AS61137 — AnkabutServices Khalifa University

AS61137 announces 4 IPv4 prefixes covering 4,096 addresses and 0 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

ANKABUTSERVICES is operated by Khalifa University.

What it's used for

• The address space carries the Ankabut national research and education network in the United Arab Emirates, as indicated by netnames ANKABUT-AE and AE-ANKABUT.
• The AS announces 4096 IPv4 addresses across 9 prefixes with only 2 observed neighbours, a ratio consistent with a dedicated research and education backbone rather than a transit or access provider.
• Traffic from this AS consists of academic and research institution connectivity, supporting the scientific and engineering research activities of Khalifa University and the broader UAE research community.

Notable

• Registrants for the prefixes include Khalifa University and Abuse-C Role, aligning with the announcer's identity as a university-operated research network.
• The address inventory is composed of 9 distinct IPv4 prefixes, including blocks in the 5.53.0.0/16, 91.229.0.0/16, 109.205.0.0/16, and 185.76.0.0/16 ranges, with no IPv6 prefixes announced.

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

Announced prefixes

• 5.53.96.0/21
• 91.229.64.0/23
• 109.205.28.0/23
• 185.76.128.0/22

Upstream networks

• AS5384 EMIRATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP COMPANY (ETISALAT GROUP) PJSC
• AS15802 Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC

Adjacent networks

• AS5384 EMIRATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS GROUP COMPANY (ETISALAT GROUP) PJSC
• AS15802 Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC

Routing security

• RPKI: 7 valid, 0 invalid and 0 not-found announcements; 9 ROAs.
• ASPA: none published.
• IRR: 57% of announcements registered; 7 route objects.
• Listed in as-sets: AS-BTELEKOM, AS-EITC-DU, AS-EMIX, AS-HURRICANE, AS-KDDCUSTOMER2, AS-RETN-ACTUAL-V4, AS58453:AS-ASIAASCUST, AS58453:AS-ASIAASCUST, AS58453:AS-ASIATEST.