ICP-2 lays out the criteria for the recognition of new RIRs. But what about the rest of the lifecycle of the organisations that coordinate the allocation and public registration of unique IP numbers? In this episode, Andrei Robachevsky of the NRO NC talks about the ICP-2 review.
In November 2023, the NRO EC requested that the ASO AC "review and consider improvements to ICP-2". The NRO NC (in its role as ASO AC - see notes on organisations and acronyms below) thereby began a comprehensive review of the original document and put together a process for the creation of an updated ICP-2 through open consultation with the community. Having reached step seven in that process, the NRO NC is now receiving community feedback on version 2 of the draft RIR Governance Document (until 7 November 2025).
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Show notes
The entire ICP-2 review process has been documented in detail in the ICP-2 section over on the NRO NC website. The following pages cover come of the key points touched on through the episode:
- Complete timeline of the ICP-2 review process
- Proposed principles for an updated RIR governance document
- Original call for input on questionnaire on proposed principles
- Community input in response to questionnaire on proposed principles
- The current draft of the RIR Governance Document (Version 2)
Note that the call for consultation on the RIR Governance Document (Version 2) is open until 7 November 2025.
Timestamps
02:40 - What's the history behind ICP-2?
05:00 - What creates the need to establish new RIRs?
07:30 - Why update ICP-2?
09:00 - What's new in the updated draft document?
10:40 - What's ICANN's role in this process?
13:20 - What kind of feedback did the NRO NC get so far?
18:40 - Did the community step up and get involved?
20:05 - What potential threats to the RIR system does the draft document focus on?
22:00 - Was ICP-2 the product of a more idealistic stage in the history of the Internet?
24:05 - Is the ICP-2 review process a good example of community principles in action?
26:40 - What's next?
30:05 - Final thoughts.
A note on organisations and acronyms
ICP-2: 'Internet Coordination Policy 2: Criteria for Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries' - document published and accepted by the ICANN Board of Directors in 2001.
RIRs: The Regional Internet Registries; who coordinate the allocation and public registration of unique IP addresses and AS numbers for their service regions:
- RIPE NCC: Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (est. 1992)
- APNIC: Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (est. 1993)
- ARIN: American Registry for Internet Numbers (est. 1997)
- LACNIC: Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (est. 2002)
- AFRINIC: African Network Information Centre (est. 2004)
ICANN (est. 1998): The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers; oversees the global allocation of domain names and unique Internet numbers; delegates these resources to the RIRs in its IANA function.
IANA: The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority; originally Jon Postel; now a function carried out by ICANN.
NRO: The Number Resource Organisation; coordinating body for the five RIRs.
NRO EC: The NRO Executive Council; executive body for the NRO; composed of five members, one from each RIR.
NRO NC: The NRO Number Council; fills the role of ASO AC for ICANN; composed of fifteen members, three from each RIR community.
ASO: The Address Supporting Organisation; advises the ICANN Board on global IP address policies.
ASO AC: The ASO Address Council; role within ICANN's ASO to ensure the proper implementation of global policy development process across the RIR regions; filled by the NRO NC.
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