National Internet Registry
Encyclopedia
A National Internet Registry (or NIR) is an organization under the umbrella of a Regional Internet Registry
with the task of coordinating IP address
allocations and other Internet resource management functions at a national level within a country
or economic unit.
NIRs operate primarily in the Asia Pacific region, under the authority of APNIC, the Regional Internet Registry for that region.
The following NIRs are currently operating in the APNIC region:
The following NIRs are currently operating in the Latin-American (LACNIC) region:
There are no NIRs operating in the RIPE NCC
region.
Regional Internet Registry
A regional Internet registry is an organization that manages the allocation and registration of Internet number resources within a particular region of the world...
with the task of coordinating IP address
IP address
An Internet Protocol address is a numerical label assigned to each device participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing...
allocations and other Internet resource management functions at a national level within a country
Country
A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...
or economic unit.
NIRs operate primarily in the Asia Pacific region, under the authority of APNIC, the Regional Internet Registry for that region.
The following NIRs are currently operating in the APNIC region:
- APJII (Asosiasi Penyelenggara Jasa Internet Indonesia), Indonesian ISP Association
- CNNIC, China Internet Network Information Center
- JPNIC, Japan Network Information Center
- KRNICKrnićKrnić is a village in the municipality of Vladimirci, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 600 people....
, National Internet Development Agency of Korea - SGNIC, Singapore Network Information Centre
- TWNIC, Taiwan Network Information Center
- VNNIC, Vietnam Internet Network Information Center
The following NIRs are currently operating in the Latin-American (LACNIC) region:
- NIC ArgentinaNIC ArgentinaThe Network Information Center Argentina, or NIC Argentina, is an office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina responsible for operating the .ar country code top-level domain ....
- NIC Bolivia
- NIC Chile
- NIC MexicoNIC MéxicoNIC Mexico or NIC.MX is the non-profit organization in charge of the Registry for the Country Code Top Level Domain .MX...
- NIC Brazil
There are no NIRs operating in the RIPE NCC
RIPE NCC
The Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre is the Regional Internet Registry for Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia...
region.
See also
- Registration authorityRegistration authorityA registration authority or maintenance agency is a body given the responsibility of maintaining lists of codes under international standards and issuing new codes to those wishing to register them...
- Country code top-level domainCountry code top-level domainA country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
- Geolocation softwareGeolocation softwareIn computing, geolocation software is used to deduce the geolocation of another party. For example, on the Internet, one geolocation approach is to identify the subject party's IP address, then determine what country , organization, or user the IP address has been assigned to, and finally,...
- Internet governanceInternet governanceInternet governance is the development and application of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programs that shape the evolution and use of the Internet...
- Local Internet registryLocal Internet RegistryA local Internet registry is an organization that has been allocated a block of IP addresses by a regional Internet registry , and that assigns most parts of this block to its own customers. Most LIRs are Internet service providers, enterprises, or academic institutions. Membership in an RIR is...