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APNIC Document identity APNIC Document identity
Title: Policies for Autonomous System number management in Title: Policies for Autonomous System number management in
the Asia Pacific region the Asia Pacific region
Short title: asn-policy Short title: asn-policy
Document ref: APNIC-94 Document ref: APNIC-94
Version: 003 Version: 004
Date of original publication: 19 November 2002 Date of original publication: 19 November 2002
Date of this version: 1 January 2007 Date of this version: 16 February 2009
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Policies for Autonomous System number management Policies for Autonomous System number management
in the Asia Pacific region in the Asia Pacific region
About this document About this document
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Autonomous Systems. Exterior routing protocols such as the Autonomous Systems. Exterior routing protocols such as the
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) requires ASNs to exchange Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) requires ASNs to exchange
information between networks. information between networks.
– Two-byte only AS numbers are AS numbers in the range: – Two-byte only AS numbers are AS numbers in the range:
0 – 65535 0 – 65535
– Four-byte only AS numbers are AS numbers in the range: – Four-byte only AS numbers are AS numbers in the range:
1.0 – 65535.65535 (decimal range 65,536 – 4,294,967,295) 65,536 – 4,294,967,295
– Four-byte AS numbers are AS numbers in the range: – Four-byte AS numbers are all AS numbers in the range:
0.0 – 65535.65535 (decimal range 0 – 4,294,967,295) 0 – 4,294,967,295
3.3 aut-num object 3.3 aut-num object
An aut-num object is an object in the Whois database used to An aut-num object is an object in the Whois database used to
register ASN assignment details. For the purposes of this register ASN assignment details. For the purposes of this
document, aut-num object also refers to the ASN registration document, aut-num object also refers to the ASN registration
objects in NIR databases. objects in NIR databases.
3.4 Multihomed 3.4 Multihomed
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6.3 Timetable for moving from two-byte only AS numbers to four-byte AS 6.3 Timetable for moving from two-byte only AS numbers to four-byte AS
numbers numbers
Commencing 1 January 2007, APNIC will process applications that Commencing 1 January 2007, APNIC will process applications that
specifically request four-byte only AS numbers and assign such AS specifically request four-byte only AS numbers and assign such AS
numbers as requested by the applicant. In the absence of any numbers as requested by the applicant. In the absence of any
specific request for a four-byte only AS number, a two-byte only specific request for a four-byte only AS number, a two-byte only
AS number will be assigned. AS number will be assigned.
Commencing 1 July 2009, APNIC will process applications that
specifically request a two-byte only AS numbers and assign such AS
numbers as requested by the applicant if the applicant can
demonstrate that a four-byte only AS number is unsuitable. In the
absence of demonstrated need for a two-byte only AS number, a
four-byte only AS number will be assigned.
Commencing 1 January 2009, APNIC will process applications that Commencing 1 January 2009, APNIC will process applications that
specifically request two-byte only AS numbers and assign such AS specifically request two-byte only AS numbers and assign such AS
numbers as requested by the applicant. In the absence of any numbers as requested by the applicant. In the absence of any
specific request for a two-byte only AS number, a four-byte only AS specific request for a two-byte only AS number, a four-byte only AS
number will be assigned. number will be assigned.
Commencing 1 January 2010, APNIC will cease to make any Commencing 1 January 2010, APNIC will cease to make any
distinction between two-byte only AS numbers and four-byte only AS distinction between two-byte only AS numbers and four-byte only AS
numbers, and will operate AS number assignments from an numbers, and will operate AS number assignments from an
undifferentiated four-byte AS number pool. undifferentiated four-byte AS number pool.
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