Upcoming implementation of prop-032: four-byte AS number policy

Dear colleagues

>From 1 January 2006, APNIC will begin processing
requests for four-byte
AS numbers. 

APNIC received the following four-byte AS number block from
IANA in 
November 2006 and will begin making assignments from this
range after 
1 January 2007:

  2.0 - 2.1023

AS number syntax in the APNIC Whois Database will be
extended to 
accommodate four-byte AS numbers. This affects all whois
database 
object types that refer to AS numbers. These changes may
affect any 
automated tools you use to interact with the database. 

Please note that syntax for two-byte AS numbers will remain
unchanged.

For more information on the implementation of the four-byte
AS 
number policy proposal, including a full list of affected
whois object
types, please see:

   http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-032-v002.html


Regards

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