About RIPE

RIPE (Réseaux IP Européens) is a collaborative forum open to all parties interested in wide area IP networks. The objective of RIPE is to ensure the administrative and technical coordination necessary to enable the operation of the Internet.

For more details see the RIPE Terms of Reference agreed to on 29 November 1989.

There are no membership requirements for participation in RIPE. Its activities are performed on a voluntary basis and decisions are formed by consensus. Work is carried out within a variety of working groups. Each of these working groups has one or more mailing lists where relevant topics and questions are discussed. RIPE Working Groups meet throughout the year during RIPE Meetings.

Currently, numerous organisations and individuals participate in the work of RIPE. As of July 2009, more than 119,000,000 hosts were reachable via networks coordinated by RIPE. More information can be found at:

http://www.ripe.net/info/stats/hostcount/index.html

Information on the RIPE NCC, which provides administrative support for RIPE, can be found at:

http://www.ripe.net/info/ncc/about.html

See also: History of RIPE