What is Internet Registry?

Internet Registry is an organization supervises the allocation and registration of Internet number resources within a particular region of the world. These resources includes IP addresses (both IPv4 and IPv6) and autonomous system numbers. It is a non profit organization.Examples of Internet Registry are: ICANN(Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers) and IANA(Internet Assigned Number Authority).

The Internet Registry can be further classified into Regional Internet Registry.

There are currently five RIRs ( Regional Internet Registry ) in operation :

• American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) :: For North America and parts of the Caribbean.

• RIPE Network Co-ordination Center (RIPE NCC) :: For Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia.

• Asia-Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC) :: For Asia and the Pacific region

• Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) :: For Latin America and parts of the Caribbean region.

• African Network Information Center (AfriNIC) :: For Africa