Actually RIPE is more analogous to NANOG (the North American Network Operator's Group). It is RIPE-NCC (the RIPE Network Coordination Centre) that is the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Europe (and parts of the Middle East and Central Asia).
RIR's are non-profit member organizations that oversee IP address and ASN registration and allocation.
True, except ICANN is the IANA. The IANA is a function, a duty, defined by the contract with the Dept of Commerce. The IANA is also responsible for IP port number assignments, and IP protocol numbers.
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Actually RIPE is more analogous to NANOG (the North American Network Operator's Group). It is RIPE-NCC (the RIPE Network Coordination Centre) that is the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Europe (and parts of the Middle East and Central Asia). RIR's are non-profit member organizations that oversee IP address and ASN registration and allocation.
ICANN _is_ the current IANA.
True, except ICANN is the IANA. The IANA is a function, a duty, defined by the contract with the Dept of Commerce. The IANA is also responsible for IP port number assignments, and IP protocol numbers.