A national Internet registry (or NIR) is an organization under the umbrella of a regional Internet registry with the task of coordinating IP address allocations and other Internet resource management functions at a national level within a country or economic unit.
NIRs operate primarily in the Asia Pacific region, under the authority of APNIC, the regional Internet registry for that region.
The following NIRs are currently operating in the APNIC region:
IDNIC-APJII (Indonesia Network Information Centre-Asosiasi Penyelenggara Jasa Internet Indonesia)
CNNIC, China Internet Network Information Center
JPNIC, Japan Network Information Center
KRNIC, Korea Internet & Security Agency
TWNIC, Taiwan Network Information Center
VNNIC, Vietnam Internet Network Information Center
Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers
The following NIRs are currently operating in the Latin American (LACNIC) region:
NIC Mexico
NIC.br
There are no NIRs operating in the RIPE NCC region.
See also
Country code top-level domain
Geolocation software
Internet governance
Local Internet registry
References
External links
APNIC website
NIC Mexico website
NIC Chile website
Regional Internet registries
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Internet Standards
Internet governance