AS13764 — KPU-CA-AS-1

AS13764 announces 2 IPv4 prefixes covering 2,304 addresses and 0 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

The handle and the netname are the same string with one field naming the AS and the other the prefix length.

What it's used for

• A polytechnic university's network. 2,048 addresses in the single IPv4 prefix 162.245.248.0/21, one observed BGP neighbour, and no IPv6 announced.

Notable

• The AS handle is KPU-CA-AS-1 and the block is netname KPU-CA-21-1.
• Both are initials, a country code, a distinguishing part and a counter, in the same order.
• The distinguishing part in the netname is the prefix length rather than a word.
• One neighbour carries the whole network.
• Three addresses were queried for reverse DNS and none returned a name.

Interesting

• Two identifiers built to the same template, differing only in the slot that says what kind of object they are, is what a naming convention looks like when someone actually wrote one down. Most networks in this range have no such thing, and their handles and netnames agree by accident when they agree at all.
• Using the prefix length as the distinguishing part works exactly once per size. A second /21 would need a different counter, and the scheme already provides one.
• One upstream for an institution of this size means the AS number buys the ability to change carrier without renumbering, rather than the ability to survive a carrier failing.

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

Announced prefixes

• 142.231.18.0/24
• 162.245.248.0/21

Upstream networks

• AS271 BCNET

Adjacent networks

• AS271 BCNET