AS Number Change could affect World Wide Web Routing starting January 1st 2009
By on Jul 26, 2008 in Doman Name News
Amsterdam - Regional Net Registries (RIRs), including the RIPE NCC (Network Coordination Centre), have warned that routers and network management software should be upgraded ahead of the increased distribution of four-byte (also known as 32-bit) Autonomous System (AS) numbers.
AS numbers are a vital part of the Internet’s core routing system, the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). With existing two-byte AS numbers predicted to run out in early 2011, RIRs will issue four-byte AS numbers by default (unless otherwise specifically requested) beginning 1 January 2009, as the next phase of a transition from two- to four-byte numbers. Following a globally coordinated policy, RIRs began allocating four-byte AS numbers by desire only in January 2007; January 2009 marks the transition to allocating four-byte AS numbers by default…
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