Dear All,
Below are two documents which comprise the RIPE NCC's first draft of the
European IP network number request form. The first comprises the bare
bones of the template, which will be completed and returned to the local
registry. The second document gives guidelines on how to correctly
complete the template. The idea is that it is this second document which
can be translated for local use, but that the basic template is to remain
in English, in case the it needs to be forwarded to another country.
In drafting the document, sections from both the the templates of JANET
NIC and the Norwegian NIC were incorporated.
Comments on this draft are welcome and appreciated. Please send your
comments to the list (or to me if they are minor comments).
Many thanks,
Anne.
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DRAFT December 1992
RIPE NCC
EUROPEAN IP NUMBER REQUEST FORM
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It is *essential* that you read the supporting documentation before
completing the form below. There are 3 documents which you should receive
and read:
a) the IP number request form - this document
b) guidelines on how to complete the IP number request form
c) what you should know before applying for IP network numbers (draft is
being prepared by Bob Day)
This form is the basic template which you should complete and return to us.
The more complete the information you supply to us now, the quicker we will
process your request.
Further related documentation is available from:
<xyz etc> rfc's etc.
PLEASE RETURN THIS DOCUMENT TO: local ir-registry name
<email of local ir-registry>
<phone of local ir-registry>
<fax no of local ir-registry>
<address of local ir-registry>
Part A
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The information supplied for this section together with the assigned network
numbers will be entered into a database of European network numbers and their
contact information which is accessible by the whole Internet community.
netname:
descr:
descr:
country:
admin-c:
tech-c:
changed:
source: RIPE
person:
address:
address:
address:
address:
phone:
fax-no:
e-mail:
changed:
source: RIPE
person:
address:
address:
address:
address:
phone:
fax-no:
e-mail:
changed:
source: RIPE
Part B
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Information supplied below helps us to evaluate and process your request.
It will be kept in strict CONFIDENCE and NOT entered into the RIPE Network
Management Database.
req-typ:
provider:
inet-con:
cust-ip
host-0:
host-1:
host-2:
sub-0:
sub-1:
sub-2:
ip-prov:
use-net:
iso-net:
Part C
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Complete the section below *ONLY IF* you are making an application on
behalf of another organisation.
app-by:
org-by:
add-by:
ph-by:
fax-by:
app-for:
org-for:
add-for:
ph-for:
fax-for:
Part D
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If you are applying for more than 2 Class C network numbers then
on a separate page, please submit a description of your network plans.
The more numbers you are requesting, the more detailed your technical
description will need to be. Furthermore, the more detail you provide,
the quicker we will be able to process your application.
Please ensure that you have read all the supporting documentation before
completing this section (currently under preparation). This is important
whatever class of network number you are applying for, but especially
important if you are applying for a class B, as it contains a number of
helpful hints. Furthermore if you are applying for a class B, your application
may be referred to the RIPE Network Coordination Centre in Amsterdam for
adjudication.
Current network layout:
Future network plans:
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DRAFT December 1992
RIPE NCC
GUIDELINES ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE IP NUMBER REQUEST FORM
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It is *essential* that you read ALL supporting documentation before applying
for your network numbers. There are 3 documents which you should receive
and read:
a) the IP number request form
b) guidelines on how to complete the IP number request form - this document
c) what you should know before applying for IP network numbers (draft is
being prepared by Bob Day)
This document will guide you in how to complete the IP number request form
correctly. The more complete the information you supply to us now, the
quicker we will be able to process your application.
Further related documentation is available from:
<xyz etc.> rfc's etc
PLEASE RETURN THIS DOCUMENT TO: local ir-registry name
<email of local ir-registry>
<phone of local ir-registry>
<fax no of local ir-registry>
<address of local ir-registry>
Part A:
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The information supplied for this section together with the assigned network
numbers will be entered into a database of European network numbers and their
contact information which is accessible by the whole Internet community.
netname:
Please complete with an appropriate network name for the network
to be numbered which is short and meaningful. This name is not
related to any host name. It is used mainly for administrative
purposes like consistency checking of the Internet Registry. You
will very likely not see this name appear anywhere, but on forms
like this.
