This proposal seeks to modify the current policy document 'Autonomous System (AS) Number Assignment Policies and Procedures' to adopt the use of ASPLAIN for recording and representation of 4-byte AS Numbers.
This proposal seeks to modify the current policy document 'Autonomous System (AS) Number Assignment Policies and Procedures' to adopt the use of ASPLAIN for recording and representation of 4-byte AS Numbers.
a. Arguments Supporting the Proposal
The operator community almost unanimously supports the use of ASPLAIN as it is most backwards compatible with current operational systems and provides the least resistance to deployment and adoption of 4-byte AS Numbers. Given that the operator community prefers ASPLAIN and the IETF is close to adopting a BCP recommending the use ASPLAIN this proposal seeks to change the format used by RIPE to ASPLAIN.
A list of advantages of ASPLAIN are as follows:
b. Arguments Opposing the Proposal