11 Jul
2002
11 Jul
'02
8:23 a.m.
On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Kurt Erik Lindqvist wrote:
Definitely there is AS number being used within our backbone but not advertised to public network. So the AS number should be allowed to be registered but not advertised the same way as IP address is treated.
Isn't that the definition of private AS?
Not exactly. There are some cases where there is a valid reason for a public AS number to be issued, despite of the fact that it has semi-private nature. Same thing applies with IP addresses - take, for example, 147.204.0.0/16 ... Regards, Beri