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RFC 6382: Unique Origin Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs) per Node for Globally Anycasted Services

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This document makes recommendations regarding the use of unique origin autonomous system numbers (ASNs) per node for globally anycasted critical infrastructure services in order to provide routing system discriminators for a given anycasted prefix. Network management and monitoring techniques, or other operational mechanisms, may employ this new discriminator in whatever manner best accommodates their operating environment. This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.

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Document ID
RFC6382
Published
October 2011
Authors
D. McPherson; R. Donnelly; F. Scalzo
Status
BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
10
Also known as
BCP169

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