Dear All, Below is the reworked version of the eu.doc5 proposed European template for IP network numbers. It was agreed in Prague to incorporate the comments from the working group session (and others) and circulate the template to the list one last time for final comments (welcome). Regards, Anne --------------------------------------------------------------- DRAFT EUROPEAN IP NETWORK NUMBER eu.doc6 APPLICATION FORM & SUPPORTING NOTES To whom it may concern. Thank you for your request for an IP network number. Please ensure that you read the information below carefully before submitting your application for an IP number. The form appended to this letter will be accepted by local Internet Registries across Europe. The previously centralised procedures for obtaining IP network numbers from the Global Internet Registry (aka hostmaster@nic.ddn.mil) has been replaced by a distributed system whereby applications for IP network numbers across Europe are processed by Local Internet Registries (local IR's). The diagram below shows the distributed hierarchy of IR`s. The global IR delegates blocks of IP numbers to the RIPE NCC, who in turn delegates blocks of IP numbers to local IR's. Note that local IR's are of two types; "service providers" and "non-service providers". An IP service provider is an organisation that supplies Internet connectivity (examples are academic network providers and commercial network providers <We are an example of a ....... local IR>. Global IR (DDN-NIC now known as Internic) | | Regional IR (RIPE NCC) | ________________________________|____________________________ | | | | Local IR Local IR Local IR Local IR \ \ / / ( "NON SERVICE" (SERVICE PROVIDERS) (SERVICE PROVIDER) PROVIDER") <Part below for NCC use only - optionally used by local IR's> <"Non-service provider local IR's are organisations that are prepared to handle all requests from organisations that have no connection to the Internet at present or planned. If you are NOT a customer of a service provider, then you should send your completed application form to the "Non Service Provider" local IR. Only one of this type of registry exists per country in Europe. If you do not know whether a local non-provider IR exists for your country then you should contact the RIPE NCC (address below). If however, you are already a customer of an IP provider, then you should contact them for your IP network number. > Regardless of whether you are applying for class B or C addresses you should always make your application in the first instance to a local IR. However, class B addresses are only assigned by a Regional Internet Registry (in Europe this is the RIPE NCC located in the Netherlands), so if your application is felt justified, it will be forwarded by your local-IR for the RIPE NCC to review. If you have any queries, please do not hesititate to contact the <RIPE NCC/<local registry> who will be able to advise you. Our contact details are given below: <RIPE Network Coordination Centre email: hostmaster@ripe.net Kruislaan 409 tel: +31 20 592 5065 1098 SJ Amsterdam fax: +31 20 592 5090 The Netherlands> <local ir-address and contact details) Yours sincerely. -------------new page-------- Supporting Notes for the IP Request Form Before making your request for an IP number, you should ensure that you have read all the documentation carefully. There are 3 documents which you should receive and read: o the European IP number request form - appended to this document o the Supporting Notes - this document o the Helpful Hints document - which describes what you need to know before applying for IP network numbers This document will guide you in how to complete the European IP number request form correctly. This form is used by all the Internet Registries across Europe. The format of the form is designed so that it enables your application to be processed more quickly. That is why we ask you to carefully read and follow the "Supporting Notes" document which describes in detail how to complete the form. In addition, please ensure that you read the "Helpful Hints" document which contains information that you should know before applying for a network number. Please be careful to follow the information contained within the examples below. A completed template is also included for reference. If you are unsure about any of the fields, please leave them blank. Please send the completed template to your local IR or contact the RIPE NCC, if you are unsure about what to do next. Part A - Administrative Details 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. NETWORK TEMPLATE netname: Please complete with an appropriate network name for the network to be numbered which is short and meaningful. The `netname' is used mainly for administrative purposes like consistency checking of the Internet Registry. You will most likely not see this name appear anywhere, but on forms like this. The network name should be written in cpaitlal letters eg: netname: TBIT descr: Please complete with a short description of the organisation, including the location. The full postal address is not needed as this is required in the person template eg: descr: Terabit Labs Inc. descr: Network Bugs Feeding Facility descr: Northtown country: Please give the two letter country code (ISO 3166) 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 appropriate code for your country, please complete with the full name of the country eg: country: NL 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. Please do not use formal titles like `Dr' or `Prof' or `Sir'. Please specify as in the example below (or with the NIC handle). Do not add full stops between the names or initials eg: admin-c: John E Doe or with a NIC handle eg: admin-c: JD58 tech-c: Please give the name of technical contact person (or NIC handle as mentioned above). There can be more than one name specified for the technical contact. NOTE: please give names for both the administrative AND the technical contact. If two different names are not appropriate, then the same name for both contacts is fine. Example as above. 