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Lock in Your Low ARIN Legacy Fees to Avoid a 20-40x Price Increase�

Steven Wallace

Director - Routing Integrity

ssw@internet2.edu

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https://tinyurl.com/legacy-IP-address

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American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) is an RIR

Help desk live here at Augusta Foyer (7th floor)

RIR = Regional Internet Registry

RIRs maintain a registry of internet numbers and their holders

whois queries ARIN’s registry for the holder of an IP address

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Whois 129.79.0.0

NetName: INDIANA-NET

Organization: Indiana University (INDIAN-Z)

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IU doesn’t own the number 129.79.0.0, it contracts with ARIN to list IU as the holder in the registry.

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Nearly half of the US R&E IP addresses lack an ARIN agreement

What we see in the Internet2 R&E table:

  • 2,203 ARIN direct IP address assignments
  • 1,023 (46%) without an ARIN Agreement
  • $1,876,124,160 Market value of IP numbers not covered by ARIN agreement!

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Many mistakenly believe their IP addresses are covered by an ARIN agreement

  • No agreement required to manage whois information (i.e., portal access doesn’t require an agreement)
  • You may be receiving and paying ARIN bills for other resources

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TL;DR (key points)

Covering your IP numbers with an ARIN agreement allows you to make your network more secure.

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Signing the ARIN agreement this year locks-in lower fees (20-40 times lower).

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It’s easier to successfully request changes in the agreement if you follow ARIN’s guidance.

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ARIN has changed the “No Property Rights” section, to make it more appealing.

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We can’t afford to have an Easy Button Gap!

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Recording of webinar

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https://internet2.zoom.us/rec/share/8s3_WcJmQVXRPTRcIhy3FSORdHjQ0C7YJMCo_lYzeuQFsVQI5nVnit8suoNpoI8X.JDiuWNeF71-B0hvf

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ARIN Is Hosting a Help Desk at Community Exchange

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