RIRs - Origins

• Proposed by IETF in early 1990’s

  • RFC 1174 (1990)
    • “IAB Recommended Policy on Distributing Internet Identifier Assignment…”
  • RFC1366 (1992)
    • “Guidelines for Management of IP Address Space”
    • Released with RFC1367 (CIDR)

• Documents provided rationale for IRs

  • Criteria for establishment
  • Operating guidelines

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