[Apnic-announce] Four-byte AS numbers now the default assignment type

[Sam Dickinson <sam@apnic.net>]

Dear colleagues

APNIC has now implemented the second phase of the globally coordinated
transition to four-byte AS numbers.

Organizations submitting requests for AS numbers from 1 January 2009
onwards will be assigned four-byte AS numbers by default. Organizations
wishing to be assigned two-byte AS numbers can state this in the request
form.

For more information on the implementation phases of the four-byte AS
number policy, please see "Policies for Autonomous System number
management in the Asia Pacific region" section 6.3, "Timetable for
moving from two-byte only AS numbers to four-byte AS numbers":

   http://www.apnic.net/policy/asn-policy.html#6.3


To learn more about how the transition to four-byte AS numbers may 
affect your network, see:

    http://icons.apnic.net/asn


Regards

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Samantha Dickinson                     email:           sam@apnic.net
Policy Development Manager, APNIC        sip:      sam@voip.apnic.net
http://www.apnic.net                   phone:         +61 7 3858 3100