<div class="AOW" ><big>'''Article of the Week'''</big></div>
<div class="AOW" ><big>'''Article of the Week'''</big></div>
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[[image:NRO logo.png|thumb|right]]
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The '''Number Resource Organization (NRO)''' is the coordinating body for the world's five Regional Internet Registries ([[RIR]]s), which manage the allocation of [[IP Address|IP addresses]] and [[Autonomous System Numbers]].
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'''[[Internet of Things]]''' (IoT) is anything that can be given an IP address or unique identifier with the ability to transfer information over a network via cloud computing and data gathering sensors.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/insights/2014/11/the-internet-of-things-bigger/ The Internet of Things. Retrieved 18 October 2015.]</ref> This data transfer would not require human to human contact and mostly relies on machine to machine (M2M) contact mitigated by sensors.
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The NRO was originally formed on 24 October 2003, when the 4 original [[RIR]]s entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). [[AFRINIC]] signed the MoU and joined the NRO shortly after it was incorporated in April 2005.
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In a sponsored article, Wired Magazine outlined how building bridges and other integral infrastructure with "smart cement", using sensors involved in [[M2M]] would result in superior, more thorough tracking of bridge quality and strength. This could potentially alert engineers to any issues with structural integrity--ensuring the ability to monitor cracks and stresses.
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On 31 October 2003, the RIRs sent an Open Letter, which notified ICANN of the NRO's formation and proposed the formation of the [[Address Supporting Organization]] (ASO).
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The five RIRs include: [[AFRINIC]], [[APNIC]], [[ARIN]], [[LACNIC]], and [[RIPE NCC]].