AS36968 — Electronic Communications Network (PTY) LTD - Electronic Communications Network (PTY) LTD

Network type: residential

AS36968 announces 5 IPv4 prefixes covering 25,600 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

The AS handle ECN-AS1 is held by Electronic Communications Network (PTY) LTD.

What it's used for

• The space carries residential access traffic, evidenced by the reverse DNS record dsl-41-75-139-254.za.ecnza.net which identifies DSL connectivity.
• The network announces 25600 IPv4 addresses across 9 prefixes and maintains 21 observed neighbours, a ratio consistent with a regional access provider rather than a transit hub.

Notable

• Registrants for the majority of prefixes align with the announcer, specifically Electronic Communications Network (PTY) LTD under the netname ORG-ECN1-AFRINIC.
• The address inventory is subdivided into multiple blocks, including two /19s and several smaller /20 to /23 prefixes, indicating site-by-site or service-specific segmentation.

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

Announced prefixes

• 41.75.128.0/20
• 41.203.32.0/19
• 41.221.0.0/20
• 41.223.36.0/22
• 154.119.160.0/19
• 2c0f:ffd0::/32

Upstream networks

• AS37497 Network Platforms (PTY) LTD
• AS5713 Telkom SA Ltd.
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions

Adjacent networks

• AS37497 Network Platforms (PTY) LTD
• AS5713 Telkom SA Ltd.
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions

Routing security

• RPKI: 0 valid, 0 invalid and 117 not-found announcements; 0 ROAs.
• ASPA: none published.
• IRR: 18% of announcements registered; 28 route objects.
• Listed in as-sets: AS-5713, AS-ANGOLACABLES-ZA, AS-CINX-RS, AS-DINX-RS, AS-ECN, AS-JINX-RS, AS-KZNNOG-PEERS, AS-LIQUID, AS-LIQUID-EXT, AS-NETWORKPLATFORMS, AS-NETWORKPLATFORMS, AS-VB-TRANSIT, AS-VB-TRANSIT, AS-VODACOM-NIGERIA-ASES, AS-ZANOG-PEERS, AS3491:AS-CUSTOMERS-EU, AS37271:AS-PEERS, AS37271:AS-PEERS:AS36968, AS63529:AS-63529-AS-IMPORT-AS23764.

Internet exchanges

• NAPAfrica IX Johannesburg — Johannesburg, South Africa
• NAPAfrica IX Cape Town — Cape Town, South Africa
• Johannesburg Internet Exchange — Johannesburg, South Africa
• NAPAfrica IX Durban — Durban, South Africa
• Cape Town Internet Exchange — Cape Town, South Africa
• Durban Internet eXchange — Durban, South Africa