WHERE DOES THE IP HAVE COME FROM?
Alice Sophiya Samuel
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Our daily lives involved IP addresses. In the modern era, every smart device on the network is identifiable by its IP address; we could use the address to trace down misplaced goods. The use of IPV6 has also begun, and most lately, there has been a significant shortage of IPV4.
Here, Many of us used to study networking, and whenever the word "network" came to mind, we would think of the word "IP ADDRESS". However, we were taught in college that an IP address is the unique number that each network represents. However, there are some interesting facts behind these IP addresses.
The IP address journey starts from IANA - Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
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WHO IS THE IANA?
?IANA is the global backbone for the Internet world they handle the global coordination of the DNS Root, IP addressing, and other Internet protocol resources. Before, years ago it is very difficult to manage the dns, ip and protocol assignments as the IANA was introduced to make a structure for the world of network.
Next, let’s make a look on RIR:
?WHO IS RIR?
?RIR - Regional Internet registry
?IANA manages the global part of IP addresses (IPV4, IPV6) , then, it took more difficult then it give some charges by separating? the parts of the world as 5 regions and these five regions comes under the charge of IANA while providing the IP address from IANA to these regions are named as RIR , where it also manages the RIR by assigning ASN to the IP address , will have the clear cut? discussion about ASN later.
?The 5 regions where divided and come under the name of RIR.
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WHAT ARE THE RIR'S?
?Each RIR handles a specific part of the globe:
?Here, the IANA assign block of IP address to each RIR’s. Then, the RIR's separate the blocks into the smaller parts and assign them to the NIR's (National Internet Registries) and LIR's (Local Internet Registries)
?Specifically, IANA has certain blocks of IP to be reserved for the Private IP address
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WHO IS ICANN?
IANA was created on December 1988, later it has been taken under the charge of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) in 2000, ICANN is a non-profit organization contracts with U.S. Department of Commerce to perform IANA functions.
RIR MEMBERS
RIR includes the entire sector like ISP's, governments and educational institutions, organizations etc. they represent different policies where they provide the IP address once they are in the need of the internet resources.
?Regional Internet Registries oversee the allocation of Internet number resources in five different regions, including the following:
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?HISTORY OF RIR'S
?RIPE NCC joined the RIR system first in 1992. APNIC (1993), ARIN (1997), LACNIC (2002), and AFRINIC (2004) followed suit. While they operate independently, the NRO helps coordinate RIRs to ensure that the management of resources is based on effective policies and procedures.
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WHAT IS NIR?
NIR - National Internet Registries who get the Ip from the RIR and provides the IP's to the LIR.
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WHAT IS LIR?
?A local Internet registry (LIR) is an organization that has been allocated a block of IP addresses by a RIR, and that assigns most parts of this block to its own customers
WHO IS ISP?
?ISP - internet service provider is a company who provides access to internet for business and individuals, the great applause for the ISP’s, they providers facilitate access to the internet via cables, fiber optics or other technologies. Most telephone companies function as access ISP as well.
Internet service providers deliver a wide array of services to their customers. Here are a few examples:
?And also they provide the various technologies to provide users with internet access. Several types include:
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WHAT IS ASN?
ASN- Autonomous system number (ASN)
An autonomous system number (ASN) is a unique number assigned to an autonomous system (AS) by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
ASN is a globally unique identifier that defines a group of one or more IP prefixes run by one or more network operators An AS consists of blocks of IP addresses which have a distinctly defined policy for accessing external networks and are administered by a single organization but may be made up of several operators.
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WHO IS END USER?
As a individual we are the end user, where accessing the IP from our ISP. Where tech is the world which revolves around us with the IP too.
?To know a quick insight about IP refer below link:
CONCLUSION
?The internet is an intrinsic part of our everyday lives. The internet helps develop business and personal connections, and we can hardly imagine our world without it. Undeniably, internet access providers, or ISPs, provide essential services to their customers.
Nowadays, internet use and the demand for reliable internet speed are growing. Without sophisticated technologies, like fiber optics or satellites, you wouldn’t be able to work remotely or contact your relatives or colleagues in another part of the world. However, thanks to your internet service provider, you can enjoy smooth video calls or do business wherever you are.