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To announce your allocation directly via your Internet Service Provider (ISP) you will need to:
To announce an allocation of AMPRNet address space directly via your Internet Service Provider (ISP) you will need to:
 
# Contact your ISP and ask them if they are willing to agree to announce your AMPRNet allocation in accordance with the terms of the [https://www.ampr.org/terms-of-service/ AMPRNet Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Agreement] (specifically section 7b).
# Provide a WRITTEN copy of your agreement with your ISP to the AMPRNet administrator.
# Upon verification of the agreement, the AMPRNet administrator will provide WRITTEN authorization to your ISP allowing them to announce your allocation.


# Find an ISP or Virtual Private Server (VPS) provider that is capable of announcing an AMPRNet allocation in accordance with the terms of the [https://www.ampr.org/terms-of-service/ AMPRNet Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Agreement]
# Obtain [[NSP Details|technical details]] from your ISP or VPS provider to include the Autonomous System Number (ASN) your provider will use to announce an AMPRNet allocation
# Request an allocation with a size of /24 from the [[Portal|ARDC Portal]] which will prompt you to provide the ASN and other technical details from your ISP or VPS provider
# Upon approval, appropriate entries will be created in the Internet Routing Registry[[#footnote|¹]] and an automated Letter of Authorization will be available for you to download in the [[Portal|ARDC Portal]] if required by your ISP or VPS provider


== Providers Supporting Customers Bringing IPv4 Blocks ==
== Providers Supporting Customers Bringing IPv4 Blocks ==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Provider Name || URL || Region(s) || IPv6 Block Add-Ons
|-
|-
| Free Range Cloud || https://freerangecloud.com/ || Fremont/CA/US, Ashburn/VA/US || Yes
! scope = col style = "width:10%" | Provider Name
|-  
! scope = col style = "width:22%" | URL
| Vultr || https://www.vultr.com/ || 16 Worldwide Locations || ?
! scope = col style = "width:8%" | Region(s)
|-  
! scope = col style = "width:5%" | IPv6 Block Add-Ons
| Spartan Host || https://spartanhost.net/ || Seattle/WA/US, Dallas, TX/US || ?
! scope = col | Info
|-  
|- style = "vertical-align:top"
| Virtua Cloud || https://virtua.cloud/ || Paris/Lille FR, Fremont US || ? || Requires Net-Block in IRR (AltDB/RadDB not accepted)
! scope = row | Aussie Broadband
| https://www.aussiebroadband.com.au/ || Australia || Yes || Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) must be Aussie Broadband when you apply for your 44Net Direct Allocation. This ensures your application provides the appropriate contact information, plus you are an established Aussie Broadband client. The recommendation is an Aussie Broadband service with the Static IP Address option. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Protocol provides the routing of traffic between your network and the Internet. Your address allocation is only propagated to the Internet by Aussie Broadband when your BGP instance has established a session to the Aussie Broadband gateway.
 
Your application for a Direct Allocation must have been approved before you can submit your BGP application to Aussie Broadband. The BGP application procedure for Aussie Broadband is documented at [https://www.aussiebroadband.com.au/help-centre/internet/how-to-enable-border-gateway-protocol-routing/ How to enable Border Gateway Protocol routing]. Ignore the comment concerning APNIC as this is irrelevant for 44Net allocations. Currently Aussie Broadband does not charge an establishment fee or any operation costs for BGP sessions i.e. this is a zero cost option for your service. Other Australian ISPs may provide various levels of support for BGP but costs and availability for retail customers are not known.
 
For the BGP protocol your assigned Private AS Number (ASN) will not be created by Aussie Broadband until they receive your LOA (Legitimacy of Address, sometimes referenced as Letter of Authorization, Letter of Authority, etc.). Forward the LOA with a request for assignment of a BGP private AS Number to the Aussie Broadband Network Operations Team.
 
For Australians, a now dated version of the 44Net application procedure is covered in the Gippsland Gate Radio and Electronics Club, October 2022 issue, AMPRNET article, Page 12 at http://ggrec.org.au/Magazines/202209.pdf
 
The customer facing and technical support staff for Aussie Broadband retail customers can not resolve BGP related issues. Lodge any problem dockets as a retail customer and if required request the problem be referred to the Network Operations Team.
 
