On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Tim Pozar
<pozar@lns.com> wrote:
> Note also that an ASN costs $500 plus an annual maintenance fee.
> The nonprofit is already about $1k in the hole, financed entirely by me.
> We have no source of funds; everything is being done by volunteers
> including a significant amount of pro-bono work by a networking-policy-savvy
> attorney who has kindly volunteered her time even though she is not
> a ham radio licensee (yet).
Where can I send monies?
Absolutely. I'd be more than happy to contribute.
>
> PS: perhaps I misunderstand Internet peering, but I don't see any
> need to get an ASN before delegating subnets. It might be convenient
> but I don't think it's a prerequisite. Perhaps someone knowledgeable
> could comment on this.
You don't need a new ASN. Anyone with an ASN can announce 44/8 space in part or full.
My understanding of the routing is that people who want a 44net delegation need to meet ARIN/RIPE standards which does mean multihoming and a AS#. There is probably a way to delegate to the ISP level where you'd then setup private BGP with your ISP. But as a whole, it would seem that it would initially be outside the realm of many armchair network operators with home based networks. Certainly you couldn't call up Comcast with your home cable modem and say that you want to add a block of 44/8's to your account. I think their AUP might come into the conversation. :-)