Re: AS numbers question

[bmanning () isi edu (Bill Manning)]

> Are there "reserved" AS numbers, the same way there are reserved IP
> addresses for non-connected networks?

        Yes there are.  Something liek the top 1000 or so.
        I'll dig up the reference if you want.

> Are As numbers considered scarce ? (I think of many small Internet
> providers asking for AS numbers just to peer BGP with more than one ISP).

        About the same as IP numbers.
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