers requested:
eg. 1 class C number (up to 254 hosts)
2 class C numbers (up to 508 hosts)
4 class C numbers (up to 1016 hosts)
8 class C numbers (up to 2032 hosts)
16 class C numbers (up to 4064 hosts)
32 class C numbers (up to 8128 hosts)
a single class B number
other (please specify)
machine-0: Please state the number of machines in your organisation that
currently require a unique IP address. Do not forget to
include terminal servers and transit networks when calculating
this figure.
eg. machine-0: 100
machine-1: Estimate the number of machines requiring a unique IP address
in one years time.
eg. machine-1: 134
machine-2: Estimate the number of machines requiring a unique IP address
in two years time.
eg. machine-2: 250
subnet-0: Please state the number of subnets required for the current
network. A subnet refers to the physical parts of the network
which need a unique (sub)net number.
eg: subnet-0: 10
subnet-1: Estimate the number of subnets in one years time.
subnet-2: Estimate the number of subnets in two years time.
inet-connect: Please state whether you plan to connect to the Internet.
Please answer with whichever of the following options
most closely describes the position of your organisation.
eg. - will never connect
- already connected <through whom>
- plan to connect <date>
If you are "already connected" to the Internet, please state
which service provider you are connected to.
If you answer with "plan to connect" then please make an
estimation on the date that you hope to connect, specifying
the month and the year (if possible).
eg. inet-connect: already connected JANET in the UK
or
eg. inet-connect: plan to connect December 1993
use-net: Has your organisation already obtained an IP network number or
numbers? If so, please give the network number(s) and the
network name if known. If not, then please complete with <no>.
Format: complete with the network number only - four numbers
separated by dots, as shown below. If known, please also add
the network name entry as shown below. This must be specified
in exactly the same way as it appears
Example - use-net: 193.87.45.0 TBIT
or
Example - use-net: <no>
iso-net:
Please give the ISO 3166 country code which describes where the
network will be located. If more than one country applies, then
give the name of the country "responsible" for the network, using
the country of the admin-c: contact given in Part A.
Format: complete with country name using ISO 3166 country code.
Example - iso-net: NL
Part C - Technical Details
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Please complete this section on a separate page if you are applying for
more than 2 Class C network numbers. The more numbers you are requesting,
the more detailed your technical description will need to be. Furthermore,
the more detail you provide, the quicker we will be able to process your
application. Please include an overview of the size of your subnets,
ensuring that you do not forget transit networks, terminal servers etc.
when calculating your needs.
Before you complete this section you should read the `Helpful Hints'
document (currently under preparation) which will guide you. It is
particularly important to read this document if you are applying for a
class B network number, as it provides additional hints. It is
available from: supportingip-docs@localhost.
Local language versions also exist. Please contact your local registry
for copies or the RIPE NCC.
If you are applying for a Class B network number please send your completed
application to the RIPE NCC who will review your case. If it is felt that
a Class B network number is not justified, your application will be forwarded
to your local registry who will consult with you over an alternative
allocation. Please be reminded that Class B network numbers are extremely
scarce and are rarely allocated.
Part D - Contact Details
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This section should be completed *ONLY IF* you are making an application
on behalf of another organisation. Please indicate who the application
is being made by and behalf of whom, giving all the contact details
requested.
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DRAFT January 1993
RIPE NCC
EUROPEAN IP NUMBER REQUEST FORM
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Part A - Administrative Details
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The information supplied for this section together with the assigned network
numbers will be entered into a database of European network numbers and their
contact information which is accessible by the whole Internet community.
netname:
descr:
descr:
country:
admin-c:
tech-c:
changed:
source: RIPE
person:
address:
address:
address:
address:
phone:
fax-no:
e-mail:
changed:
source: RIPE
person:
address:
address:
address:
address:
phone:
fax-no:
e-mail:
changed:
source: RIPE
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Part B - Technical Details
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Information supplied below helps us to evaluate and process your request.
It will be kept in strict CONFIDENCE and NOT entered into the RIPE Network
Management Database.
request-typ:
machine-0:
machine-1:
machine-2:
subnet-0:
subnet-1:
subnet-2:
inet-connect:
use-net:
iso-net:
Part C - Technical Details
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If you are applying for more than 2 Class C network numbers then
on a separate page, please submit a description of your network plans.
Current network layout:
Future network plans:
In both please include an overview of the size of your subnets. Please do
not forget transit networks, terminal servers etc. when calculating your
needs.
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Part D - Contact Details
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Complete the section below *ONLY IF* you are making an application on
behalf of another organisation.
This application is made by:-
Name:
Organisation:
Country:
Tel:
Fax:
E-mail:
On behalf of the following organisation:
Name:
Organisation:
Country:
Tel:
Fax:
E-mail:
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Please return this document to: local ir-registry name
<email of local ir-registry>
<phone of local ir-registry>
<fax no of local ir-registry>
<address of local ir-registry>
or to the RIPE NCC if you are applying for a class B network number.
