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'''Provider Aggregatable Address Space''' (PA-addresses) are [[Internet Protocol]] addresses assigned by [[Regional Internet Registries]] directly to an [[Internet Service Provider]] which can be aggregated into a single [[Autonomous system]] number for improved internet routing efficiency.<ref>http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/rs/isp.html#5</ref>
'''Provider Aggregatable Address Space''' (PA-addresses) are [[Internet Protocol]] addresses assigned by [[Regional Internet Registries]] directly to an [[Internet Service Provider]] which can be aggregated into a single [[autonomous system number]] for improved internet routing efficiency.<ref>http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/rs/isp.html#5</ref>


Unlike [[Provider Independent Address Space]] IP addresses, the end-user can not take the numbers with them if they change ISPs.
Unlike [[Provider Independent Address Space]] IP addresses, the end-user can not take the numbers with them if they change ISPs.

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Provider Aggregatable Address Space (PA-addresses) are Internet Protocol addresses assigned by Regional Internet Registries directly to an Internet Service Provider which can be aggregated into a single autonomous system number for improved internet routing efficiency.[1]

Unlike Provider Independent Address Space IP addresses, the end-user can not take the numbers with them if they change ISPs.

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