Resource Services Report
Spearheading Internet technology and policy development in the African Region
Resource Services
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Sometimes called “Registration Services”
◦ Ernest
◦ Radha
◦ ‘Observers’
◦ Core function:
 Management and distribution of number resources
(IPv4, IPv6, ASN)
 Assist new/Prospective Members – process/procedure
 Support for core function
 Whois DB, MyAfriNIC, reverse dns
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Contents – Mainly Stats
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IPv4 Address Space
IPv6 Address Space
AS Numbers
Membership Statistics
Request Statistics
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IPv4 Address Space
Current Pool (Please see):
http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv4-address-space/ipv4-address-space.txt
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041/8
197/8
196/8
154/8
AfriNIC
AfriNIC
Administered by AfriNIC
Administered by AfriNIC
2005-04
2008-10
1993-05
1993-05
whois.afrinic.net
whois.afrinic.net
whois.afrinic.net
whois.afrinic.net
ALLOCATED
ALLOCATED
LEGACY
LEGACY *
+ Revised IANA IPv4 address registry
+ Consequent (legacy) address space redistribution
+ AfriNIC given “administrative” authority of 154/8
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IPv4 Address Space
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Addresses issued to-date: 20,582,656 (or
1.23 /8s)
PI/EU/Direct Assignments: 5,336,064 ( ~
26%)
ISP/LIR Allocations: 15,246,592 ( ~ 74%)
Addresses issued after 2003: 11,499,008 (
~ 56%)
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IPv4 Address Space
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
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IPv4 Address Space
Addresses issued by prefix length
700
573
600
500
400
300
200
169
114
0
1
4
10
10
/11
/12
/13
/14
/15
21
/16
140
90
100
1
194
/17
79
44
/18
/19
/20
/21
/22
/23
/24
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IPv4 Address Space
Distribution by Prefix Length
/22,
/21, 1%
/19, 7%
1%
/23, 0%
/24, 1%
/20, 3%
/18, 4%
/12, 5%
/11, 10%
/17, 3%
/13, 10%
/14, 13%
/16; 36%
/15, 6%
/11
/12
/13
/14
/15
/16
/17
/18
/19
/20
/21
/22
/23
/24
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IPv4 Address Space
Address distribution - Top 10 countries
Others, 7%
South Africa
Gabon, 1%
Mauritius, 1%
Kenya, 1%
Algeria, 1%
Libya, 2%
Nigeria, 2%
Morocco, 3%
Tunisia, 3%
Egypt
Tunisia
Morocco
Nigeria
Egypt, 11%
South Africa, 68%
Libya
Algeria
Kenya
Mauritius
Gabon
Others
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IPv4 Address Space
IPv4 addresses issued by Quarter (x1024)
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
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IPv4 Address Space
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Space issued to Critical Infrastructure:
◦ Includes Internet Exchange Points, RIRs and root
server operators (refer to policy)
◦ IXPs: 7
◦ Root Server operators: 2
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IPv6 Address Space
Current Pool (Please see):
http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv6-unicast-address-assignments
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2c00:0000::/12 AfriNIC
2001:4200::/23 AfriNIC
03-Oct-2006
01-Jun-2004
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IPv6 Address Space
IPv6 Allocation Growth (x /32)
60
50
40
30
19
20
10
22
24
26
31
33
40
44
48
52
11
2
4
4
5
0
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IPv6 Address Space
IPv6 PI/EU/Direct Assignment
Growth
12
10
10
x /48
8
6
6
4
2
0
Year 2007
Year 2008
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IPv6 Address Space
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Deployment Status?
IPv6 ‘prefixes’ issued:
IPv6 ‘prefixes’ visible:
60
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 Announced: ZA: 8, MU: 4, EG: 3, and others.
 Policy requires deployment within 12 months of
receiving v6 address space.
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IPv6 Address Space
Address Distribution by Country
Mauritius, 7%
5%
3%
3%
South Africa, 34%
8%
South Africa
Others
Kenya
Egypt
10%
Mauritius
Tanzania
Others, 30%
Morocco
Cote D'ivoire
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IPv6 Address Space
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Critical Infrastructure:
◦ IXPs:
1 (KE)
17
2008
140
2007
55
2006
60
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
AS Numbers
AS Numbers Assigned
160
135
120
100
78
80
46
40
20
0
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AS Numbers
ASN Distribution by Country
EG, 10%
NG, 8%
KE, 7%
Others, 26%
GH, 4%
TZ, 4%
AO, 3%
Other, 12%
DZ, 3%
MZ, 2%
ZA, 33%
ZA
Others
EG
NG
KE
TZ
GH
AO
DZ
MZ
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AS Numbers
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4-byte AS Numbers:
◦ 2-byte AS numbers running out
◦ IETF -> expand the range to 4-byte -> 4bn ASes
◦ 4-byte ASN Policy ,
 adopted
- AfriNIC to start issuing 4-byte ASNs from Jan09
+ As of today, only 5 4-byte ASN issued since May 07
(after policy implementation)
+ 4-byte ASN representation still an issue:
http://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-idr-as-representation-01.txt status?
(‘asplain’ vs ‘asdot’ representation)
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Membership Stats
Total membership Growth
Membership
600
100
494
80
500
60
40
84
20
66
29
0
71
82
400
45
16
410
84
328
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2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
257
300
191
200
100
84
113
129
146
0
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
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Membership Stats
Membership Distribution - Top 10
117
51
39
36
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ZA
NG
EG
KE
GH
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TZ
15
14
13
DZ
AO
MU
10
UG
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Membership Stats
DZ, 3%
AO, 3%
UG, 2% MZ, CI, 2%
MU, 3% 2%
BW, 2%
ZM, 2%
TZ,
GH,
NA, 1%
5%
ZW, 1%
SL, 1%
RW, 1%
MW, 1%
SZ, 1%
MA, 1%
GA, 1%
BJ, 1%
CM, 1%
5%
KE, 7%
Other, 21%
EG, 8%
Others, 12%
NG, 10%
ZA, 24%
ZA
NG
EG
KE
GH
TZ
DZ
AO
MU
UG
MZ
CI
BW
ZM
NA
CM
ZW
SL
RW
MW
SZ
MA
GA
BJ
Others
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Request Stats
Requests handled
600
500
506
400
300
200
100
358
331
250
267
248
224
250
245
254
350
460
392
375
258
0
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Thank You.
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