[asn32] Re: RPSL support for 32 bit ASN

Mark Prior wrote:

> Henk Uijterwaal (RIPE NCC) wrote:
>
>> Question: How to adapt RPSL for this?
>>
>> Solutions:
>>
>> 1) Change the definition in RFC2622 to
>>
>>   <as-number> An AS number x is represented as the string "AS[0-9]+
>>    or AS[0-9]+.[0-9]+.  (In other words, follow the Michealson draft).
>>
>> 2) Other?  If so, what?
>
>
> It would seem sensible to follow the draft rather than create
> confusion by trying something different. Of course some implements may
> not have a bounds check on the max size of an AS number.

But they may consider it to be an integer and the new syntax will be x.y.

cheers
denis

>
> Is it worth doing another update to RPSL to include this and some
> other low hanging fruit?
>
> Mark.