AFRINIC is responsible for managing internet number resources like IP addresses and autonomous system numbers in Africa. It allocates these resources to members according to policies developed by the AFRINIC community through an open policy development process. To become an AFRINIC member and obtain number resources, an organization must meet criteria like being legally incorporated in Africa and having infrastructure on the continent. The membership process involves applying online, having the application evaluated, signing a registration services agreement, and paying fees before resources are allocated.

1. AFRINIC Ltd

2. Number resources
AFRINIC Ltd
Policies&thePDP
Membership
Agenda

3. ⫞ Explain how Internet Number resources are managed.
⫞ Describe the 3 address management principles
Section Objectives
Internet Number Resources
Understanding

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Types of Internet resources
196.1.0.87
perfexcellence.org
ISPInternet
AS 15964
2001:db8:c001::face

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The IP resource management hierarchy
IANA
AFRINIC
RIPE NCC
ARIN
APNIC
LACNIC
LIR
End Site (PI)
NIR End Site (PA)
End Site (PA)
LIR

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IP resource management by region

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Address Management Objectives
Conservation Aggregation Registration

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Why get your own IP address space?
Better
multihoming
Avoid
renumbering
Identity
independence

9. the numbering resources, subject matter of the present
agreement, are not property (real, personal or intellectual);
no proprietary right is being transferred in virtue of this
agreement to it;
it is bestowed with an exclusive right of use of those numbering
resources within the ambit of the “need” which it has justified
in its application and for no other purpose during the currency
of the present agreement;
transfer of the number resources is strictly prohibited.
‘Ownership’ of IP resources [ RSA6 (d)]
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10. AFRINIC’s resource pool
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41/8 102/8 105/8 196/8
197/8 Various fragments: ≈ /7
2c00::/12 2001:4200::/23
16 bits: 36864 - 37887
32 bits: 327680 - 328703
IPv4
IPv6
ASNs

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80m+ IPv4 addresses distributed since 2005
/24’s(thousands)

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Over 9000 IPv6 /32 prefixes distributed since 2005
Numberof/32Prefixes
• Two /20 issued so far

13. IPv6 prefixes issued by country(regardless of size)
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14. About 1242 ASNs since 2005
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15. About 1,368 ASNs since 2005
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17. ⫞ Outline AFRINIC’s role in managing the Internet
⫞ List the various services AFRINIC provides
⫞ Explain the role of the AFRINIC Community
Section Objectives
AFRINIC Ltd
About

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HQ = Mauritius
Datacenter = S. Africa
1400+
Members
2005
Incorporated
Profit

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AFRINIC Members The AFRINIC Community
o Must be a legal entity
o Sign contract with AFRINIC Ltd
o May use AFRINIC resources
o IPv4 addresses
o IPv6 addresses
o ASNs
o Pay annual membership fee
o Elect board of directors
o Not a legal entity
o No contract with AFRINIC Ltd
o Work via mailing lists
o Deliberate resource policy

21. Corporate Governance Structure Resources Governance Structure
member
board
CEO
staff
member member member The Community
Policy Working Group
Co-chairs
Staff liaison
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22. Announcements (announce@afrinic.net)
Policy Discussions (rpd@afrinic.net)
IPv6 in Africa (afripv6-discuss@afrinic.net)
Community Discuss (community-discuss@afrinic.net.)
Member discussion (members-discuss@afrinic.net)
http://bit.ly/afrinic-mailing-lists
AFRINIC public mailing lists
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23. IP Address Allocation
&
ASN Assignment
Routing Registry for
AFRINIC Address
blocks
Whois database
maintenance
Training & Capacity
Building
Community
development
Facilitate IP Resource
Policy Development
AFRINIC’s Services
AFRINIC’s Services
AFRINIC’s Services
AFRINIC’s Services
AFRINIC’s Services
AFRINIC’s Services

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@AFRINIC
@AFRINICTraining
contact@afrinic.net
hostmaster@afrinic.net
t: +230 4035100
f: +230 466 6758
/afrinic
/afrinicmedia

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26. ⫞ Describe the AFRINIC Policy Development Process
⫞ Describe how policies affect you
Section Objectives
IP Resource Policies
Understanding

27. ----The set of steps by which the African Internet
community proposes, deliberates and adopts the
policies that guide the use of number resources in
the AFRINIC service region----
What is the Policy Development Process?
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The principles of the PDP
Open
Transparent Bottom-up

