[members-discuss] BGP peer requirement for new AS Number

Am 12.01.15 um 15:23 schrieb Shahin Gharghi:
> Dear Edward
> 
> Let's imagine an LIR that has IPv4 & IPv6 allocation without AS Number.
> When they ask for an AS Number RIPE NCC says you have to have two peers.
> But this new LIR only has one peer. Is it impossible?
> 

If the LIR has only one upstream (I think when you say "peer" you
actually mean "upstream"), an ASN is not required and since the
multihoming requirement is not fulfilled, will probably not be issued,
but YMMV.

> So if RIPE NCC asks for our peer to confirm, why don't they contact them
> to confirm?
> And they can easily find the LIR contact of those AS Numbers and get
> confirm from them. Why should we tell the email and the phone number of
> our peer to RIPE NCC?
> This question just makes our process longer.
> 
Your complaining on members-list certainly doesn't help speeding up your
"process", so I suggest you either contact RIPE directly with your
gripes or provide some other argument than "it bothers me" why you think
the policy in effect should not apply to you.

A discussion needs arguments.

Regards,

--ck