Hello, I hope this is the right forum for asking this question... if not, please direct me to the right place. TIA. I have a question which I was hoping someone could answer: let us assume that an organization already has an AS number, due to, say, a multihomed connection to two other AS's. This organization now removes one of these connections, and is left with a single-homed connection. However, the organization may still wish to regain a multihomed connection in the future, and therefore would like to keep their AS number. What are the rules governing such a case? Will the AS number be preserved? Will it be taken from the organization? If so, how long does the organization have to reestablish a multihomed connection? Is there any document that deals with this issue (I havent found anything relevant in RIPE-181 or RIPE-185) Many 10x, Sincerely, \'"'/ Barak Engel ( o o ) ---------------------ooOO-^-oOOo--------------------------- barak@netvision.net.il Network Expert BE-RIPE BE174 Phone/Fax: +972 48 560600/551132 Cellular: +972 50 469 341 -----------------------------------------------------------