On Nov 17, 2011, at 6:53 AM, Dave Hart wrote: > AS path geeks: > > At the risk of invoking ire and eliciting comparisons to the > widely-reviled and growing practice of selling IPv4 addresses, I'm > wondering if anyone has sold legacy AS numbers for quick cash. > > For example, NASA has AS23 among others, and does not use 23. Could > they help fund a Mars mission study or two by offering it to the > highest bidder? Or would they be lucky to top the $500 ARIN charges > for a 32-bit ASN?
ARIN also charges $500 for 16 bit ASNs and still has those available. > I recognize there's no practical shortage of AS numbers. BGP's > preference for low AS numbers doesn't come into play much. On the > other hand, a low AS number can't hurt at the human level when > negotiating peering or attracting customers. > ARIN policy does not currently support the transfer of AS numbers in this manner. IMHO, it shouldn't, but, there is a policy proposal to do so. I suggest that anyone interested in this subject review the proposal and join the discussion on arin-ppml. Owen (Speaking only for myself and not on behalf of the ARIN AC)
