>[EMAIL PROTECTED] observed correctly,
I was misleading here...lack of precision.
>
>On Sat, Mar 03, 2001 at 08:43:33AM -0500, Howard C. Berkowitz wrote:
>> >Is it possible to obtain an AS for one full class c, or is this just too
>> >tiny?
>>
>> You can get the AS number with proper justification, although there
>> is no guarantee that this prefix will propagate through the Internet
>> as a whole and the prefix will be reachable. In general, you would
>> have to demonstrate to the registry:
>>
>> -- you plan to multihome
>> -- you can demonstrate contracts with at least two upstream providers
>>
>> you may be asked to document your routing policy, which, in any case,
>> is a good idea. ARIN recommends doing so, RIPE NCC requires it.
>
>> Your design may be scrutinized, and questions are likely to be asked
>> why this can't be done with provider-assigned address space. The
>> registry might evaluate whether your links are fast enough to support
>> the number of routes you plan to receive.
>
>AFAIK, ASN != PI address space. You can have your own ASN using
>provider-assigned address space. At least that's what i understood
>from ARIN webpages.
>
> HoraPe
Let me rephrase. Questions are likely to be asked on why this can't
be done within a provider's AS (i.e., how does your routing policy
differ from theirs?) and/or using private AS numbers for
single-provider multihoming.
PI address space is not a requirement.
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