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| 13 |  | 
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| 14 | <tr><td colspan=2 class="heading">Preseeded Allocation Types:</td></tr> | 
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| 15 |  | 
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| 16 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 17 | <td>Customer netblock (default)</td> | 
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| 18 | <td>A direct allocation /30 or larger to a customer.  Note that this does NOT | 
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| 19 | include RADIUS-routed "netblocks".  Non-customer systems should use the | 
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| 20 | "End-use netblock" type.</td> | 
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| 21 | </tr> | 
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| 22 |  | 
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| 23 | <tr class="row1"> | 
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| 24 | <td>Static IP - Server pool</td> | 
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| 25 | <td>A single IP from a pool designated for servers</td> | 
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| 26 | </tr> | 
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| 27 |  | 
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| 28 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 29 | <td>Static IP - Cable</td> | 
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| 30 | <td>A single IP address from a designated pool on the cable network.</td> | 
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| 31 | </tr> | 
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| 32 |  | 
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| 33 | <tr class="row1"> | 
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| 34 | <td>Static IP - DSL</td> | 
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| 35 | <td>A single IP address from a designated pool on the DSL network.</td> | 
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| 36 | </tr> | 
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| 37 |  | 
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| 38 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 39 | <td>Static IP - Dialup</td> | 
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| 40 | <td>A single IP address from a designated pool on a dialup RAS.</td> | 
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| 41 | </tr> | 
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| 42 |  | 
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| 43 | <tr class="row1"> | 
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| 44 | <td>Static IP - Wireless</td> | 
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| 45 | <td>A single IP address from a designated pool on a wireless connection.</td> | 
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| 46 | </tr> | 
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| 47 |  | 
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| 48 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 49 | <td>Static pool - Servers</td> | 
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| 50 | <td>A pool of IP addresses available for one-by-one assignment to servers in a | 
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| 51 | POP.</td> | 
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| 52 | </tr> | 
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| 53 |  | 
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| 54 | <tr class="row1"> | 
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| 55 | <td>Static pool - Cable</td> | 
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| 56 | <td>A pool of IP addresses available for one-by-one assignment to customers on | 
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| 57 | cable.</td> | 
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| 58 | </tr> | 
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| 59 |  | 
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| 60 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 61 | <td>Static pool - DSL</td> | 
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| 62 | <td>A pool of IP addresses available for one-by-one assignment to customers on | 
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| 63 | DSL.  Individual IPs will be "assigned" to the customer's city, but the pool | 
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| 64 | will remain assigned to its nominal origin.</td> | 
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| 65 | </tr> | 
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| 66 |  | 
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| 67 | <tr class="row1"> | 
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| 68 | <td>Static pool - Dialup</td> | 
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| 69 | <td>A pool of IP addresses available for one-by-one assignment to dialup | 
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| 70 | customers.</td> | 
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| 71 | </tr> | 
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| 72 |  | 
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| 73 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 74 | <td>Static pool - Wireless</td> | 
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| 75 | <td>A pool of IP addresses available for one-by-one assignment to customers on a | 
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| 76 | wireless connection.</td> | 
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| 77 | </tr> | 
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| 78 |  | 
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| 79 | <tr class="row1"> | 
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| 80 | <td>End-use netblock</td> | 
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| 81 | <td>A /30 or larger allocation for arbitrary services - note this should not | 
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| 82 | be used for customer connections.  Use this if exact tracking of IP | 
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| 83 | usage in the block is not required.</td> | 
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| 84 | </tr> | 
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| 85 |  | 
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| 86 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 87 | <td>Dialup netblock</td> | 
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| 88 | <td>Netblock assigned to one or more RAS units in a POP</td> | 
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| 89 | </tr> | 
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| 90 |  | 
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| 91 | <tr class="row1"> | 
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| 92 | <td>Dynamic DSL block</td> | 
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| 93 | <td>Netblock for (mostly residential) PPPoE DSL.</td> | 
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| 94 | </tr> | 
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| 95 |  | 
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| 96 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 97 | <td>Dynamic cable block</td> | 
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| 98 | <td>Netblock for (mostly residential) DHCP cable.</td> | 
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| 99 | </tr> | 
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| 100 |  | 
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| 101 | <tr class="row1"> | 
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| 102 | <td>Dynamic WiFi block</td> | 
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| 103 | <td>Netblock for (mostly residential) (mostly) PPPoE wireless.</td> | 
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| 104 | </tr> | 
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| 105 |  | 
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| 106 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 107 | <td>Dynamic VoIP block</td> | 
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| 108 | <td>Netblock for DHCP-assigned VoIP services.</td> | 
