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- Network Working Group R. Blokzijl
- Request for Comments: 1181 RIPE/NIKHEF
- September 1990
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- RIPE Terms of Reference
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- Status of this Memo
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- This RFC describes the Terms of Reference of RIPE (Reseaux IP
- Europeens), the cooperation of European IP networks. This memo
- provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify
- any standard.
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- Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
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- 1. Terms of Reference of RIPE
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- Recognising that IP networks are growing beyond the LAN's in Europe,
- and are extending over national and international WAN's in Europe,
- the RIPE coordinating body has been created. RIPE stands for the
- "Reseaux IP Europeens".
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- The objective of RIPE is to ensure the necessary administrative and
- technical coordination to allow the operation and expansion of a
- pan-European IP network.
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- o RIPE acts as a forum for the exchange of technical information
- and the creation of expertise on IP networking.
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- o The area of relevance for RIPE is Europe.
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- o All parties operating wide area IP networks are encouraged to
- participate.
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- o RIPE promotes and coordinates interconnection of IP networks
- within Europe and to other continents.
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- o RIPE establishes agreement on common network management
- practices and the operational management of the interconnected
- networks.
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- o RIPE serves as a focal point for other common activities of the
- participants related to IP networking.
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- o All documents produced by RIPE will be publicly available.
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- o RIPE is not a network service provider. IP networks
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- Blokzijl [Page 1]
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- RFC 1181 RIPE Terms of Reference September 1990
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- collaborating in RIPE remain under the executive authority of
- their respective organisations.
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- Security Considerations
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- Security issues are not discussed in this memo.
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- Author's Address
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- Rob Blokzijl
- RIPE
- c/o NIKHEF
- P.O.B. 41882
- NL-1009 DB Amsterdam
- the Netherlands
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- Phone: +31 20 5920413
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- EMail: k13@nikhef.nl
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- Blokzijl [Page 2]
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