Guide to Administrative Procedures of the Internet Infrastructure
RFC 2901
Document | Type |
RFC - Informational
(August 2000; No errata)
Also known as FYI 37
Was draft-wenzel-nsrc (individual)
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Last updated | 2013-03-02 | ||
Stream | Legacy | ||
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IESG | IESG state | RFC 2901 (Informational) | |
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Network Working Group Z. Wenzel Request for Comments: 2901 J. Klensin FYI: 37 R. Bush Category: Informational S. Huter Network Startup Resource Center August 2000 Guide to Administrative Procedures of the Internet Infrastructure Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000). All Rights Reserved. Abstract This document describes the administrative procedures for networks seeking to connect to the global Internet. This includes the steps and operations necessary for address space allocation and registration, routing database registration, and domain name registration. The document also contains information about the required forms and how to obtain them. Table of Contents Who Should Read This Document ................................... 2 Checklist ....................................................... 3 Prerequisites ................................................... 3 I. Preparation of Systems and Network Planning ............... 4 A. What do I need to connect to the Internet? .......... 4 B. What connectivity medium should I choose? ........... 4 C. What else do I need to do? .......................... 4 D. How do I get the documents referred to in this guide? 6 E. Section References .................................. 6 II. Address Space Allocation .................................. 7 A. Who is my upstream provider? ........................ 7 B. How much address space should I ask for? ............ 8 C. What is CIDR? ....................................... 9 D. How do I request and register address space? ........ 10 E. Section References .................................. 13 Wenzel, et al. Informational [Page 1] RFC 2901 Administrative Internet Infrastructure Guide August 2000 III. Autonomous Systems (AS) ................................... 13 A. What is an ASN and do I need one? ................... 13 B. How do I register an ASN? ........................... 14 C. Section References .................................. 15 IV. Routing and Exchange Points ............................... 15 A. Do I need to register with a routing database? ...... 15 B. What about CIDR and routing? ........................ 16 C. How do I choose a routing database? ................. 16 D. How do I register in the RADB (The Americas)? ....... 17 E. Section References .................................. 18 V. Domain Name Registration .................................. 18 A. What is a country domain? ........................... 18 B. How do I register as a country domain? .............. 18 C. What if my country is already registered? ........... 19 D. How do I resolve a country domain name dispute? ..... 19 E. Section References .................................. 19 VI. IN-ADDR.ARPA Domain Delegation ............................ 19 A. What is an IN-ADDR.ARPA domain and do I need one? ... 20 B. How do I register an IN-ADDR.ARPA domain? ........... 20 VII. Security .................................................. 21 A. Is there a way to prevent unauthorized changes to my objects? ................................................ 21 VIII. Network Optimization and Management ....................... 22 A. How do I optimize traffic on my network? ............ 22 Security Considerations ......................................... 22 Acknowledgements ................................................ 22 References ...................................................... 22 Authors' Addresses .............................................. 24 Appendix A: The Internet Agencies .............................. 25 Appendix B: Documentation ...................................... 28 Appendix C: Country Codes ...................................... 29 Appendix D: Acronyms ........................................... 30 Full Copyright Statement ........................................ 31 Who Should Read This Document This document is intended for system engineers and technical managers of networks who want to make a connection to the Internet. It assumes a basic knowledge of the Internet and networking.Show full document text