Fwd: 32-bit AS Numbers

[Ola Thoresen]

Just a heads up.  This might or might not affect things like whois,
traceroute and maybe a few more binaries.


-------- Forwarded Message --------
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> We are pleased to announce that from 1 January 2007 we will 
> accept requests for 4-byte (32-bit) AS Numbers. The request 
> form and supporting notes are available in the RIPE Document 
> Store at:
> http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnrequestform.html
> http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnsupport.html
> 
> Assignments will come from the following range:
> 
> 3.0 - 3.1023
> 
> ASN32 objects will appear in the RIPE Database from 1 January 2007.
> Their format is different from the current 16-bit ASNs. The new
> format is described in these documents:
>  
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-michaelson-4byte-as-representation-02.txt
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-uijterwaal-rpsl-4byteas-ext-01.txt
> 
> The introduction of 32-bit AS Numbers may have an effect on tools
> that query the RIPE Database or those based on RPSL.
> 


Rgds.


Ola Thoresen