AS36940 — Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria - Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria

AS36940 announces 4 IPv4 prefixes covering 1,024 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

The AS handle IXPN-AS-MGMT is held by Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria.

What it's used for

• The space carries management infrastructure for the exchange, as indicated by the AS handle suffix and the netname ORG-NIX1-AFRINIC associated with all announced prefixes.
• With 1024 IPv4 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefix announced against 24 observed neighbours, the ratio suggests a transit or peering role rather than a large access network, consistent with an IXP management function.

Notable

• All registrants for the announced prefixes are listed as Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria, matching the AS holder.
• The address inventory consists of four distinct /24 blocks in the 196.49.0.0/16 and 196.216.0.0/16 ranges, plus a single /48 IPv6 prefix.

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

Announced prefixes

• 196.49.26.0/24
• 196.49.30.0/24
• 196.49.32.0/24
• 196.216.149.0/24
• 2001:43f8:bb0::/48

Upstream networks

• AS30844 Liquid Telecommunications Ltd
• AS37271 Workonline Communications(Pty) Ltd
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions

Downstream networks

• AS37088 VDT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
• AS36938 Nigeria Internet Registration Association
• AS37480 Cobranet Limited
• AS37286 Nigeria ICT Forum of Partnership Institutions
• AS37540 Winrock Nigeria Limited
• AS328999 BrowsePoint Telecom Nigeria Limited
• AS328585 MegaMore Wireless Broadband Limited
• AS328722 Ciudad Infrastructure Limited
• AS329365 E-Lapariah Technologies Ltd
• AS329182 AMICS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
• AS329031 Routelink Integrated Systems Ltd

Adjacent networks

• AS29465 MTN NIGERIA Communication limited
• AS30844 Liquid Telecommunications Ltd
• AS37088 VDT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
• AS37271 Workonline Communications(Pty) Ltd
• AS36938 Nigeria Internet Registration Association
• AS37480 Cobranet Limited
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
• AS37286 Nigeria ICT Forum of Partnership Institutions
• AS36932 Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS37540 Winrock Nigeria Limited
• AS328999 BrowsePoint Telecom Nigeria Limited
• AS328585 MegaMore Wireless Broadband Limited
• AS329182 AMICS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
• AS329365 E-Lapariah Technologies Ltd
• AS328722 Ciudad Infrastructure Limited
• AS329031 Routelink Integrated Systems Ltd

Routing security

• RPKI: 0 valid, 0 invalid and 5 not-found announcements; 0 ROAs.
• ASPA: none published.
• IRR: 100% of announcements registered; 9 route objects.
• Listed in as-sets: AS-IXPN-GGC, AS-IXPN-MGMT, AS-IXPN-OTHERS, AS-LIFINET, AS-LIQUID, AS-TRANSROUTE-SPEC, AS37271:AS-CUSTOMERS, AS37271:AS-CUSTOMERS:AS369340, AS37271:AS-CUSTOMERS:AS36940.

Internet exchanges

• Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria - Lagos — Lagos, Nigeria