How ARIN obtains IP blocks

On Friday, January 17, 1997 6:34 AM, Michael Dillon[SMTP:michael at memra.com] wrote:
@ On Fri, 17 Jan 1997, Jim Fleming wrote:
@
@ > @ ARIN will manage whatever address space is delegated to it by IANA.
@ >
@ > Will that be a /8 or a /16 ?
@
@ The point is that nobody cares whether it is a /8 or a /16 or any other
@ netblock size. When ARIN runs short of address space, they talk to IANA
@ about it. After consulations IANA gives them more.
@

Will this same process be used by ALL companies that run
IP address registries ?

Are ALL companies treated equally by the IANA ?

What criteria does the IANA use ?

Are the discussions and results published ?



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Jim Fleming
UNETY Systems, Inc.
Naperville, IL

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