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| 109 | </tr> | 
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| 110 |  | 
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| 111 | <tr class="row1"> | 
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| 112 | <td>Static IP - LAN/POP</td> | 
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| 113 | <td>A single IP address from a designated pool for internal LANs - either at a | 
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| 114 | single POP or for a VPN.</td> | 
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| 115 | </tr> | 
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| 116 |  | 
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| 117 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 118 | <td>Static IP - Managment</td> | 
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| 119 | <td>A single IP address from a designated pool for managed devices.</td> | 
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| 120 | </tr> | 
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| 121 |  | 
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| 122 | <tr class="row1"> | 
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| 123 | <td>Static IP - Wifi CPE</td> | 
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| 124 | <td>A single IP address from a designated pool for wireless CPE devices.</td> | 
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| 125 | </tr> | 
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| 126 |  | 
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| 127 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 128 | <td>Static pool - LAN/POP</td> | 
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| 129 | <td>A pool of IP addresses available for one-by-one assignment to internal LAN | 
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| 130 | systems or VPNs.</td> | 
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| 131 | </tr> | 
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| 132 |  | 
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| 133 | <tr class="row1"> | 
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| 134 | <td>Static Pool - Managment</td> | 
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| 135 | <td>A pool of IP addresses available for assignment to managed devices.</td> | 
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| 136 | </tr> | 
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| 137 |  | 
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| 138 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 139 | <td>Static pool - Wifi CPE</td> | 
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| 140 | <td>A pool of IP addresses available for assignment to wireless CPE devices.</td> | 
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| 141 | </tr> | 
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| 142 |  | 
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| 143 | <tr class="row1"> | 
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| 144 | <td>Reserve for WAN blocks</td> | 
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| 145 | <td>Reserve a chunk of IP space for core routers/etc.</td> | 
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| 146 | </tr> | 
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| 147 |  | 
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| 148 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 149 | <td>Reserve for dynamic-route DSL netblocks</td> | 
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| 150 | <td>Reserve a chunk of IP space for netblocks configured on the customer end via | 
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| 151 | PPPoE/RADIUS.  Note that this is similar to the static DSL pool, but IP space is | 
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| 152 | to be allocated as /30 and larger netblocks, not single static IPs.</td> | 
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| 153 | </tr> | 
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| 154 |  | 
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| 155 | <tr class="row1"> | 
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| 156 | <td>Reserve for ATM</td> | 
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| 157 | <td>Reserve a chunk of IP space for allocation to customers on ATM.</td> | 
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| 158 | </tr> | 
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| 159 |  | 
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| 160 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 161 | <td>Reserve for fibre</td> | 
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| 162 | <td>Reserve a chunk of IP space for customers on a fibre connection.</td> | 
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| 163 | </tr> | 
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| 164 |  | 
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| 165 | <tr class="row1"> | 
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| 166 | <td>WAN block</td> | 
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| 167 | <td>Individual netblock assignment for a core router.  Always taken from a | 
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| 168 | block which has previously been reserved for such assignments.</td> | 
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| 169 | </tr> | 
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| 170 |  | 
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| 171 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 172 | <td>Dynamic-route DSL netblock</td> | 
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| 173 | <td>Customer assignment for a netblock configured on the customer end via | 
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| 174 | PPPoE/RADIUS.  Always taken from a block which has previously been reserved for | 
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| 175 | such assignments.</td> | 
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| 176 | </tr> | 
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| 177 |  | 
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| 178 | <tr class="row1"> | 
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| 179 | <td>ATM block</td> | 
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| 180 | <td>Customer assignment for a customer on ATM.  Always taken from a | 
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| 181 | block which has previously been reserved for such assignments.</td> | 
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| 182 | </tr> | 
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| 183 |  | 
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| 184 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 185 | <td>Fibre</td> | 
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| 186 | <td>Customer assignment for a customer on fibre. Always taken from a block | 
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| 187 | which has previously been reserved for such assignments.</td> | 
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| 188 | </tr> | 
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| 189 |  | 
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| 190 | <tr class="row1"> | 
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| 191 | <td>Routing</td> | 
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| 192 | <td>Blocks not actually assigned to a service on their own, but which | 
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| 193 | have been routed to individual POPs- typically /24, /23, /22</td> | 
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| 194 | </tr> | 
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| 195 |  | 
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| 196 | <tr class="row0"> | 
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| 197 | <td>Master block</td> | 
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| 198 | <td>Allocations provided by the regional registry (ARIN, RIPE, LACNIC, AfriNIC, | 
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| 199 | or APNIC)</td> | 
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| 200 | </tr> | 
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