Regional internet registry

A regional Internet registry (RIR) is an organization which is responsible for registering Internet numbers in a special part of the world.

There are 5 active RIRs in the world:

 American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) American Registry for Internet Numbers for North America
 RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) RIPE Network Coordination Centre for Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia 
 Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre for Asia and the Pacific region
 Latin American and Caribbean Internet Address Registry (LACNIC) Latin American and Caribbean Internet Address Registry for Latin America and the Caribbean region
 African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) African Network Information Centre for Africa

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Category:Domain Name System