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Some current AFRINIC policies
§ IPv4 Allocation Policy (afpub-2005-v4-001)
§ Policy for End User Assignment (afpub-2006-gen-001)
§ IPv6 Address Allocation and Assignment policy (afpub-2013-
v6-001)
§ IPv6 (PI) Assignment for End-Site (afpub-2007-v6-001)
§ Policy for ASN management (afpub-2004-asn-001)
All the policies (http://bit.ly/policy-lib)
Consolidated manual (http://bit.ly/policy-man)

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Submit proposal Discuss proposal
Board ratifies
Consensus
?
Update proposal
Yes
No
No
Withdraw
?
How the PDP works
Yes
Detailed flowchart at j.mp/AF-PDP-chart

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Why do policies change?
Adapt to new
technology trends
Align with
changing business
needs
Accommodate
Internet industry
growth

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How to participate in the PDP
Subscribe to rpd
mailing list
Propose policy
Discuss policy
proposals
Participate at public
policy meeting

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34. ⫞ Describe AFRINIC membership requirements
⫞ Apply for membership & request resources
Section Objectives
AFRINIC Membership
Getting started with

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There are 3 types of members
Registered Member
AssociateMember
ResourceMember
IPv4
IPv6
ASN
Vote
LIR
End
Site
Board members
Participate at AGM
Observe at AGM
Gov’t
NGO
Person

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Resource Membership criteria
Incorporated in Africa Infrastructure in Africa Legal entity

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IPv4 Fee schedule for LIR
Category Size Setup Annual Early Bird
Extra Small /22 - < /20 $1,750 $1,400 $1,330
Very Small ≥ /20 - < /18 $2,000 $2,200 $2,090
Small ≥ /18 - </16 $2,500 $6,400 $6,080
Medium ≥ /16 - < /14 $4,000 $12,800 $12,160
Large ≥/14 - < /12 $6,500 $22,500 $21,375
Very Large ≥ /12 - </10 $8,000 $30,000 $28,500
Extra Large ≥ /10 $10,000 $38,400 $36,480

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IPv4 fee schedule for End Site
Category Size Setup Annual
Micro End User ≥ /24 - /23 $2,500 $200
Mini End User ≥ /23 - /22 $2,700 $300
Extra Small ≥ /22 - /20 $3,000 $400
Very Small ≥ /20 - /18 $5,000 $500
Small ≥ /18 - /16 $7,500 $600
Medium ≥ /16 - /14 $9,000 $1,000
Large ≥/14 - /12 $10,00 $1,500
Very Large ≥ /12 - /10 $12,000 $2,000
Extra Large ≥ /10 $15,000 $2,500

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IPv6 only Fee Schedule
Category Size Setup Annual Early Bird
Small /32 $2,500 $2,500
Large > /32 $20,000 $20,000
PI (End User) /48 $2,500 $100

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Documents required to
support membership
Documents required to support
resource request
Certificate
of
Incorporation
Proof
OfAddress Regulator’s
License
Agreements
with
Upstream
Providers
Evidence of
Infrastructure
presence

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IPv4 LIR eligibility criteria IPv4 EU eligibility criteria
① Prove immediate need
§ Existing infrastructure
§ Customers
② Renumbering plan*
③ Minimum allocation: /22
Show current use of at least a
/25 prefix from ISP.
Minimum assignment: /24
At least 50% of total size
requested is required
immediately (0 – 3 months)
----- OR -----
-----|-----

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IPv6 LIR eligibility criteria IPv6 EU eligibility criteria
① Connectivity within 12
months
② Announce the prefix in
BGP within 12 months
③ Minimum size: /32
④ Show reasonable plans for
making /48 assignments to
endsites
① Hold or eligible for IPv4 PI
② Demonstrate need
③ Plan to announce prefix in
BGP within 12 months
④ Minimum size: /48

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ASN eligibility criteria
Multihoming
Plan
RoutingPolicy

44. Membership Process: Initial application
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Read all relevant policies
Register at
nmrp.afrinic.net
System generates RSA & ticket

45. Membership Process: evaluation
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AFRINIC Ltd evaluates
membership & resource request
AFRINIC Ltd sends invoice
Approved?
Yes
No
End

46. Membership Process: conclusion
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Submit signed RSA to AFRINIC
Invoice paid?Follow-up
Yes
No
Allocate resources

47. After you become an AFRINIC member, you get an email from Customer
Services inviting you to accomplish the following tasks, list them in order they
should be accomplished:
1. Register assignments for end site customers
2. Register sub-allocation for downstream ISP’s.
3. Look at each contact in the mycontact info and update
4. Change password on myafrinic
5. Regularly update your contact information in the myAfriNic portal to make
sure they stay accurate.
6. Register assignments for use on your infrastructure
7. Get bpki at least for admin contact to be able to vote.
Quiz
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