[address-policy-wg] Application for AS number

I explain a little more detailed.
Obtained in advance AS has about zero cost.
Real network resources has a solid costs. Resources should be registered at
first, like we register a firm before start to do something. We need some
lawful resource ability confirmation at first.


On Tue, 7 May 2019 at 16:53, Paul Thornton <paul at prtsystems.ltd.uk> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On 07/05/2019 14:34, Dominik Nowacki wrote:
> > Hi Maxim,
> > What stops you from applying for the ASN once the cables are buried
> > several years down the road, and while the build process is ongoing from
> > using a default route instead ?
>
> Nothing, of course.
>
> But it is a little hard to announce your own address space behind a
> provider if you don't have an AS.  And having your upstream originate it
> just means pain (and usually downtime) whilst they convert you from a
> non-BGP service to a BGP-enabled one.
>
> I personally have no problem with making it easier to obtain an AS if
> you intend to multihome at some point in the future (measured in years
> if necessary - let people who want to do the Right Thing from day one do
> that).  There are plenty of 32 bit AS numbers available, they are not a
> scarce resource and we as a community should probably not treat them as
> such.
>
> Paul.
>
>
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