AS37177 — AFRINIC-ANYCAST

AS37177 announces 1 IPv4 prefixes covering 256 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

AFRINIC-ANYCAST is operated by African Network Information Center (AfriNIC) Ltd.

What it's used for

• The space carries registry infrastructure, evidenced by the reverse DNS record ns-cd.afrinic.net and the netname ORG-AFNC1-AFRINIC.
• The AS announces 256 IPv4 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefix against 18 observed neighbours, a ratio consistent with a specialized infrastructure or transit role rather than mass access.

Notable

• The registrant African Network Information Center - (AfriNIC) Ltd matches the AS holder, confirming direct ownership of the address space.
• AFRINIC is the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa, headquartered in Mauritius, responsible for allocating IP addresses and managing DNS services for the region.
• The inventory consists of a single /24 IPv4 block and a /48 IPv6 prefix, indicating a compact, dedicated infrastructure footprint.

CLASSIFICATION - after the card, on its own final line, emit exactly:

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

Announced prefixes

• 196.216.168.0/24
• 2001:43f8:120::/48

Upstream networks

• AS33764 (AfriNIC) Ltd - African Network Information Center - (AfriNIC) Ltd
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
• AS328977 Wavex Internet Service Provider LTD

Adjacent networks

• AS33764 (AfriNIC) Ltd - African Network Information Center - (AfriNIC) Ltd
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS37721 Virtual Technologies & Solutions
• AS328977 Wavex Internet Service Provider LTD

Internet exchanges

• Johannesburg Internet Exchange — Johannesburg, South Africa
• Kenya Internet Exchange Point - Nairobi — Nairobi, Kenya
• Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria - Lagos — Lagos, Nigeria
• Cape Town Internet Exchange — Cape Town, South Africa
• Durban Internet eXchange — Durban, South Africa
• Uganda Internet Exchange — Kampala, Uganda
• TIX Tanzania - Dar es Salaam — Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Rwanda Internet exchange — Kigali, Rwanda
• Mauritius Internet Exchange — Ebene, Mauritius
• Tunisian Internet Exchange Point — Tunis, Tunisia
• Lusaka Internet Exchange Point — Lusaka, Zambia
• Burkina Faso Internet Exchange Point (BFIX) Ouaga — Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
• Kinshasa Internet Exchange — Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
• Harare Internet Exchange Point — Harare, Zimbabwe
• Nelson Mandela Bay Internet Exchange Point — Gqeberha, South Africa
• Douala Internet Exchange — Douala, Cameroon