Internet Routing Registry (IRR)

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Internet infrastructure database routing registry system

The Internet Routing Registry (IRR) is a globally distributed database system used by network operators to register and validate routing policies and IP address announcements for more secure and reliable Internet routing.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
RPSL	2
APNIC Internet Routing Registry	1
ARIN Internet Routing Registry	1
Internet Routing Registries	1
Internet Routing Registry (IRR) canonical	1
RADB Internet Routing Registry	1
RIPE Internet Routing Registry	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1907832 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Internet Routing Registry (IRR)
Context triple: [ARIN, offersService, Internet Routing Registry (IRR)]

A. RIPE Database
The RIPE Database is a public registry of Internet number resources and related contact information used for managing and coordinating IP address and AS number allocations in Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia.
B. RIPEstat
RIPEstat is an online data platform that provides comprehensive information and visualizations about Internet number resources such as IP addresses, prefixes, and ASNs.
C. RIPE NCC
RIPE NCC is the Regional Internet Registry for Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia, responsible for allocating and registering IP address space and related Internet number resources.
D. ARIN
ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers) is a Regional Internet Registry responsible for managing and distributing IP address space and related resources in North America and parts of the Caribbean.
E. Regional Internet Registries
Regional Internet Registries are organizations responsible for allocating and managing IP address space and related Internet number resources within specific geographic regions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Internet Routing Registry (IRR)
Target entity description: The Internet Routing Registry (IRR) is a globally distributed database system used by network operators to register and validate routing policies and IP address announcements for more secure and reliable Internet routing.

A. RIPE Database
The RIPE Database is a public registry of Internet number resources and related contact information used for managing and coordinating IP address and AS number allocations in Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia.
B. RIPEstat
RIPEstat is an online data platform that provides comprehensive information and visualizations about Internet number resources such as IP addresses, prefixes, and ASNs.
C. RIPE NCC
RIPE NCC is the Regional Internet Registry for Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia, responsible for allocating and registering IP address space and related Internet number resources.
D. ARIN
ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers) is a Regional Internet Registry responsible for managing and distributing IP address space and related resources in North America and parts of the Caribbean.
E. Regional Internet Registries
Regional Internet Registries are organizations responsible for allocating and managing IP address space and related Internet number resources within specific geographic regions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Internet infrastructure database ⓘ routing registry system ⓘ
abbreviation	IRR ⓘ
dataConsumer	Internet exchange point operators ⓘ network route servers ⓘ transit providers ⓘ
dataType	IP prefix objects ⓘ autonomous system objects ⓘ maintainer objects ⓘ routing policy objects ⓘ
enables	automated generation of router filters ⓘ validation of routing announcements against registered policy ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	globally distributed ⓘ public database system ⓘ
hasComponent	multiple IRR database instances ⓘ
hasGoal	facilitate routing policy coordination ⓘ mitigate accidental route leaks ⓘ reduce routing misconfigurations ⓘ support prefix-based access control lists ⓘ support route filtering ⓘ
hasProperty	federated database model ⓘ not a single centralized database ⓘ
hasPurpose	improve reliability of Internet routing ⓘ improve security of Internet routing ⓘ register IP address announcements ⓘ register routing policies ⓘ
implementedBy	independent IRR operators ⓘ multiple registry operators ⓘ regional Internet registries ⓘ some national Internet registries ⓘ
relatedTo	BGP routing security ⓘ Border Gateway Protocol ⓘ linked to: BGP RPKI-based route origin validation ⓘ Resource Public Key Infrastructure ⓘ
securityRole	helps detect invalid or suspicious BGP announcements ⓘ
supports	IP prefix registration ⓘ RPSL ⓘ linked to: Internet Routing Registry (IRR) aut-num object creation ⓘ autonomous system (AS) registration ⓘ mntner object creation ⓘ route object creation ⓘ route6 object creation ⓘ routing policy specification ⓘ
timePeriod	has been in use since the 1990s ⓘ
usedBy	Internet service providers ⓘ academic network operators ⓘ enterprise network operators ⓘ network operators ⓘ
usesLanguage	Routing Policy Specification Language ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ARIN → offersService → Internet Routing Registry (IRR) ⓘ

Internet Routing Registry → supports → RPSL ⓘ

subject linked to: Internet Routing Registry (IRR)