AS37181 — AFRINIC-Anycast-RFC-5855

AS37181 announces 1 IPv4 prefixes covering 256 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

The AS handle AFRINIC-Anycast-RFC-5855 is held by African Network Information Center - (AfriNIC) Ltd.

What it's used for

• The space carries AfriNIC's RFC 5855 anycast DNS service, as indicated by the AS handle and the netname ORG-AFNC1-AFRINIC.
• The AS announces 256 IPv4 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefix, with 18 observed neighbours; this ratio of small address space to high connectivity suggests a transit or service-oriented role rather than an access network.

Notable

• The registrant African Network Information Center - (AfriNIC) Ltd matches the announcer, confirming consistent ownership.
• AfriNIC is a non-profit Regional Internet Registry based in Mauritius, responsible for managing Internet number resources in Africa.
• The address inventory consists of a single /24 block (196.216.169.0/24) and one /48 IPv6 prefix, indicating a tightly controlled, minimal footprint for its anycast service.

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

Announced prefixes

• 196.216.169.0/24
• 2001:43f8:110::/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