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'''RIR''' is the acronym for '''Regional Internet Registry''' and represents a not-for-profit international organization that deals with the allocation of Internet Protocol ([[IP]]) address space ([[IPv4]] and [[IPv6]]) and the Autonomous System (AS) numbers within a geographical region.<ref>[http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/definition/Regional-Internet-Registry-RIR RIR definition]</ref>

'''RIR''' is the acronym for '''Regional Internet Registry''' and represents a not-for-profit international organization that deals with the allocation of Internet Protocol ([[IP]]) address space ([[IPv4]] and [[IPv6]]) and the [[ASN|Autonomous System numbers]] within a geographical region.<ref>[http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/definition/Regional-Internet-Registry-RIR RIR definition]</ref>

==Short overview==

==Overview==

Due to the Internet's rapid growth  during the 1990's, the [[ISP]]s (Internet Service Providers) established Regional Internet Registries ([[RIR]]s). The creation of RIRs was made based on the RFC 2050 and had as main objective the development of consistent global policies. The RIRs also work together on joint projects.

Due to the Internet's rapid growth  during the 1990's, the [[ISP]]s (Internet Service Providers) established Regional Internet Registries ([[RIR]]s). The creation of RIRs was made based on the RFC 2050 and had as main objective the development of consistent global policies. The RIRs also work together on joint projects.