IRRToolSet History

The Internet Routing Registry Toolset (IRRToolSet) project originated at the USC Information Sciences Institute, where it was developed in 1997-2001 as the Routing Arbiter ToolSet (RAToolSet) project.

Since the RAToolSet was no longer developed by ISI but is used worldwide, the RIPE NCC proposed to migrate this project to the RIPE NCC in order to continue its development and support. The original name of the project was preserved during the transition process, but was later changed to IRRToolSet since the tools were no longer part of the now-ended Routing Arbiter project.

The RIPE NCC later transfered maintenance of the tool set to ISC, who began accepting code from the community and providing code maintenance. After several years at ISC, the project was moved to a Trac site, increasing the openness of the project and making it easier for users to participate directly.