> The point I am trying to make here is that we need a name or acronym > for "ISPs that receive their addresses directly from a RIR". I am > not saying that "TLA" is the best definition, but it does fit, > regardless of allocation policies and aggregation policies.
I think the registry terminology would be Local Internet Registry (LIR). RIRs allocate address space to LIRs. From: IPv6 Address Allocation and Assignment Global Policy ftp://ftp.cs.duke.edu/pub/narten/global-ipv6-assign-2001-12-22.txt 2.4. Regional Internet Registry (RIR) Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) are established and authorized by respective regional communities, and recognized by the IANA to serve and represent large geographical regions. The primary role of RIRs is to manage and distribute public Internet address space within their respective regions. Currently, there are three RIRs: APNIC, RIPE NCC, and ARIN. Preparations are being made to establish LACNIC and AfriNIC. 2.5. National Internet Registry (NIR) A National Internet Registry (NIR) is an IR that primarily allocates address space to its members, which are Local Internet Registries (LIRs). NIR members are generally Internet Service Providers (ISPs) organized at a national level. A NIR is constituted from ISPs, but the NIR itself does not function as an ISP. NIRs are expected to remain neutral to the interests of ISPs of their constituency. NIRs exist mostly in the Asia Pacific Region. 2.6. Local Internet Registry (LIR) A Local Internet Registry (LIR) is an IR that primarily assigns address space to the users of the network services that it provides. LIRs are generally ISPs, whose customers are primarily end users and possibly other ISPs. -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPng Working Group Mailing List IPng Home Page: http://playground.sun.com/ipng FTP archive: ftp://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng Direct all administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
