> On Mar 16, 2015, at 18:08, Job Snijders <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 05:03:51PM +0000, David Wilkinson wrote:
>> I am looking at setting up some BGP communities and I was wondering what is
>> the correct/recommended way to do communities with a 32-bit ASN?
>>
>> Obviously I can't use the asn:nn format with our 32-bit ASN, So would I use
>> private ASNs or AS23456 or should I be looking at using extended
>> communities?
>>
>> I am looking at doing the usual stuff adding communities to incoming routes
>> from transits, peers, customers. Allowing customers to block announcements
>> out via a transit provider/peer. Setting up a black hole community, etc
>
> A often used solution is to go back to RIPE and ask for a 16-bit ASN.
> They'll happily swap your ASN around as long as there are 16-bit ASNs in
> stock.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Job
>
Same for ARIN.
Best,
Marty