Aussie Broadband will enable a filter for the transit of traffic within the appropriate address range. The IPv4 Static IP Address option ensures there are no port filters, Carrier NAT, etc. For the Aussie Broadband account they will assign/implement addresses in the form of:
<ul>
<li>IPv6 /64</li>
<li>IPv6 /48</li>
<li>IPv4 An assigned Public, Static IP Address</li>
<li>IPv4 44Net assigned /24</li>
</ul>
|- style = "vertical-align:top"
! scope = row | Free Range Cloud
| https://freerangecloud.com/ || Fremont/CA/US, Ashburn/VA/US || Yes ||
|- style = "vertical-align:top"
! scope = row | Spartan Host
| https://spartanhost.net/ || Seattle/WA/US, Dallas, TX/US || ? ||
|- style = "vertical-align:top"
! scope = row | Virtua Cloud
| https://virtua.cloud/ || Paris/Lille FR, Fremont US || ? || Requires Net-Block in ARIN IRR (AltDB/RadDB not accepted)
|-  style = "vertical-align:top"
! scope = row | Vultr
| https://www.vultr.com/ || 16 Worldwide Locations || Yes ||
|}
|}
== Notes ==
<span id="footnote">&sup1;</span>RPKI entries are not currently available for AMPRNet address space.
[[Category:Reference]]

Latest revision as of 13:26, 16 July 2025

To announce an allocation of AMPRNet address space directly via your Internet Service Provider (ISP) you will need to:

  1. Find an ISP or Virtual Private Server (VPS) provider that is capable of announcing an AMPRNet allocation in accordance with the terms of the AMPRNet Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Agreement
  2. Obtain technical details from your ISP or VPS provider to include the Autonomous System Number (ASN) your provider will use to announce an AMPRNet allocation
  3. Request an allocation with a size of /24 from the ARDC Portal which will prompt you to provide the ASN and other technical details from your ISP or VPS provider
  4. Upon approval, appropriate entries will be created in the Internet Routing Registry¹ and an automated Letter of Authorization will be available for you to download in the ARDC Portal if required by your ISP or VPS provider

Providers Supporting Customers Bringing IPv4 Blocks

Provider Name URL Region(s) IPv6 Block Add-Ons Info
Aussie Broadband https://www.aussiebroadband.com.au/ Australia Yes Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) must be Aussie Broadband when you apply for your 44Net Direct Allocation. This ensures your application provides the appropriate contact information, plus you are an established Aussie Broadband client. The recommendation is an Aussie Broadband service with the Static IP Address option. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Protocol provides the routing of traffic between your network and the Internet. Your address allocation is only propagated to the Internet by Aussie Broadband when your BGP instance has established a session to the Aussie Broadband gateway.

Your application for a Direct Allocation must have been approved before you can submit your BGP application to Aussie Broadband. The BGP application procedure for Aussie Broadband is documented at How to enable Border Gateway Protocol routing. Ignore the comment concerning APNIC as this is irrelevant for 44Net allocations. Currently Aussie Broadband does not charge an establishment fee or any operation costs for BGP sessions i.e. this is a zero cost option for your service. Other Australian ISPs may provide various levels of support for BGP but costs and availability for retail customers are not known.

For the BGP protocol your assigned Private AS Number (ASN) will not be created by Aussie Broadband until they receive your LOA (Legitimacy of Address, sometimes referenced as Letter of Authorization, Letter of Authority, etc.). Forward the LOA with a request for assignment of a BGP private AS Number to the Aussie Broadband Network Operations Team.

For Australians, a now dated version of the 44Net application procedure is covered in the Gippsland Gate Radio and Electronics Club, October 2022 issue, AMPRNET article, Page 12 at http://ggrec.org.au/Magazines/202209.pdf

The customer facing and technical support staff for Aussie Broadband retail customers can not resolve BGP related issues. Lodge any problem dockets as a retail customer and if required request the problem be referred to the Network Operations Team.

Aussie Broadband will enable a filter for the transit of traffic within the appropriate address range. The IPv4 Static IP Address option ensures there are no port filters, Carrier NAT, etc. For the Aussie Broadband account they will assign/implement addresses in the form of:

  • IPv6 /64
  • IPv6 /48
  • IPv4 An assigned Public, Static IP Address
  • IPv4 44Net assigned /24
Free Range Cloud https://freerangecloud.com/ Fremont/CA/US, Ashburn/VA/US Yes
Spartan Host https://spartanhost.net/ Seattle/WA/US, Dallas, TX/US ?
Virtua Cloud https://virtua.cloud/ Paris/Lille FR, Fremont US ? Requires Net-Block in ARIN IRR (AltDB/RadDB not accepted)
Vultr https://www.vultr.com/ 16 Worldwide Locations Yes

Notes

¹RPKI entries are not currently available for AMPRNet address space.

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