[118015] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: 32-bit AS numbers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Azinger, Marla)
Fri Oct 9 10:06:00 2009
From: "Azinger, Marla" <marla.azinger@frontiercorp.com>
To: Iljitsch van Beijnum <iljitsch@muada.com>, NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:04:54 -0400
In-Reply-To: <C32F0175-3FD0-4443-A270-3AECD938ED87@muada.com>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Hi Iljitsch-
This statement isnt entirely correct. Im not sure if this is just a word s=
mithing error in your email or if the management of this issue in the ARIN =
region isnt well known. I can only address the ARIN region but in that reg=
ion if there is a 16 bit ASN in the free pool it will be given out before a=
32 bit one. They are going to manage the ASN free pool by lower bit numbe=
r out first. Granted if zero 16 bit ASN's are in the pool then the only th=
ing going out at the time would be a 32 bit ASN. However, I just wanted to=
clarify for the ARIN region that 16 bit ASN assignments will not be halted=
. If they exist in the free pool they will be used.
Cheers!
Marla Azinger
Frontier Communications
-----Original Message-----
From: Iljitsch van Beijnum [mailto:iljitsch@muada.com]
Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 1:32 AM
To: NANOG list
Subject: 32-bit AS numbers
Hi all,
As you (hopefully) know, as of 1-1-2010, the RIRs will only be giving out 3=
2-bit AS numbers. I'm writing an article for Ars Technica about this, and I=
was wondering about the perspective of network operators who may be faced =
with customers with a 32-bit AS number in the near future, and how the vend=
or support for 32-bit AS numbers is working out.
If you send me info in private mail, let me know your title/ affiliation an=
d whether I can quote you or not.
Iljitsch
