PLNOG 13 | September 2014IPv4 Transfers
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2Internet Registry System
IANA
AFRINIC Africa
APNIC Asia Pacific
ARIN North America
LACNIC Latin America
RIPE NCC Eurasia
Middle East
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3Who are we?
• RIPE NCC
• Located in Amsterdam
• Not for profit membership organisation
• One of five RIRs
• RIPE Community
• Open community
• Develops policies
• Organised in Working Groups
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4What do we do?
• Distribute IP addresses and AS numbers
• Support RIPE community
• RIPE Database
• Reverse DNS and K-root server
• Resource Certification (RPKI)
• Training
• Research and Statistics
• Tools and measurements • RIPE Atlas, RIPEstat
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5IPv4 Distribution
Allocation PA Assignment PI Assignment
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6IANA IPv4 Pool
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7RIPE NCC IPv4 Pool
“On 14 September 2012, the RIPE NCC ran out of their regular pool of IPv4”
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8IPv4 Distribution Post Exhaustion
Allocation PA Assignment PI Assignment
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/25/23 /24 End User
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IANA
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• LIR can receive one /22 (1,024 IPv4 addresses), even if they can justify a larger allocation
• Both new and existing LIRs
• LIRs must already have an IPv6 allocation from an upstream LIR or the RIPE NCC
• over 4,400 /22 issued so far
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• No new IPv4 Provider Independent (PI) address space
Allocations From the Last /8
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10Allocations From the Last /8
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11RIPE NCC IPv4 Pool
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12RIPE NCC IPv4 Pool
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• Three different types of Intra-RIR transfers:
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Transfers of allocations
• Legacy space transfers
Need More IPv4 Address Space?
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• If an organisation (or part of it) is being sold, the Internet number resources in use by its network can be transferred
• Documentation requested:
• Merger/purchase agreement
• Company registration papers for both parties
• New “Independent Assignment Request and Maintenance Agreement” (only for Provider Independent resources)
• Based on procedural document ripe-595
Mergers and Acquisitions
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• Policy requirements
• Only between LIRs
• The LIR must confirm it will make assignment(s) from the allocation
• Transfer can be permanent or temporary
• List of transferred allocations is published
• Documentation requested:
• Signed RIPE NCC Transfer Agreement
• Company registration papers for both parties
• Based on procedural document ripe-622, section 5.5
Transfers of Allocations
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• Member only service through the LIR Portal
• Enables LIRs to:
• Offer address space
• Request address space
• Currently:
• 874,496 IPs offered
• 14,265,088 IPs requested
• The RIPE NCC has no interest in financial transactions
IPv4 Transfer Listing Service
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17IPv4 Transfer Listing Service: LIRPortal
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18IPv4 Transfer Listing Service: LIRPortal
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19IPv4 Transfers
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• IPv4 address space that was distributed prior to the formation of the Regional Internet Registry system • The RIPE NCC is able to support transfers of legacy space
with or without contractual relationship (Service agreement, Sponsoring LIR)
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Any questions?
Contact: [email protected]
Legacy Space Transfers
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• Some members may decide to use a broker to facilitate the transfer process
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• Listing of “Recognised IPv4 Transfer Brokers”
• Brokers who have signed an agreement to follow
• RIPE policies
• RIPE NCC procedures
• These brokers are not endorsed by the RIPE NCC and do not act on behalf of the RIPE NCC
!http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/resource-management/ipv4-transfers/brokers
Brokers
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• Ensuring that transfers follow RIPE policy
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• Supporting our members through the transfer process
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• Support you in protecting your resources!
Where Does the RIPE NCC Stand?
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Our ultimate priority is keeping the
registry up-to-date!
Where Does the RIPE NCC Stand?
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• IPv4 addresses are becoming more valuable
• Criminals will try any methods to obtain control over address blocks:
• Faking registration and identity papers
• Forged stamps and signatures
• Faking entire websites and domains
• RIPE NCC has to do more thorough checks:
• Extra time to process requests
• Please cooperate in supplying the required documents
Increased Risk for Hijacks
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If acquiring resources, ensure you are in contact with the legitimate holder or representative
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Need help?
Contact: [email protected]
Acquiring Resources
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• Policy proposal 2014-05 - ‘Policy for Inter-RIR Transfers of Internet Resources’ • Policy proposal would allow the transfer of Internet number
resources from an LIR of another Regional Internet Registry (RIR) to an entity or LIR within the RIPE NCC service region
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• Policy proposal 2014-02 - ‘Allow IPv4 PI transfer’ • Policy proposal would allow holders of Provider Independent (PI) IPv4
addresses to transfer those to other organisations
Policy Proposals and Transfers
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• The RIPE Policy Development Process is open to everyone
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• Participate and let your voice be heard !
• If you would like support in order to propose a new policy, contact us at [email protected]
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http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-proposals
Participate in discussions
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