RIPE NCC Charter

Objectives

The RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) provides services to European Internet Service Providers, telecommunications, and large enterprises in the RIPE NCC service region. The activities include:

Membership Services

• Distribution and Management of Internet Number Resources
  • IPv4 / IPv6 Address Space and Autonomous System (AS) Numbers
  • Auditing and Data Accuracy
  • Policy Implementation (procedures)
  • Project Support
• Training Courses
• Customer Services
  • New LIR Support
  • Billing and Administration Support
  • Database User Support
  • DNS and Reverse DNS (First Line Support)
• RIPE NCC Interaction Mechanisms
  • Customer Service Centre
  • RIPE NCC LIR Portal

Coordination Activities

• RIPE
  • RIPE Meetings
  • Support for Policy Development Process
• Mailing List Management
• Domain Name System (DNS) Coordination
  • Reverse DNS
  • Operating the K-root Name Server
  • Secondary DNS Service
  • DNS Services in the e164.arpa Domain
• Reporting on RIPE NCC and RIPE Activities and Developments
• Information Dissemination
• RIR Coordination
• Information Services
• Routing Information Service (RIS)
• Active Measurement Services (AMS)
  • Test Traffic Measurement (TTM)
  • DNS Monitoring Service (DNSMON)
• Reporting and Statistics Collection
  • Hostcount

New Activities

• Deployment of Internet Number Resource Certification
• External Relations
  • Coordination with Governments and Regulators
  • Coordination with Industry Bodies
  • Liason and Outreach
  • Increasing Participation in the Policy Development Process
  • Regional Support
• High Quality Information Services for Operators and the Internet Community

For more detail of current and future plans please check the current versions of the following documents in the RIPE Document Store:

• RIPE NCC Activity Plan
• RIPE NCC Charging Scheme
• RIPE NCC Budget
• RIPE NCC Annual Report