AS12046 — ASN-CSC-UOM RicerkaNet

AS12046 announces 2 IPv4 prefixes covering 12,288 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

The network of the Malta Internet Foundation, run out of the University of Malta's computing services centre.

What it's used for

• University and research networking for Malta. Most blocks carry the netname UOMWIFI under the university's own maintainer, so a large share of the space is campus wireless.

Notable

• Eight IPv4 prefixes for 12,000 addresses, split unusually finely — the allocation runs all the way down to two adjacent /25s. Three observed BGP neighbours.
• The RIPE records show the split responsibility clearly: MNT-UOM maintains the university's operational blocks, MIF-MNT maintains the foundation's, and one older block sits under COMPU-MNT with an end-user registration.
• One /24 is set aside as UOM-TAKEOFF, named for the university's startup incubator.

Interesting

• Small countries often end up with the national research network and the main university being the same organisation, and Malta is a clear case: the foundation that holds the country's academic address space operates from a computing centre on campus. The AS handle, ASN-CSC-UOM, spells out exactly that arrangement.

This description is AI-generated, best-effort context — not authoritative, and provided without any guarantee of accuracy.

Announced prefixes

• 94.138.224.0/19
• 193.188.32.0/20
• 2001:1a70::/32

Upstream networks

• AS21320 GEANT Vereniging
• AS20965 GEANT Vereniging

Downstream networks

• AS212668 European Union Agency for Asylum

Adjacent networks

• AS21320 GEANT Vereniging
• AS212668 European Union Agency for Asylum
• AS20965 GEANT Vereniging