AS200544 — swiss-defence-afcso Swiss Armed Forces - AFCSO

AS200544 announces 1 IPv4 prefixes covering 65,536 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

SWISS-DEFENCE-AFCSO is operated by Swiss Armed Forces - AFCSO.

What it's used for

• The address space carries military command and control traffic, with the netname EXTNET indicating external network connectivity for the Armed Forces Command Support Organisation.
• The AS announces 65536 IPv4 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefix, maintaining 47 observed neighbours, a ratio consistent with a dedicated government network requiring robust peering for operational resilience.
• Traffic consists of secure communications, electronic operations, and cyber defence activities managed by the AFCSO, which ensures the armed forces' command capability in all situations.

Notable

• The RDAP registrant Swiss Armed Forces - AFCSO matches the AS holder, confirming direct ownership of the 159.22.0.0/16 block.
• The AFCSO is an integral part of the Swiss Armed Forces, responsible for command support and electronic operations, including defence against cyber and electromagnetic attacks.
• The inventory consists of a single /16 IPv4 block and one /31 IPv6 prefix, representing a consolidated and finely managed internal corporate estate for national defence purposes.

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

Announced prefixes

• 159.22.0.0/16
• 2a07:ad00::/31

Upstream networks

• AS15576 NTS workspace AG
• AS3303 Swisscom (Schweiz) AG
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS9002 RETN Limited
• AS24482 SG.GS
• AS48362 Stadtwerke Feldkirch
• AS34019 Hivane Association
• AS1836 green.ch AG
• AS34927 iFog GmbH
• AS25091 IP-Max SA

Adjacent networks

• AS15576 NTS workspace AG
• AS3303 Swisscom (Schweiz) AG
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS9002 RETN Limited
• AS34019 Hivane Association
• AS48362 Stadtwerke Feldkirch
• AS1836 green.ch AG
• AS24482 SG.GS
• AS34927 iFog GmbH
• AS25091 IP-Max SA

Routing security

• RPKI: 2 valid, 0 invalid and 0 not-found announcements; 6 ROAs.
• ASPA: none published.
• IRR: 50% of announcements registered; 2 route objects.
• Listed in as-sets: AS-GLOBAL, AS-SWISSGOV, AS15576:AS-CUSTOMER, AS15576:AS-CUSTOMER:AS200544, AS3303:AS-SWCMLOCAL.

Internet exchanges

• SwissIX — Zurich, Switzerland