autonomous system number
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... AS has a globally unique number (sometimes referred to as an ASN,
or Autonomous System Number) associated with it; this number is used
in both the exchange of exterior routing information (between
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... Bates, T., Lord, A., "Autonomous System Number Application Form & Supporting Notes", RIPE 109, RIPE NCC, 1 March 1994. URL: ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-109.txt. ...
