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Recognising that IP networks are growing beyond the LAN's in Europe, and are extending over national
and international WAN's in Europe, the RIPE co-ordinating body has been created.
RIPE stands for the "Réseaux IP Européens".
The objective of RIPE is to ensure the necessary administrative and technical co-ordination to allow the
operation and expansion of a pan-European IP network.
- RIPE acts as a forum for the exchange of technical information and the creation of expertise on IP networking.
- The area of relevance for RIPE is Europe.
- All parties operating wide area IP networks are encouraged to participate.
- RIPE promotes and co-ordinates interconnection of IP networks within Europe and to other
- RIPE establishes agreement on common network management practices and the operational
- management of the interconnected networks.
- RIPE serves as a focal point for other common activities of the participants related to IP
- All documents produced by RIPE will be publicly available.
- RIPE is not a network service provider. IP networks collaborating in RIPE remain under the
- executive authority of their respective organisations.