[address-policy-wg] 32-bit AS Number Requests

[Dominic Spratley - Registration Services Manager ncc@localhost]

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails]


Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that from 1 January 2007 we will 
accept requests for 4-byte (32-bit) AS Numbers. The request 
form and supporting notes are available in the RIPE Document 
Store at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnrequestform.html
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnsupport.html

Assignments will come from the following range:

3.0 - 3.1023

ASN32 objects will appear in the RIPE Database from 1 January 2007.
Their format is different from the current 16-bit ASNs. The new
format is described in these documents:
 
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-michaelson-4byte-as-representation-02.txt
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-uijterwaal-rpsl-4byteas-ext-01.txt

The introduction of 32-bit AS Numbers may have an effect on tools
that query the RIPE Database or those based on RPSL.


Kind Regards,

Dominic Spratley
Registration Services Manager
RIPE NCC