Regional internet registry
A regional Internet registry (RIR) is an organization which is responsible for registering Internet numbers in a special part of the world.
There are 5 active RIRs in the world:
- American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) [1] for North America
- RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) [2] for Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia
- Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) [3] for Asia and the Pacific region
- Latin American and Caribbean Internet Address Registry (LACNIC) [4] for Latin America and the Caribbean region
- African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) [5] for Africa