Format: Please complete only with capital letters. Network names
should NOT start with anything other than a capital letter. Dashes
can be used as shown below. A "-NET" suffix is quite a common naming
format.
example - netname: TBIT-NET
descr:
Please complete with a short description of the organisation,
including the location. The full postal address is not needed
as this is required and will be specified in the person template.
Format: free text, one line per entry, multiple lines in sequence.
example - descr: Terabit Labs Inc.
descr: Network Bugs Feeding Facility
descr: Northtown
country:
Please give the ISO 3166 two letter country code which is appropriate
for the organisation. We know this gives problems for networks
crossing national boundaries, so choose the most appropriate country,
based on the location of the admin contact. If you do not know the
ISO code for your country, please complete with the full name of the
country.
Format: ISO 3166 two letter country code in CAPITAL LETTERS
Example - country: IE
admin-c:
Please complete with the name or NIC handle of the person who is
the administrative contact for the network. The NIC handle (if
known) is preferred.
Format: <firstname> <initials> <lastname> or the NIC handle if
known.
Example - admin-c: John E Doe
tech-c:
Please give the name of technical contact person. There can be
multiple technical contacts names.
NOTE: both the admin-c: and tech-c: fields MUST be completed. If
two different names for each function are not applicable, then
please use the same name for both contacts.
Format: as in admin-c.
changed:
Email address of the person who is completing the template,
followed by the current date. If you do not have email connectivity
please leave blank and we will complete it.
Format: <email-address> YYMMDD.
Example - changed: johndoe(a)terabit-labs.nn 900401
source:
Source of the information. This will always be RIPE.
Example - source: RIPE
PERSON TEMPLATE NOTES
Please ensure that you complete as many person templates as there are
different persons specified in the network template unless the data
about those persons is already in the RIPE database.
person:
Please give the full name of either the admin-c contact or the
tech-c contact. There must be a person template completed for each
person. The names must be identical to those given above in the
"admin-c:" and "tech-c:" attributes (but must not be the NIC
handle).
Format: <firstname> <initials> <lastname>
Example - person: John E Doe
address:
Please complete with the full postal address. Include everything
necessary for paper mail to be delivered.
Format: multiple lines of text. City and post code on a single
line. Country on the last line.
Example - address: Terabit Labs Inc.
address: Industrial Estate North
address: North Perpendicular Road 12
address: NN-1234 Northtown
address: Repubic of Northern Nowhere
phone:
Please give the work telephone number of the person (or NIC handle)
specified above. Multiple telephone numbers are acceptable. Each
telephone number should be put on a separate line, one line per
number in order of the most appropriate number for the contact
person first.
Format: International +<country-code> <city> <subscriber>. If no
direct inward dialling is available, please append "ext." and
extension number.
Example - phone: +31 20 12334676
phone: +44 123 987654 ext. 4711
fax-no:
Please complete with the telefax number of the person (or NIC
handle) specified above.
Format: the same as for the telephone number above.
Example - fax-no: +31 20 12334677
e-mail:
Please supply the appropriate electronic mail address for the
contact. If you DO NOT have e-mail connectivity, please insert <none>.
Format: Valid domain address please. (If possible please do not
include the following characters in the address !, %, ::).
Example - e-mail: johndoe(a)terabit-labs.nn
or
e-mail: <none>
nic-hdl:
This refers to a NIC handle which is a unique identifier assigned
and used by the US NIC to unambiguously refer to Internet people.
If you do not have a NIC handle, then please leave blank.
Format: NIC format.
Example - nic-hdl: JD0401
changed:
Who and when changed this last. Please complete with your e-mail
address followed by the current date in the format specified below.
If you do not have e-mail connectivity, please leave blank and we
will complete this on your behalf.
Format: <email-address> YYMMDD:
Example - changed: johndoe(a)terabit-labs.nn 920913
source:
Source of the information. This should always be RIPE.
Example - source: RIPE
PART B
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Information supplied below helps us to evaluate and process your request.
It will be kept in strict CONFIDENCE and NOT entered into the RIPE Network
Management Database.
req-typ:
This refers to the "request type". Please specify the quantity and
class of your request for network numbers.
Format: quantity of numbers requested followed by class of request.
