AS26498 — SANFORD-LAB

AS26498 announces 2 IPv4 prefixes covering 6,144 addresses and 0 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

SANFORD-LAB is the autonomous system for Sanford Underground Research Facility.

What it's used for

• The space carries infrastructure for the Sanford Underground Laboratory, with netnames SDSMTNET and SANFORD-UNDERGROUND-LABORATORY-AT-HOMESTAKE indicating ties to the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and the laboratory itself.
• The AS announces 6144 IPv4 addresses across 2 prefixes and maintains 2 observed neighbours, a ratio consistent with a dedicated research network rather than a transit provider.

Notable

• Registrants align with the announcer, listing South Dakota School of Mines & Technology for the 151.159.224.0/20 block and Sanford Underground Laboratory at Homestake for the 204.114.24.0/21 block.
• The facility was established after the Homestake mine closed in 2003, with the property donated to South Dakota in 2006 and funded by T. Denny Sanford and the state to support deep underground science.
• The address inventory consists of two distinct IPv4 blocks, one associated with the university and one with the laboratory, reflecting the collaborative nature of the site.

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

Announced prefixes

• 151.159.224.0/20
• 204.114.24.0/21

Upstream networks

• AS14263 South Dakota State Government
• AS33189 South Dakota Board of Regents

Adjacent networks

• AS14263 South Dakota State Government
• AS33189 South Dakota Board of Regents