APNIC (the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre) is the regional Internet address registry (RIR) for the Asia–Pacific region.[3] It is one of the world's five RIRs and is part of the Number Resource Organization (NRO).[3]

APNIC provides numbers resource allocation and registration services that support the global operation of the internet. It is a nonprofit, membership-based organization whose members include Internet service providers, telecommunication providers, data centers, universities, banks, national Internet registries, and similar organizations that have their own networks.

Functions

APNIC's main functions are:

Allocating IPv4 and IPv6 address space, and autonomous system numbers

Maintaining the public APNIC Whois Database for the Asia Pacific region,

Reverse DNS delegations

Training in technical skills

Representing the interests of the Asia Pacific Internet community on the global stage

APNIC manages Internet number resources according to policies developed through an open process of consultation and consensus called the Policy Development Process[4] (PDP).

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