Example - req-typ: 1 class C
In making the application, please be guided by the following
EXAMPLES of number of hosts which relate to the quantity of
network numbers requested:
1 class C number (up to 255 hosts)
2 class C numbers (up to 510 hosts)
4 class C numbers (up to 1020 hosts)
8 class C numbers (up to 2040 hosts)
16 class C numbers (up to 4080 hosts)
32 class C numbers (up to 8160 hosts)
a single class B number (class B requests may be referred to the
RIPE NCC for adjudication)
other (please specify)
provider:
Please state whether you have an IP service provider.
An "IP service provider" is an organisation which can provide you
with connectivity external to your network.
Format: please answer with the name of your provider or if you
do not have an IP service provider answer with a "no".
Example: - provider: Connections Company, Northern Nowhere
inet-con:
Please state whether you plan to connect to the Internet.
Format: please answer with whichever of the following options
most closely describes the position of your organisation.
- will never connect
- already connected <through whom>
- plan to connect <date>
If you are "already connected" to the Internet, please state
through whom you are connected and to which network.
If you answer with "plan to connect" then please make an estimation
on the date that you hope to connect, specifying the month and
the year (if possible).
Example - inet-con: already connected JANET in the UK
or
Example - inet-con: plan to connect December 1993
host-0:
Please state the number of machines in your organisation that
currently require a unique IP network number (hosts).
Format: complete with a number.
Example - host-0: 100
host-1:
Estimate the number of machines requiring a unique IP network number
(hosts) in one years time.
Format: as above.
Example - host-1: 134
host-2:
Estimate the number of machines requiring a unique IP network number
(hosts) in two years time.
Format: as above.
Example - Host-2: 250
sub-0:
Please state the number of subnets required for the current network.
A subnet refers to the physical parts of the network which need a
unique (sub)net number.
Format: complete with a number.
Example - sub-0: 10
sub-1:
Estimate the number of subnets in one years time.
Format: as above.
sub-2:
Estimate the number of subnets in two years time.
Format: as above.
ip-prov:
Please answer the question - Does your organisation provide
IP services to other organisations?
Format: complete with Yes or No.
Example - ip-prov: No
or
Example - ip-prov: Yes
use-net:
Please answer the question - has your organisation already obtained
an IP network number or numbers? If so, please give the network
number(s). If not, then please complete with <no>.
Format: complete with the network number only - four numbers
separated by dots, as shown below.
Example - use-net: 193.87.45.0
or
Example - use-net: <no>
iso-net:
Please give the ISO 3166 country code which describes where the
network will be located. If more than one country applies, then
give the name of the country "responsible" for the network, using the
country of the admin-c: contact given in Part A.
Format: complete with country name using ISO 3166 country code.
Example - iso-net: NL
Part C:
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Complete this section *ONLY IF* you are completing this template on
behalf of another organisation. If you are not, please leave this section
blank because contact and organisational details have been given in Part A.
app-by:
Who is this application being made by? Please give a contact name.
Format: <First name> <Surname>
Example - app-by: Joe Bloggs
org-by:
Format: name of your organisation.
Example - org-by: Bloggs Software Consultancy
add-by:
Address of the organisation responsible for this request.
Format should follow the example in the "address" object in Part A.
ph-by:
Telephone number for the above organisation.
Format should follow the example given for the "phone" object
in part A.
fax-by:
Fax number for the above organisation.
Format should follow the example given in the "fax" object in Part A.
app-for:
Who is this application being made for?
Format: <first name> <surname>.
Example - app-by: Mrs E Smith
org-for:
Name of organsation FOR whom the application is being made.
Format and example should follow the example in the "org-by"
object given above.
add-for:
Address of organisation FOR whom the application is being made.
Format should follow the example given for the "address" object
in Part A.
ph-for:
Telephone number of organisation in "add-for" object above.
Format should follow the example given for the "phone" object
in Part A.
fax-for:
Fax number of organisation in "add-for" object above.
Format should follow the example given for the "fax" object
in Part A.
Part D:
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If you are applying for more than 2 Class C network numbers then
on a separate page, please submit a description of your network plans.
The more numbers you are requesting, the more detailed your technical
description will need to be. Furthermore, the more detail you provide,
the quicker we will be able to process your application.
Please read the supporting documentation (currently under preparation)
which will guide you. It is particularly important to read this document
if you are applying for a class B network number, as it provides a number
of helpful hints. It is available from: <supporting-ipdocs(a)wherever.net>
Please consider the following in your description:
Current network layout:
Future network plans:
