ASN AS2018 is an Autonomous System Number used to identify a network for BGP internet routing.

Who manages ASN AS2018?

AS2018 is listed under TENET The UNINET Project.

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AS2018 TENET The UNINET Project

TENET The UNINET Project tenet.ac.za

ZA 389 Routes

AS Data

AS2018

AS2018 – TENET The UNINET Project

AS Number	2018
AS Name	TENET-1
Organization	TENET The UNINET Project(org-up1-afrinic)
Country	ZA
Website	tenet.ac.za
Number of IPv4 Routes	375
Number of IPv6 Routes	14
ASN type	ISP
Allocation Status	ASSIGNED
Registry	AFRINIC
Date Allocated	N/A

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IP Ranges

Route	Origin	Origin Name	ISP	# IPs
154.114.32.0/24	AS2018	TENET The UNINET Project	Centre for High Performance Computing	256
196.21.82.0/23	AS2018	TENET The UNINET Project	TENET The UNINET Project	512
196.13.190.0/24	AS2018	TENET The UNINET Project	Medical University of South Africa	256
168.172.133.0/24	AS2018	TENET The UNINET Project	Tshwane University of Technology	256
154.114.48.0/23	AS2018	TENET The UNINET Project	eduVPN South Africa	512
168.172.162.0/23	AS2018	TENET The UNINET Project	Tshwane University of Technology	512
196.21.160.0/24	AS2018	TENET The UNINET Project	TENET The UNINET Project	256
155.232.0.0/17	AS2018	TENET The UNINET Project	Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa TENET	32768
154.114.9.0/24	AS2018	TENET The UNINET Project	Centre for high performance computing Rosebank TSN	256
155.232.252.0/24	AS2018	TENET The UNINET Project	TENET The UNINET Project	256

Raw Whois Response

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% The AFRINIC whois database is subject to  the following terms of Use. See https://afrinic.net/whois/terms

% Note: this output has been filtered.
%       To receive output for a database update, use the "-B" flag.

% Information related to 'AS2018'

% Abuse contact for 'AS2018' is 'abuse@tenet.ac.za'

aut-num:        AS2018
as-name:        TENET-1
descr:          TENET-1
status:         ASSIGNED
admin-c:        ADMN2018-AFRINIC
admin-c:        AS219-AFRINIC
tech-c:         MB111-AFRINIC
tech-c:         JB62-AFRINIC
tech-c:         TC2018-AFRINIC
tech-c:         AS219-AFRINIC
org:            ORG-UP1-AFRINIC
mnt-by:         AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-lower:      TF-196-21-MNT
mnt-irt:        IRT-AS2018-AFRINIC
mnt-routes:     TNET-MNT01
mnt-routes:     TF-196-21-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

organisation:   ORG-UP1-AFRINIC
org-name:       TENET (The UNINET Project)
org-type:       LIR
country:        ZA
address:        3rd Floor, DBM Gardens
address:        Golf Park, Raapenberg Rd
address:        Mowbray 7700
phone:          tel:+27-21-763-7147
phone:          tel:+27-21-763-7140
phone:          tel:+27-21-763-7117
phone:          tel:+27-83-656-6664
phone:          tel:+27-82-491-6876
admin-c:        ADMN2018-AFRINIC
admin-c:        AS219-AFRINIC
tech-c:         TC2018-AFRINIC
tech-c:         JB62-AFRINIC
tech-c:         MB111-AFRINIC
tech-c:         AS219-AFRINIC
mnt-ref:        AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-ref:        TNET-MNT01
mnt-by:         AFRINIC-HM-MNT
remarks:        Tertiary Education Network, also known as TENET,
remarks:        administers the UNINET Project.
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

role:           TENET Admin Role
nic-hdl:        ADMN2018-AFRINIC
address:        Wynberg Mews 10 Ebenezer Road Wynberg 7800 South Africa
address:        Cape Town
address:        South Africa
admin-c:        DGR14-AFRINIC
admin-c:        LL5-AFRINIC
admin-c:        RJ1-AFRINIC
tech-c:         TC2018-AFRINIC
mnt-by:         TNET-MNT01
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

