The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ([[IANA]]) allocates parts of the IPv4 address space according to the established needs of Regional Internet Registries: [[AfriNIC]] (Africa, portions of the Indian Ocean), [[APNIC]] (Portions of Asia, portions of Oceania), [[ARIN]] (Canada, many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, and the United States), [[LACNIC]] (Latin America, portions of the Caribbean), and [[RIPE NCC]] (Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia). The Regional Internet Registries are responsible for the assignment of IPv4 addresses to operators and users of the Internet within their regions.<ref>[ftp://ftp.ripe.net/rfc/rfc3330.txt ftp.ripe.net]</ref>
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The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ([[IANA]]) allocates parts of the IPv4 address space according to the established needs of [[RIR|Regional Internet Registries]]:
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* [[AfriNIC]] - Africa, portions of the Indian Ocean
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* [[APNIC]] - Portions of Asia, portions of Oceania
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* [[ARIN]] - Canada, many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, and the United States
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* [[LACNIC]] - Latin America, portions of the Caribbean
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* [[RIPE NCC]] - Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia
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The Regional Internet Registries are responsible for the assignment of IPv4 addresses to operators and users of the Internet within their regions.<ref>[ftp://ftp.ripe.net/rfc/rfc3330.txt ftp.ripe.net]</ref>