AS57 — NL-GIGAPOP

AS57 announces 4 IPv4 prefixes covering 2,816 addresses and 1 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

An early low-numbered allocation (NL-GIGAPOP) operated by the University of Minnesota as the Northern Lights GigaPoP, a regional research-and-education network.

What it's used for

• Internet and Internet2 connectivity for research, education, and government entities in Minnesota and the surrounding region.

Notable

• A research/education network aggregation point, not a commercial ISP or host.
• The low AS number reflects the University of Minnesota's early presence on the internet.

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

Announced prefixes

• 64.62.149.0/24
• 146.57.248.0/21
• 192.35.86.0/24
• 192.42.152.0/24
• 2607:ea00::/32

Upstream networks

• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS2381 WiscNet
• AS1299 Arelion Sweden AB
• AS11537 Internet2
• AS11164 Internet2
• AS3257 GTT Communications Inc.
• AS11317 Great Plains Network
• AS64289 Macarne.com

Downstream networks

• AS1998 State of Minnesota
• AS217 University of Minnesota
• AS33455 University of Northwestern
• AS675 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
• AS33692 Macalester College
• AS32907 University of St. Thomas
• AS17234 Gustavus Adolphus College
• AS15336 Concordia University, St. Paul
• AS21951 St. Olaf College
• AS30220 SWWC Service Cooperatives
• AS2698 Iowa State University of Science and Technology
• AS26557 Carleton College
• AS18454 Augsburg University
• AS14763 St. Catherine University
• AS12042 Fidium
• AS21727 Hamline University
• AS40497 Bethel University
• AS7973 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Adjacent networks

• AS1998 State of Minnesota
• AS2381 WiscNet
• AS6939 Hurricane Electric LLC
• AS11537 Internet2
• AS217 University of Minnesota
• AS1299 Arelion Sweden AB
• AS33455 University of Northwestern
• AS675 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
• AS11164 Internet2
• AS33692 Macalester College
• AS3257 GTT Communications Inc.
• AS32907 University of St. Thomas
• AS17234 Gustavus Adolphus College
• AS15336 Concordia University, St. Paul
• AS21951 St. Olaf College
• AS30220 SWWC Service Cooperatives
• AS2698 Iowa State University of Science and Technology
• AS26557 Carleton College
• AS18454 Augsburg University
• AS14763 St. Catherine University
• AS12042 Fidium
• AS6263 State of North Dakota, Information Technology Department
• AS21727 Hamline University
• AS64289 Macarne.com
• AS7973 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Internet exchanges

• Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange — Minneapolis, United States