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Concept
American Registry for Internet Numbers
Summary
The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) is the regional Internet registry for the United States, Canada, and many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands. ARIN manages the distribution of Internet number resources, including IPv4 and IPv6 address space and AS numbers. ARIN opened for business on December 22, 1997 after incorporating on April 18, 1997. ARIN is a nonprofit corporation with headquarters in Chantilly, Virginia, United States."Chantilly CDP, Virginia ." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 16, 2009.
ARIN is one of five regional Internet registries in the world. Like the other regional Internet registries, ARIN:
Provides services related to the technical coordination and management of Internet number resources
Facilitates policy development by its members and stakeholders
Participates in the international Internet community
Is a nonprofit, community-based organization
Is governed by an executive board elected by its membership
ARIN provides services related to the technical coordination and management of Internet number resources. The nature of these services is described in ARIN's mission statement:
Applying the principles of stewardship, ARIN, a nonprofit corporation, allocates Internet Protocol resources; develops consensus-based policies; and facilitates the advancement of the Internet through information and educational outreach.
These services are grouped in three areas: Registration, Organization, and Policy Development.
Registration services pertain to the technical coordination and inventory management of Internet number resources. Services include:
IPv4 address allocation and assignment
IPv6 address allocation and assignment
AS number assignment
Directory services including:
Registration transaction information (WHOIS)
Routing information (Internet routing registry)
DNS (Reverse)
For information on requesting Internet number resources from ARIN, see . This section includes the request templates, specific distribution policies, and guidelines for requesting and managing Internet number resources.
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