research: add range-based global IP registry

2026-07-22 10:42:37 +00:00
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 ## Start here

 1. Read the [first-round investigation](docs/02-first-round-investigation.md).
-2. Browse the human-readable [address book](address-book/README.md).
-3. Start the IP-level map with [0.0.0.0 and 1.1.1.1](address-book/ip-addresses.md).
-4. Use [`data/entities.csv`](data/entities.csv) and [`data/ip-addresses.csv`](data/ip-addresses.csv) for machine-readable records.
-5. Review the [next research round](research/next-round.md) and [IP network roadmap](research/ip-network-roadmap.md).
+2. Browse the [human-readable address book](address-book/README.md).
+3. Browse the range-based [`registry-ips/`](registry-ips/README.md), currently covering the investigated `0.0.0.0/8` and `1.1.1.0/24` ranges.
+4. Start the exact-address map with [0.0.0.0 and 1.1.1.1](address-book/ip-addresses.md).
+5. Use [`data/entities.csv`](data/entities.csv) and [`data/ip-addresses.csv`](data/ip-addresses.csv) for machine-readable records.
+6. Review the [next research round](research/next-round.md) and [IP network roadmap](research/ip-network-roadmap.md).

 ## What “global network” means here

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 ├── address-book/              # concise human-readable directories
 ├── data/                      # canonical entity and IP address datasets
 ├── docs/                      # scope, method, findings, taxonomy
+├── registry-ips/              # range-based global IP knowledge registry
 ├── research/                  # unanswered questions and next rounds
 ├── scripts/validate.py        # dependency-free data/link-shape checks
 ├── sources/                   # provenance policy