Neptune Networks operates AS21700. We have an open peering policy.
We have no requirements in terms of traffic, size, or support/SLA. We operate both IPv4 and IPv6 and appreciate peering with both protocols.
Please contact peering@neptunenetworks.org to initiate peering.
| Exchange | City | IPv4 Address | IPv6 Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYIIX | New York, NY | 198.32.160.58 | 2001:504:1::a502:1700:1 |
We use large BGP communities for both informational and alterable communities.
These communities are available on both peer and customer prefixes.
| Community | Description |
|---|---|
| 21700:101:1 | Originated by Neptune Networks |
| 21700:101:2 | Learned from customer |
| 21700:101:3 | Learned from peer |
| 21700:101:4 | Learned from upstream |
| 21700:102:840 | Learned in the United States |
| 21700:103:1 | Learned in Neptune Networks' NY1 site |
When these communities are applied to prefixes received by Neptune Networks they alter their routing policy in our autonomous system. They are available only on customer BGP sessions.
| Community | Description |
|---|---|
| 65535:666 | Blackhole |
Routes tagged with the blackhole community must be either an IPv4 /32 or an IPV6 /128 and have an encompassing IRR route or route6 object from an authenticated source like ARIN, APNIC, AFRINIC, or RIPE.
| Community | Description |
|---|---|
| 21700:600:1 | Prepends the peer AS one time |
| 21700:600:2 | Prepends the peer AS two times |
| 21700:600:3 | Prepends the peer AS three times |
| Community | Description |
|---|---|
| 21700:660:1 | Do not export to any upstreams |
| 21700:660:2 | Do not export to any bilateral peers |
| 21700:660:3 | Do not export to any customers |
| 21700:666:ASN | Do not export to specific peer or upstream ASN |