IPv4 Leasing: Rent Address Space, Skip the Acquisition Cost
Blocks from our own pool, RPKI-signed, LOA in 48h, announced on AS35661 or on your ASN.
Blocks from our own pool, RPKI-signed, LOA in 48h, announced on AS35661 or on your ASN.
Virtuasys is a RIPE LIR and network operator (AS35661, 5 datacenters, 100 Gbps+ backbone). You lease directly from the resource holder: no marketplace, no broker margin stacked on top, one French counterpart under one contract.
Quick Summary
Monthly or annual IPv4 leasing from Virtuasys's own RIPE space. /24 minimum for BGP announcement on your ASN, smaller assignments possible on our infrastructure. LOA, IRR route objects and RPKI ROAs handled by our LIR team.
Leasing, Allocation or Transfer: Pick the Right Instrument
Three different problems, three different services. This page is about leasing. If you need permanent resources, the other two exist for that.
IPv4 leasing (this page)
You rent blocks that remain registered to Virtuasys. Fastest and cheapest to start, no RIPE membership needed, hand the space back when a project ends. Right choice for growth phases, migrations and anything reversible.
IPv4 allocation via our LIR
You obtain resources registered to your organization through the RIPE NCC, with our LIR handling the process. See IPv4 allocation.
IPv4 purchase or sale
You permanently acquire (or sell) address space through a RIPE transfer. Capital expense, durable asset. See IP transfer services.
How IPv4 Leasing Works at Virtuasys
Specify your need
Block size, duration, whether you announce on your own ASN or use our network. One form, one engineer answers.
Reputation and compliance check
We verify your use case (AUP: no spam, no abuse) and reserve a block with clean history from our pool.
Paperwork done for you
LOA issued, IRR route objects created, RPKI ROAs signed for your origin ASN, geolocation feeds updated for France or your target market.
Announce and run
You announce within 24 to 48 hours of signature. Renewal is monthly or annual; scaling up is a new LOA, not a new negotiation.
Leasing Terms and Technical Details
| Block sizes | /24 minimum for announcement on your ASN (BGP minimum); smaller assignments available on Virtuasys infrastructure (VPS, colocation, transit) |
|---|---|
| Registration | Blocks remain registered to Virtuasys (RIPE); your company listed as assignee where applicable |
| LOA | Letter of Authorization issued at signature, renewed automatically with the contract |
| IRR | route/route6 objects created in RIPE IRR for your origin ASN |
| RPKI | ROAs signed for your origin ASN before delivery |
| Geolocation | RIPE geofeed maintained; correction requests filed with major IP geolocation databases |
| Reputation | Blocks checked against major DNSBLs before assignment; AUP enforced during the lease |
| Delivery time | 24 to 48 hours after signature |
| Contract terms | Monthly or annual, quote based on size and duration |
Why Lease from an Operator Instead of a Marketplace
Resource holder, not intermediary
The blocks come from our own RIPE space. No third-party lessor who can pull the block mid-contract.
Real network behind the lease
AS35661, 5 datacenters, 100 Gbps+ backbone. If you also need transit, VPS or colocation, the same contract covers it.
French LIR, French contract
Contract under French law, support in French and English, engineers who answer RPKI and IRR questions directly.
Hygiene enforced both ways
We vet lessees and we vet blocks. Clean space stays clean, which protects every customer on the pool.
Reversible by design
End of project, end of lease, no stranded asset on your balance sheet.
Path to ownership
If leasing becomes a permanent need, we migrate you to an allocation or a transfer without renumbering surprises.
When Leasing Is the Right Call
Hosting providers and MSPs scaling
Add customer-facing space in days while your RIPE allocation request or transfer is still in progress.
New operators and ISPs
Launch with leased space announced on your own ASN, convert to owned resources once volumes justify it.
Migrations and overlaps
Run old and new infrastructure in parallel during a datacenter or cloud migration without buying space you will only need for six months.
Bounded projects
Test platforms, short-lived products, capacity for a contract with a known end date.
IPv4 Leasing FAQ
Get Block Availability and a Firm Quote
Tell us the size, the duration and the ASN. An engineer from the LIR team answers, not a sales script.