Nurani Nimpuno. APRICOT 2001, 26 February - 2 March CATV/xDSL Address policy SIG APRICOT 2001 Nurani Nimpuno Registration Services Manager RIPE NCC

Nurani Nimpuno. APRICOT 2001, 26 February - 2 March Static Assignments Static dial-up aggregated assignments > /22 –bi-weekly reports on usage (recommended) or –enter every assignments in the db Onsite admin-c not mandatory Tech-c and admin-c can be ISP contact

Nurani Nimpuno. APRICOT 2001, 26 February - 2 March Policy announcement Policy announcement at lir-wg list 10 Feb 1999 “...change the policy and make a distinction between technologies that are usually connected to the Internet permanently and those that are connected only temporarily.” “ Permanently online: This includes technologies such as cable, ADSL, and various server (web, ftp, etc..) connections that are usually permanently connected to the Internet. It can also include analogue or digital (ISDN) dial- up connections if they are used for a service that needs to be permanently online and for services like dial-out on demand.”

Nurani Nimpuno. APRICOT 2001, 26 February - 2 March Policy announcement (cont’d) “For these technologies, we still need to keep track of the amounts of addresses being assigned, however we would do this whenever the customer requests a new assignment for this purpose.”... (“Virtual web hosting is the only one that has an alternative available (http 1.1) that would allow assigning one IP address for several hosts.”) /msg00018.html

Nurani Nimpuno. APRICOT 2001, 26 February - 2 March Always-on connections (Cable, xDSL, ISDN etc.) Initial assignments –based on concrete need IP Address request form + any relevant additional info: method of assignment market type (business/residential) equipment (purchase receipts?) etc. –Address usage reported when requesting a new assignment

Nurani Nimpuno. APRICOT 2001, 26 February - 2 March Always-on connections (Cable, xDSL, ISDN etc.) Subsequent assignments –Address usage reported when requesting a new assignment detailed report providing overview of current usage includes providing configuration files or bandwidth or usage figures with MRTG or RRDtool or access to a password protected site

Nurani Nimpuno. APRICOT 2001, 26 February - 2 March Database & Allocations End-user information not in RIPE database –Registered as part of LIRs infrastructure –LIRs contact information Demonstrate 80% usage for additional allocation –All assignments registered in RIPE database –Verification of allocation usage based on db info