[133919] in North American Network Operators' Group
AS Numbers from a common 32-bit pool.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bill manning)
Mon Dec 20 07:43:17 2010
From: bill manning <bmanning@isi.edu>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 04:43:05 -0800
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are y'all ready for this gift?
--bill
Begin forwarded message:
> From: "Ernest - (AfriNIC)" <ernest@afrinic.net>
> Date: December 20, 2010 3:16:42 PST
> To: announce@afrinic.net
> Subject: [AfriNIC-announce] AfriNIC to assign AS Numbers from a common =
32-bit pool.
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> Dear Colleagues,
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> According to the "IANA Policy for Allocation of ASN Blocks to the
> Regional Internet Registries (RIRs)" -
> http://www.afrinic.net/docs/policies/AFPUB-2008-ASN-001.htm , IANA
> will cease to make any distinction between 16 and 32-bit only
> ASN blocks on 31 December 2010 when making allocations to RIRs.
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> After this date, the RIRs will assign AS Numbers from an
> undifferentiated 32-bit ASN allocation pool.
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> Consequently, for any entity requesting an ASN, AfriNIC will cease
> to present the ability to opt for a 16- or 32-bit ASN, and will
> start issuing ASNs from a common 32-bit pool.
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> We therefore urge all IP network operators to ensure that their
> routing infrastructure is 32-bit ASN compatible.
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> Kind regards,
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> Ernest Byaruhanga.
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