<s>
The	O
Shared	B-Protocol
Whois	I-Protocol
Project	I-Protocol
(	O
SWIP	B-Protocol
)	O
is	O
the	O
process	O
used	O
to	O
submit	O
,	O
maintain	O
and	O
update	O
information	O
to	O
ensure	O
up-to-date	O
and	O
efficient	O
maintenance	O
of	O
WHOIS	B-Protocol
records	O
,	O
as	O
structured	O
in	O
RFC	O
1491	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
process	O
updates	O
WHOIS	B-Protocol
to	O
contain	O
information	O
regarding	O
what	O
organization	O
is	O
using	O
a	O
specific	O
IP	B-Protocol
address	I-Protocol
,	O
or	O
a	O
specific	O
block	O
of	O
addresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
it	O
provides	O
means	O
to	O
track	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
organization	O
's	O
current	O
allocations	O
of	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
,	O
so	O
that	O
additional	O
allocation	O
of	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
may	O
be	O
justified	O
and	O
usage	O
reports	O
or	O
case	O
studies	O
may	O
be	O
done	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWIP	B-Protocol
must	O
be	O
used	O
within	O
seven	O
days	O
of	O
any	O
reassignment	O
of	O
an	O
IP	B-Protocol
address	I-Protocol
space	O
to	O
a	O
downstream	O
customer	O
to	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
an	O
organization	O
is	O
not	O
required	O
to	O
submit	O
a	O
SWIP	B-Protocol
template	O
for	O
fewer	O
than	O
eight	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
is	O
an	O
allocation	O
,	O
for	O
blocks	O
of	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
which	O
will	O
later	O
be	O
reallocated	O
or	O
reassigned	O
to	O
third	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