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. Please add the date in the format shown below eg: changed: johndoe@terabit.nn 930225 source: Source of the information. It will always be RIPE. This is information which is always required in the database, so it has been added already. PERSON TEMPLATE For each different person specified in the network template, please complete a separate person template, unless the data about those persons is already in the RIPE database. person: Please give the full name of the admin-c contact and the tech-c contact. There must be a person template completed for each different name specified. The names must be written identically to those given above in the "admin-c:" and "tech-c:" attributes above (but must not be the NIC handle) or official titles like "Dr, Prof or Sir" eg: person: John E Doe address: Please complete with the full postal address, and write as you would for ordinary postal mail using one line for each part of the address as shown below eg: address: Terabit Labs Inc. address: Industrial Estate North address: North Perpendicular Road 12 address: NL-1234 Northtown address: The Netherlands phone: Please give the work telephone number of the person specified above. Please specify the telephone number with + <country code> <area code> <telephone number> Most countries should drop the leading zero when specifying their area code. More than one telephone number is fine. Each telephone number should be put on a separate line and written in order of the most appropriate number for the contact person eg: phone: +31 20 1233 4676 phone: +31 20 1233 4677 ext. 4711 fax-no: Please complete with the telefax number of the person specified above. Follow with the same rules as specified for telephone number above eg: fax-no: +31 20 12334678 e-mail: Please supply the appropriate electronic mail address for the contact. If you DO NOT have e-mail connectivity, please insert <none>. Please ensure that this is a valid domain address please eg: e-mail: johndoe@terabit.nl 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 eg: 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 which is shown below. If you do not have e-mail connectivity, please leave blank and we will complete this on your behalf eg: changed: johndoe@terabit.nn 930225 source: Source of the information. This will always be RIPE and is a required field so it has been added Part B - Technical Details Information supplied below helps us to evaluate and process your request.It will be kept IN CONFIDENCE by us for internal use only. It will NOT be entered into the RIPE Network Management Database. TECHNICAL TEMPLATE request-type: Please specify the quantity and class of your request for network numbers. In making the application, please be guided by the following EXAMPLES of number of hosts which relate to the quantity of network numbers requested eg: 1 class C number (maximum 254 hosts) 2 class C numbers (maximum 508 hosts) 4 class C numbers (maximum 1016 hosts) 8 class C numbers (maximum 2032 hosts) 16 class C numbers (maximum 4064 hosts) 32 class C numbers (maximum 8128 hosts) a single class B number other (please specify) machine-0: Please state the number of machines in your organisation that currently require a unique IP address. Do not forget to include terminal servers and network numbers needed for transit networks when calculating this figure eg: machine-0: 100 machine-1: machine-2: As above for machine-0 but estimate for 1 and 2 years time. subnet-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 eg: subnet-0: 10 subnet-1: subnet-2: As above for subnet-0 but estimate for the number of subnets in 1 and 2 years time. inet-connect: Please state whether you plan to connect to the Internet. Please answer with whichever of the following options most closely describes the position of your organisation eg: - will never connect - already connected <through whom> - plan to connect <date> <through whom> If you are "already connected" to the Internet, please state which service provider you are connected to. If you answer with "plan to connect" then please make an estimation on the date that you hope to connect, specifying the month, the year (if possible) and through whom if known eg: inet-connect: plan to connect December 1993 A N Other Provider exist-IP-net: Has your organisation already obtained an IP network number or numbers? If so, please give the network number(s) and the network name if known. If not, then please complete with <no>.Format: complete with the network number only - four numbers separated by dots, as shown below. If known, please also add the network name entry as shown below. This must be specified in exactly the same way as it appears below eg: exist-IP-net: 193.87.45.0 TBIT or exist-IP-net: <no> iso-cc: Please give the ISO 3166 country code which describes where the network will be located. If more than one country applies, then give the names of the countries which will be covered by the network. Format: complete with the country name(s) using the ISO 3166 country code. If you are unsure about the code, write the name of the country in full. iso-cc: NL, SE EXAMPLE COMPLETED NETWORK, PERSON and TECHNICAL TEMPLATE netname: TBIT descr: Terabit Labs Inc. descr: Network Bugs Feeding Facility descr: Northtown country: NL admin-c: John E Doe tech-c: John E Doe changed: johndoe@terabit.nl 930225 source: RIPE person: John E Doe address: Terabit Labs Inc. address: Industrial Estate North address: North Perpendicular Road 12 address: NL-1234 Northtown address: The Netherlands phone: +31 20 987 6542 ext. 4711 fax-no: +31 20 123 3467 e-mail: johndoe@terabit.nn nic-hdl: JD0401 changed: johndoe@terabit.nl 930225 source: RIPE request-type: 1 class C machine-0: 100 machine-1: 134 machine-2: 250 subnet-0: 10 subnet-1: 40 subnet-2: 60 inet-connect: plan to connect 930401 A.N Other.Provider exist-IP-net: 193.87.45.0 TBIT iso-cc: NL Part C - Technical Details Please complete this section on a separate page if you are applying for more than 2 Class C network numbers. 