ARIN Web-based AS Request Template

ARIN designed this interactive template to help an organization request an Autonomous System. It includes a series of forms to provide justification and registration information. It requires an Organization ID.If your organization does not already have an OrganizationID (formerly known as a maintainer ID) or your organization record is not up-to-date, complete the Organization Template before proceeding.

ARIN also recommends that you review the ARIN ASN Guidelines before proceeding.

Below, please enter the email address you where you would like the template emailed.
Email Address:

Template: ARIN-ASN-REQUEST-4.0
** As of September 2006
** Detailed instructions are located below the template.

Instructions
01. Org ID:
Enter a registered ARIN Org ID. If you are unsure of your Org ID please search for your organization's name in ARIN's WHOIS database.
 
02. Org Name:
Indicate your organization's legally registered business name.
 
03. AS Name:
The AS name is used as an identifier. Supply a short name consisting of a combination of up to 50 letters and/or numbers. You may use a dash (-) as part of the AS name, but no other special characters, such as periods or underscores.
 
04. 4-byte AS number:
** Do you want to specifically request a 4-byte AS number
** instead of a traditional 2-byte AS number? Indicate
** YES or NO.

As of January 1, 2007, ARIN will assign a 4-byte (32-bit) AS number to any organization explicitly asking for it.

ARIN assigns both 2-byte (16-bit) and 4-byte (32-bit) AS numbers. Traditional AS numbers were always 2-bytes, starting at AS1 and ending at AS65535. The introduction of 4-byte AS numbers extends the assignable range from AS65536 through AS4294967295 (that's 4.2 billion).

Question 04. on this template asks you whether you would like to request a 4-byte AS number. If so, indicate "YES". When indicating "YES", please ensure your routing equipment and any transit providers or peers are ready and able to accept 4-byte AS numbers when exchanging routing information via BGP.

If you are unsure whether to request a 2-byte or 4-byte AS number, ARIN advises you to indicate "NO" in field 04. Doing so will result in the assignment of the traditional 2-byte AS number.

 

** OPTIONAL FIELDS
05. Tech POC Handle:
Indicate the ARIN POC handle of a contact responsible for the technical aspects of maintaining your network. The technical POC may make modifications to the AS number registration.

Please note your Org ID already has a Technical POC which will, by default, appear on the resource registration record.

 
06. Abuse POC Handle:
Indicate the ARIN POC handle of a contact responsible for handling operational aspects of the acceptable or appropriate uses of your network. The abuse POC may not make modifications to the AS number registration.

Please note your Org ID may already have an Abuse POC which will, by default, appear on the resource registration record.
 
07. NOC POC Handle:
Indicate the ARIN POC handle for your NOC. The NOC POC may not make modifications to the AS number registration record.

Please note your Org ID may already have an NOC POC which will, by default, appear on the resource registration record.

 
08. Public Comments: If there are any comments you would like publicly displayed in ARIN WHOIS regarding this registration, detail them here.

Suggested comments are:
Public Comments: http://www.example.net
Public Comments: Standard NOC hours are 7am to 11pm EST

END OF REGISTRATION SECTION

JUSTIFICATION SECTION
09. Are you applying as a multi-homed network? If your organization is connected, or intends to connect, to the Internet via two separate ISPs or peers, please indicate YES. If you are requesting an AS number for a unique routing policy, please indicate NO.

 
10. What exterior gateway protocol will you use with the requested AS number? Indicate the exterior gateway protocol your organization will use to configure its routers with the requested AS number.

 
11. Provide the date you intend to start using the AS number. Indicate the date when your connection to a second ISP or peer will be turned up. If connectivity through more than one ISP or peer is already live, please indicate "IMMEDIATELY".

 
12. Indicate all IP address blocks currently in use in your network. List all CIDR prefixes you intend to announce with the requested AS number.

 
13. List the AS numbers of your providers/peers Provide the AS numbers and organization names of at least two ISPs or peers to whom you are, or immediately intend to be, connected.
    AS number:
    Organization name:
    AS number:
    Organization name:
 
14. If you are not going to be multi-homed, describe your site's unique routing policy. If your organization is not multi-homed and you would like to request an AS number because your routing policy is different from your border gateway peers, please detail your organization's unique routing policy.

 
15. Provide any additional information for ARIN to consider. Use this section to provide additional information to ARIN. If you are attaching any supporting documentation to your e-mail, please indicate this here.

END OF TEMPLATE

If you would like assistance completing this template, please do not hesitate to contact ARIN's Registration Services Help Desk at +1 (703) 227-0660. We'll be glad to help you!