[members-discuss] BGP peer requirement for new AS Number

Hi Shahin,

Currently section 2.0 of RIPE's Autonomous System (AS) Number Assignment Policies document (http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-525) says "A network must be multihomed in order to qualify for an AS Number", therefore under the currently policy you shouldn't be requesting an ASN if you only intend to peer with one other ASN.

If you have a single upstream provider then you are deemed to have the same routing policy as them and as such not require an ASN.

There is however a proposal to change this policy and remove the multihoming requirement: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2014-03

Edward Dore 
Freethought Internet 

On 12 Jan 2015, at 12:48, Shahin Gharghi <ripe at rased.ir> wrote:

> Hi
> 
> When an LIR (new LIR or existed one) wants to have a new AS Number, RIPE NCC asks for their peers. At least two peer should be listed.
> I want to ask is it important for the RIPE NCC to know who are the peers?
> For example in Iran most of ISP's has only one peer and that is AS12880 or AS48159. And this company(TIC) won't confirm any request.
> Even if it is important for the RIPE NCC, they can search their database and ask the LIR contact of those LIR's to confirm the new peer's request.
> 
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