Supporting Notes for the Autonomous System Number Request Form RIPE NCC Document ID: ripe-395 Date: November 2006 Obsoletes: ripe-335, ripe-355 This document contains instructions for LIRs on how to complete the "Autonomous System Number Request Form" http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asnrequestform.html The instructions are based on the "Autonomous System (AS) Number Assignment Policies and Procedures" http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/asn-assignment.html For an explanation on when an AS Number is needed, please see: "Guidelines for Creation, Selection and Registration of an Autonomous System" (RFC 1930) ftp://ftp.ripe.net/rfc/rfc1930.txt For more information on language specifications, please see "Routing Policy Specification Language (RPSL)" (RFC 2622) and "RPSL extensions for 32 bit AS Numbers". ftp://ftp.ripe.net/rfc/rfc2622.txt and http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-uijterwaal-rpsl-4byteas-ext-02.txt General Information AS Number User Address Space to be Announced Peering Contacts Database Template(s) Insert Supplemental Comments End of Request General Information #[GENERAL INFORMATION]# % % Please add your RegID. request-type: as-number form-version: 1.1 x-ncc-regid: Please do not change the value of the "request-type:" and "form-version:" fields. Enter your Registry Identifier (RegID) in the "x-ncc-regid:" field. RegIDs have the following format: .. If you do not know your RegID, please contact . AS Number User #[AS NUMBER USER]# % % Who will use the requested AS Number? legal-organisation-name: North SantaBank website-if-available: http://www.nsb.nn Enter the legal name of the organisation that will use this AS Number in the "legal-organisation-name:" field. If this organisation has a website, enter the URL in the "website-if-available:" field. Otherwise, enter "none" in this field. Address Space to be Announced #[ADDRESS SPACE TO BE ANNOUNCED]# % % Which address prefix will originate from the new AS Number? prefix: 192.0.2.0/24 % If the address assignment is waiting for approval, please % include the ticket number of the request below. pending-ticket-ID: You must include either an address prefix or a pending RIPE NCC ticket number (for example, NCC#xxxxxxxx). Please specify address prefixes using slash notation (for example, x.x.x.x/xx ). The address space must be a valid assignment to the organisation that will use the AS number. Peering Contacts #[PEERING CONTACTS]# % % Please list the e-mail contact addresses of peering % partners for the requested AS Number. peering: noddy@grottoinvestments.nn peering: mary@northernbanking.nn You must list the email addresses of at least two peering partners in the "peering:" fields. You can repeat the "peering:" field as many times as needed. Database Template(s) #[DATABASE TEMPLATE(S)]# % % Please complete all of the fields below. aut-num: ASNEW as-name: NSB-AS descr: North SantaBank's AS Number org: ORG-NS31-RIPE import: from AS64532 accept ANY export: to AS64532 announce ASNEW import: from AS64518 accept ANY export: to AS64518 announce ASNEW admin-c: ACM2-RIPE tech-c: HOHO1-RIPE mnt-by: SANTA-MNT mnt-routes: SANTA-MNT changed: hostmaster@ripe.net source: RIPE The "aut-num:" field must be ASNEW as we (RIPE NCC) will choose the AS number. The "as-name:" should be a short name associated with the Autonomous System. We recommend that the name reflects the name of the organisation that will use the AS Number. Enter a short description of the Autonomous System in the "descr:" field. Enter the org-ID of the AS Number user's organisation object in the "org:" field. The "import:" and "export:" fields should contain the complete routing policy. Both fields may be repeated as many times as needed. Basic syntax entries are as follows: import: from accept export: to announce import: from accept export: to announce For further details of language specifications, please refer to RFC 2622 and "RPSL extensions for 32 bit AS Numbers". ftp://ftp.ripe.net/rfc/rfc2622.txt and http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-uijterwaal-rpsl-4byteas-ext-02.txt. The nic-handle of the role or person object in the "admin-c:" field should reflect someone who is administratively responsible for the network. The nic-handle of the role or person object in the "tech-c:" field should reflect someone who has technical knowledge of the network. The "mnt-by" field shows which maintainer authenticates object updates. The "mnt-routes:" field shows which maintainer authenticates the creation of route objects. You can put the LIR's or AS Number User's maintainers in the "mnt-by:" and "mnt-routes:" fields. The RIPE Database must contain all of the objects that you use. The "changed:" field must be hostmaster@ripe.net. The "source:" field must be RIPE. Insert Supplemental Comments #[INSERT SUPPLEMENTAL COMMENTS]# % % Please add more information if you think it will help % us understand this request. Our peering agreements are provisional and will be confirmed when the new AS Number is assigned. We would like a 4-byte AS Number. You can use this space for additional information that you think will be helpful for us when we evaluate your request. For example, if you would like a 4-byte AS Number, use this field to let us know. From 1 January 2007 you can request a 4-byte AS Number. If you would like a 4-byte AS Number, use the Supplemental Comments field to let us know. If you give no preference, we will assign a 2-byte AS Number. From 1 January 2009, you can use the Supplemental Comments field to let us know if you would like a 2-byte AS Number. If you give no preference, we will assign a 4-byte AS Number. From 1 January 2010 we will assign 4-byte AS Numbers only. End of Request #[END of REQUEST]# Best Regards, Jan Janssen, Bluelight Admin Please write your full name below the " #[END of REQUEST]# " header.