AS Numbers from a common 32-bit pool.

Mon Dec 20 12:49:49 UTC 2010

I'm kinda fearing this in South Africa, as we have a few large 
incumbents who aren't really driving -NG versions of protocols.

They also have a "prove to us it's broken, and we may look at it in a 
few months' time"-attitude towards it. :O

So 32-bit ASNs and IPv6 equally aren't really being driven, apart from 
by a few key Academic players.

Just my ZAR 0.02
-H.

On 2010/12/20 14:43, bill manning wrote:
> are y'all ready for this gift?
>
> --bill
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: "Ernest - (AfriNIC)"<ernest at afrinic.net>
>> Date: December 20, 2010 3:16:42 PST
>> To: announce at afrinic.net
>> Subject: [AfriNIC-announce] AfriNIC to assign AS Numbers from a common 32-bit pool.
>>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> According to the "IANA Policy for Allocation of ASN Blocks to the
>> Regional Internet Registries (RIRs)" -
>> http://www.afrinic.net/docs/policies/AFPUB-2008-ASN-001.htm , IANA
>> will cease to make any distinction between 16 and 32-bit only
>> ASN blocks on 31 December 2010 when making allocations to RIRs.
>>
>> After this date, the RIRs will assign AS Numbers from an
>> undifferentiated 32-bit ASN allocation pool.
>>
>> Consequently, for any entity requesting an ASN, AfriNIC will cease
>> to present the ability to opt for a 16- or 32-bit ASN, and will
>> start issuing ASNs from a common 32-bit pool.
>>
>> We therefore urge all IP network operators to ensure that their
>> routing infrastructure is 32-bit ASN compatible.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Ernest Byaruhanga.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> announce mailing list
>> announce at afrinic.net
>> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/announce
>