This week, ARIN comes to you from the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada! We’re awash in a sea of consumer electronics vendors, all of whom are ready to wow you with new technological innovations and slick new products. If you are at CES this year, or in the area, stop by andRead More
Read MoreWell, 2010 is almost over so I am taking a break to write my holiday letter. It’s been a great year, but boy am I exhausted. (Exhausted! Get it? Nothing breaks the ice like a little IPv4 depletion humor.) Way back on 1 January, there were a whopping 26 of those IPv4 /8s left toRead More
Read MoreWe’ve been yelling to the rafters for a couple of years now about how we’re running out of IPv4 address space. We hope you heard us and that you’re preparing for it with IPv6. But what we haven’t explained up until now is the full progression in the march toward Total IPv4 Exhaustion. Check outRead More
Read MorePosted: Tuesday, 30 November 2010 Today, 30 November 2010, the IANA allocated four /8s to the RIRs: 23/8 and 100/8 to ARIN and 5/8 and 37/8 to RIPE NCC. This leaves only seven /8s remaining in IANA free pool of IPv4 addresses, or 2.73% of the total. When the IANA IPv4 free pool has onlyRead More
Read MoreCommunity education is important to us – it’s the reason Team ARIN exists! We’re always looking for new ways to help our community understand the issues related to Internet number resource management, and perhaps more importantly, we try to give our community ways to help THEIR communities understand why all this stuff is important. ToRead More
Read MoreThe 2010 Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-10) of the International Telecommunications Union concluded 22 October in Guadalajara, Mexico. This three-week event brought together representatives from the 192 Member States and more than 700 Sector Members and Associates and set all of the financial planning, strategic goals, and policy for the ITU for the next four years. InRead More
Read MoreIt’s nearly time for the ARIN XXVI Public Policy and Members Meeting in Atlanta, next week from 6-8 October, just after NANOG 50, 3-5 October. It is all part of an action-filled week, when community members gather to discuss policy proposals, get updates on activities within the Internet community, and take part in open microphoneRead More
Read More“People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote — a very different thing.” – Walter H. Judd These words don’t just apply to national politics: theyRead More
Read MoreLate last year, ARIN officially joined the world of social media, launching a Twitter account, a Facebook account, and a YouTube channel. We followed that up by launching this lovely microsite earlier this year. We’ve done all of this for a few reasons. We wanted to open more channels for you to find us, toRead More
Read More[Editor’s Note: Below is a guest blog from the ARIN Network Operations Manager, Matt Ryanczak. This was originally posted on the Def Con blog at https://www.defcon.org/html/links/dc-speakerscorner.html#arin-ryanczak.] ARIN and IPv6 at Def Con By Matt Ryanczak, ARIN Network Operations Manager I’ve been lucky enough to witness some pretty remarkable events during my career in information technology.Read More
Read MoreThe Caribbean Internet community is an integral part of ARIN with a unique set of operational, regulatory, political, and infrastructure challenges. Getting our island colleagues involved in the policy process is critical to making sure Internet number resource distribution policies meet their needs, and we make sure they are included in our region-wide educational outreachRead More
Read MoreEvery year, ARIN and the North American Network Operators’ Group (NANOG) combine forces for a week-long technical and policy extravaganza. NANOG’s technical program comes first, followed by the ARIN Public Policy Meeting. Between the two groups, we fill all the gaps in the schedule with workshops, social events, and networking opportunities. This year those back-to-backRead More
Read MoreAt Team ARIN we like to bang the IPv6 adoption tambourine. We’re happy to tell you all about the issues related to IPv4 depletion and provide the information you need to understand about preparing to transition to IPv6 addressing. Over at our “official” website, ARIN staff can help you with all your Internet number resourceRead More
Read MoreTeam ARIN has been talking a lot about IPv6, why you need it, how to get it, and how to deploy it — but what about IPv4? Ever wonder what ARIN is doing to protect this rapidly diminishing resource? As IPv4 runout approaches, we figure the likelihood of nefarious behavior will increase, so our community is taking action to use resources judiciously and limit abuses.
Read More[Editor’s Note: Below is a guest blog from the ARIN XXV Meeting Fellow from Canada, Steve Bertrand. This was originally posted at http://ipv6canada.com/?p=63. His views are his own.] Reflection on ARIN XXV By: Steve Bertrand This post documents my experience of the ARIN XXV meeting that occurred in Toronto, April 18-21, 2010. It is veryRead More
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