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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The [[IANAInternet Assigned Numbers Authority]] allocates parts of the IPv4 address space according to the established needs of [[RIR|Regional Internet Registries]]:
* [[AfriNIC]] - Africa, portions of the Indian Ocean
* [[AfriNIC]] - Africa, portions of the Indian Ocean
* [[APNIC]] - Portions of Asia, portions of Oceania
* [[APNIC]] - Portions of Asia, portions of Oceania