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Deployment template

The deployment template is used to provide information about the Autonomous System the AS number will be used for.

Attributes in deployment template:

prefix
date
peer-as-contacts

Address prefixes to be announced (prefix)

The prefix attribute identifies the IP address prefixes you plan to announce within the AS number you are requesting.

Note: please separate multiple prefixes using commas.

Example:

prefix: 202.8.224.0/19, 203.7.225.0/20

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Date the Autonomous System will be implemented (date)

The date attribute identifies the date of implementation of your internet's exterior gateway protocol.

Example:

date:  25/10/2002

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Peering contacts (peer-as-contacts)

The peer-as-contacts attribute identifies the names and contacts of the Autonomous Systems that your network is peering with now, or plans to peer with within one month.

You must provide details of at least two peers in the following format (using multiple lines as necessary):

<as-number>, <peer-org>, <peer-contact>, <peer-phone>, <peer-email>

Attribute (long)	Attribute (short)	Definition/explanation
Autonomous System number	as-number	The Autonomous System (AS) number of the peer network.
Peer organisation	peer-org	The name of the organisation to which you are peering.
Contact name at peer organisation	peer-contact	The name of a contact person at that organisation who can verify the peering arrangement
Peer contact phone number	peer-phone	The phone number of the peer-contact. Please use the format: +<international code>-<area/city code>-<exchange>-<subscriber>
Peer contact email	peer-email	The email address of the peer-contact.

Example:

peer-as-contacts: 1234, STARISP, JON STAR, +60-20-1233-4676, john@starisp.com

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