Local Internet Registries Training Course Material Updates

Updates made to the LIR Training Course Material in 2009

The LIR Training Course material is updated continuously. New policies and modifications to processes or software are included to keep the information presented in the Training Courses as up-to-date as possible. Please find below the most important modifications:

Automn 2009 (Q4)

Slides and Handbook

• IPv6 PI assignment policy updated

• IPv6 PA allocation policy updated

• New Charging Scheme updated

• Independent Resources implementation schedule updated

• IPv4 Address utilisation and exhaustion graphs updated

Summer 2009 (Q3)

Slides

• slide #10: Updated the CIDR charts (with the exact numbers for K and M)

• slide #14 and #80: Updated IP4 Address Pool - Now slide. Only 11% available

• slide #73: Added a slide about how LIRs have to cathegorise all Independent Resources they have requested in the past

• slide #74: added another slide with a screen shot of the LIR Portal page where the LIRs can cathegorise their Independent Resources

• slide #75: Changed the 4th line from: '1 January 2010: Only 32-bit AS Numbers' to '1 January 2010: Undifferentiated ASN Pool'

• slide #85: New graph: IPv6 Allocations by RIPE NCC

• slide #86: New slide: Getting IPv6 PI Address Space

Handbook

• First three Sections entirely rewritten.

• Added many diagrams and screenshots to Section 2 'RIPE Database Basics' to illustrate how to create objects in the RIPE DB.

• page 36: Added link to document 'RIPE DB Terms and Conditions'

• page 122: Added link to the document 'Independent Internet Number Resources - Contractual Relationship Changes between sponsoring LIR and End User'

• page 144: Added a link to the document 'Provider Independent (PI) IPv6 Assignments for End User Organisations'

• page 146: Updated the Billing Precedure sub-section with information from the Draft 2010 Charging Scheme. Fixed 50 Euro charge for each Independent Resource. Added link to the FAQ about new Draft 2010 Charging Scheme.

• page 150: Added a description of the new 'IPv6 for LIRs Training Course'

• Added a new appendix H: 'RIPE DB Objects Overview Diagram'

Winter 2009 (Q1)

Slides

• Statistics graphs and charts updated

• Slide 30: Changed 'Almost 6000 LIRs...' to 'Over 6000 LIRs...'

• Slide 74: Changes AS-dot notation to AS-plain notation for 32 bit AS

Handbook

• New section: 14. Direct Resources

• PI, ASN, IPv6 (IXP) sections updated with direct End User assignment information.

• New documents for added to the Reference List:
  Direct Internet Resource assignment to End Users from the RIPE NCC (2007-01)
  Enabling Methods of Reallocation of IPV4 Resources (2007-08)
  Changed AS-dot notation to As-plain notation for 32 bit AS

• Following Appendices removed:
• Flowchart of new-lir process.jpg
• Assignment Tools Overview.pdf
• Assigning process.pdf
• Topology map.pdf
• "Summary of Update" Report from the RIPE DB E-mail Robot.pdf
• Policy Development.pdf
• Assignment Window Quiz Answers.pdf

• IPV6 CIDR Chart added as appendix

• New list of appendices

1. Route Object Creation Flowchart - Step 1
2. Route Object Creation Flowchart - Step 2
3. Domain Object Creation Flowchart
4. Domain Object Modification Flowchart
5. Domain Object Deletion Flowchart
6. CIDR Chart - IPv4
7. CIDR Chart - IPv6