Welcome to the IP Request Tutorial

9/5/2002


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Table of Contents

Welcome to the IP Request Tutorial

Logistics

Overview

Basic RIPE Database Issues

RIPE Whois Database Intro

Object Types

Basic Queries

Creating a person Object

whois -t person

nic-hdl

Database Robot Responses <auto-dbm@ripe.net>

Questions?

Initial Administrivia

Terminology

Classless Addressing

IP Address Distribution

How to Set-up an LIR

First Allocation

After the First Allocation Approval

Examples of inetnum Objects

Assigning the Address Space

Assignment Process, AW=0

Communication Process

Registry Identification (Reg-ID)

LIR Contact Persons

Ticketing System

Hostmaster-robot

Error Message from HM Robot

When to Send a Request

Ways of Completing the Request

General Information

#[ Addressing Plan Template ]#

#[ Request Overview Template ]#

#[ Current Address Space Usage Template ]#

#[ Network template ]#

Questions?

Evaluation

Evaluation -- Current Usage

Evaluation -- Addressing Plan

Evaluation Policies

Motivation for ‘No Reservations’ Policy

Renumbering Request

Possible Additional Information

Sample Deployment Plan

Approval

Questions?

Registering Address Space in the RIPE Database

Why register?

Creating Network (inetnum) Objects

How to Manage Your Allocation

Valid Assignments (Summary)

RIPE DB Syntax vs LIR Policy

Assignments to (Small) ISPs

Non-Overlapping Assignments

Questions?

Assignment Windows and How to Get One

Assignment Window: Definition for End Users

Assignment Window Policy

Initially: AW=0

When is the AW Raised ?

When is the AW Lowered ?

Assignments < AW LIRs’ Responsibilities :

Assignment Process for an End User

AW for LIRs’ Infrastructure

Questions?

How to get Autonomous System Numbers

Autonomous System

How to Get an AS Number ?

Criteria for Evaluation of ASN Requests

aut-num Template

Registration in RIPE Database

Questions?

IPv6

Why IPv6?

Get IPv6 Addresses From:

IPv6 Introduction

List of IPv6 Policies

Global IPv6 Policy Principles

Initial Allocation

Assignments

Subsequent Allocations

Other Policy Details

Miscellaneous

IPv6 Database Object

Questions?

PI Request

PA vs. PI Assignments

Reasons for Requesting PI

3 Ways of Multihoming

Multihoming with PA Addresses

Requesting PI Space

Evaluation of PI Requests

After the PI Assignment Approval

Example PI DB Object

Questions?

Additional Topics:

Additional Allocation

Allocation Procedures

Requesting Additional Allocation

Evaluation of Allocation Request

Next Allocation Size

Prior to Making New Allocation

Allocation inetnum Object

Questions?

Advanced Database Issues

Querying Address Ranges

Hierarchical Queries

Hierarchical Queries, illustrated

Inverse Lookups: “-i”

Non-Recursive Lookups: “-r”

RIPE DB Protection

Authorisation Mechanism

Maintainer Attributes

Authentication Methods

auth: Attribute

Hierarchical Authorisation mnt-lower, mnt-routes

LIR-PARTITIONED PA / PI

DB Update Procedure <auto-dbm@ripe.net>

Case Study 1 -- Contact Person Left

Case Study 2 -- Replacing tech-c Using role Object

Case study 3 -- Customer Left

Test whois Database

Questions?

Reverse Delegation Procedures

Why Do You Need Reverse DNS Delegation ?

Request Procedure Who can request and when?

Request the Delegation

What does “Marvin” do?

Example domain Object whois -t domain

Problems with inaddr Robot?

Updating the Delegation

Reverse Delegation of /16 Allocation

Multiple /24 Delegations

< /24 Delegations

Summary of the Reverse DNS Delegation Process

Questions?

Questionnaire

Author: Vesna Manojlovic

Email: webmaster@ripe.net

Home Page: http://www.ripe.net/training/