On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 05:03:51PM +0000, David Wilkinson wrote: > I am looking at setting up some BGP communities and I was wondering what is > the correct/recommended way to do communities with a 32-bit ASN? > > Obviously I can't use the asn:nn format with our 32-bit ASN, So would I use > private ASNs or AS23456 or should I be looking at using extended > communities? > > I am looking at doing the usual stuff adding communities to incoming routes > from transits, peers, customers. Allowing customers to block announcements > out via a transit provider/peer. Setting up a black hole community, etc
A often used solution is to go back to RIPE and ask for a 16-bit ASN. They'll happily swap your ASN around as long as there are 16-bit ASNs in stock. Kind regards, Job