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 include an overview of the size of your subnets, ensuring that you do not forget transit networks, terminal servers etc. when calculating your needs. Before you complete this section you should read the `Helpful Hints' document (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 additional hints. It is available from: <supportingipdocs@wherever.net>.Local language versions also exist. Please contact your local registry for copies. If you are applying for a Class B network number please send your completed application to the local registry who will review your case. If it is felt that a Class B network number is justified, your application will be forwarded to your the RIPE NCC who will review your application. Please be reminded that Class B network numbers are extremely scarce and are rarely allocated. Part D - Contact Details This section should be completed *ONLY IF* you are making an application on behalf of another organisation. Please indicate who the application is being made by and on behalf of whom, giving all the contact details requested. COMPLETE FORM BELOW AND DETACH HERE 8< ----------------------------------- EUROPEAN INTERNET NUMBER REQUEST FORM Email is preferred if you have it. If not, then it is preferred if you send in your template by fax. This will help us to process your request more quickly. Once completed, please return this document to: <email of appropriate local-ir> <address of appropriate local-ir> <phone of local ir> <address of appropriate local-ir> <fax no of local ir> <address of appropriate local-ir> IMPORTANT NOTE This document is valid until <expiry date>. An updated document can be obtained from: email: <local registry> <filename> <ripe ncc> <filename> fax: <local registry> <subject> <ripe ncc> <subject: IP TEMPLATE - UPDATE> Part A - Administrative Details 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. NETWORK TEMPLATE inetnum: __________________________________________________________ number: __________________________________________________________ netname: __________________________________________________________ descr: __________________________________________________________ descr: __________________________________________________________ country: __________________________________________________________ admin-c: __________________________________________________________ tech-c: __________________________________________________________ connect: __________________________________________________________ changed: __________________________________________________________ source: RIPE PERSON TEMPLATE person: __________________________________________________________ address: __________________________________________________________ address: __________________________________________________________ address: __________________________________________________________ address: __________________________________________________________ phone: __________________________________________________________ fax-no: __________________________________________________________ e-mail: __________________________________________________________ nic-hdl: __________________________________________________________ changed: __________________________________________________________ source: RIPE PERSON TEMPLATE person: __________________________________________________________ address: __________________________________________________________ address: __________________________________________________________ address: __________________________________________________________ address: __________________________________________________________ phone: __________________________________________________________ fax-no: __________________________________________________________ e-mail: __________________________________________________________ nic-hdl: __________________________________________________________ changed: __________________________________________________________ source: RIPE Please note that you will have to include a separate person template for each person referenced as a contact unless the information about the person in the RIPE database is still valid. The information given above will be entered into a database of European network contacts which is accessible by the whole Internet community. Part B - Technical Details Information supplied below helps us to evaluate and process your request.It will be kept in strict CONFIDENCE and is for internal use only. It will NOT be entered into the RIPE Network Management Database. TECHNICAL TEMPLATE request-type: __________________________________________________________ machine-0: __________________________________________________________ machine-1: __________________________________________________________ machine-2: __________________________________________________________ subnet--0: __________________________________________________________ subnet-1: __________________________________________________________ subnet-2: __________________________________________________________ inet-connect: __________________________________________________________ exist-IP-net: __________________________________________________________ iso-cc: __________________________________________________________ Part C - Technical Details If you are applying for more than 2 Class C network numbers then on this page, please submit a description of your network plans. Current network layout : Future network plans : (next 2 years) Part D - Contact Details Complete the section below *ONLY IF* you are making an application on behalf of another organisation. This application is made by:- name: __________________________________________________________ organisation: __________________________________________________________ country: __________________________________________________________ phone: __________________________________________________________ fax-no: __________________________________________________________ e-mail: __________________________________________________________ On behalf of the following organisation: name: __________________________________________________________ organisation: __________________________________________________________ country: __________________________________________________________ phone: __________________________________________________________ fax-no: __________________________________________________________ e-mail: __________________________________________________________