The [[IANA|Internet Assigned Numbers Authority]] allocates parts of the IPv4 address space according to the established needs of [[RIR|Regional Internet Registries]]:
The [[IANA|Internet 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
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* [[APNIC]] - Portions of Asia, portions of Oceania
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* [[APNIC]] - Most of Asia, Oceania
* [[ARIN]] - Canada, many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, and the United States
* [[ARIN]] - Canada, many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, and the United States
* [[LACNIC]] - Latin America, portions of the Caribbean
* [[LACNIC]] - Latin America, portions of the Caribbean