What is Regional internet registry?
A '''regional Internet registry''' ('''RIR''') is an [[organization]] which is responsible for registering [[IP address|Internet number]]s in a special part of the world. There are 5 active RIRs in the world: * [[American Registry for Internet Numbers]] (ARIN) <ref name=arin>[http://www.arin.net American Registry for Internet Numbers]</ref> for [[North America]] * [[RIPE NCC|RIPE Network Coordination Centre]] (RIPE NCC) <ref name=ripe>[http://www.ripe.net RIPE Network Coordination Centre]</ref> for [[Europe]], the [[Middle East]] and [[Central Asia]] * [[Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre]] (APNIC) <ref name=apnic>[http://www.apnic.net Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre]</ref> for [[Asia]] and the [[Pacific|Pacific region]] * [[LACNIC|Latin American and Caribbean Internet Address Registry]] (LACNIC) <ref name=lacnic>[http://www.lacnic.net Latin American and Caribbean Internet Address Registry]</ref> for [[Latin America]] and the [[Caribbean|Caribbean region]] * [[AfriNIC|African Network Information Centre]] (AfriNIC) <ref name=afrinic>[http://www.afrinic.net African Network Information Centre]</ref> for [[Africa]] == References == <references/> {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Domain Name System]]