role:           TENET Technical Role
nic-hdl:        TC2018-AFRINIC
address:        3rd Floor, DBM Gardens Golf Park,
address:        Raapenberg Rd, Mowbray
address:        Cape Town 7700
address:        South Africa
admin-c:        ADMN2018-AFRINIC
tech-c:         MB111-AFRINIC
tech-c:         JB62-AFRINIC
tech-c:         PS28-AFRINIC
tech-c:         KH20-AFRINIC
mnt-by:         TNET-MNT01
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

person:         Abdullah Shariff
address:        3rd Floor, DBM Gardens
address:        Golf Park, Raapenberg Road
address:        Mowbray 7700
address:        South Africa
phone:          tel:+27-21-763-7140
nic-hdl:        AS219-AFRINIC
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
mnt-by:         GENERATED-PD4LYGARGXMEHNVGDYIC0ZPKRHXDXZSR-MNT

person:         James Burke
address:        Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa NPC House Vincent
address:        Wynberg Mews, 10 Ebenezer Road
address:        Wynberg 7800
address:        South Africa
phone:          tel:+27-82-491-6876
nic-hdl:        JB62-AFRINIC
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
mnt-by:         GENERATED-KTNWF9VGGGEA0KYI0W612ZXDOAG1AJBF-MNT

person:         Malcolm Bell
nic-hdl:        MB111-AFRINIC
address:        Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa, 3rd Floor, DBM Gardens Golf Park, Raapenberg Rd Mowbray 7700 South Africa
address:        Cape Town
address:        South Africa
phone:          tel:+27-21-763-7140
mnt-by:         GENERATED-E8RBBZUXNNTUWRLSBWHX6QG6ZNY3KZOO-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered




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ASNumber:       2018
ASName:         AFRINIC-ASNBLOCK-2018
ASHandle:       AS2018
RegDate:        2005-02-21
Updated:        2005-02-21
Comment:        This AS number block is under AFRINIC responsibility.
Comment:        Please see http://www.afrinic.net/ for further details,
Comment:        or check the WHOIS server located at whois.afrinic.net).    
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/2018

ResourceLink:  http://afrinic.net/en/services/whois-query
ResourceLink:  whois.afrinic.net


OrgName:        African Network Information Center
OrgId:          AFRINIC
Address:        Level 11ABC
Address:        Raffles Tower
Address:        Lot 19, Cybercity
City:           Ebene
StateProv:      
PostalCode:     
Country:        MU
RegDate:        2004-05-17
Updated:        2015-05-04
Comment:        AfriNIC - http://www.afrinic.net
Comment:        The African & Indian Ocean Internet Registry
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/AFRINIC

ReferralServer:  whois://whois.afrinic.net
ResourceLink:  http://afrinic.net/en/services/whois-query

OrgAbuseHandle: GENER11-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Generic POC
OrgAbusePhone:  +230 4666616 
OrgAbuseEmail:  abusepoc@afrinic.net
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GENER11-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: GENER11-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Generic POC
OrgTechPhone:  +230 4666616 
OrgTechEmail:  abusepoc@afrinic.net
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GENER11-ARIN


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Parsed Whois Response

{
  "status" : true,
  "whois_server" : "whois.afrinic.net",
  "aut_nums" : [ {
    "aut_num" : "AS2018",
    "as_name" : "TENET-1",
    "description" : [ "TENET-1" ],
    "status" : "ASSIGNED",
    "organization" : "ORG-UP1-AFRINIC",
    "admin_contacts" : [ "ADMN2018-AFRINIC", "AS219-AFRINIC" ],
    "tech_contacts" : [ "MB111-AFRINIC", "JB62-AFRINIC", "TC2018-AFRINIC", "AS219-AFRINIC" ],
    "mnt_irt" : [ "IRT-AS2018-AFRINIC" ],
    "mnt_lower" : [ "TF-196-21-MNT" ],
    "mnt_routes" : [ "TNET-MNT01", "TF-196-21-MNT" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "AFRINIC-HM-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC"
  } ],
  "organization" : {
    "handle" : "ORG-UP1-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "TENET (The UNINET Project)",
    "type" : "LIR",
    "address" : [ "3rd Floor, DBM Gardens", "Golf Park, Raapenberg Rd", "Mowbray 7700" ],
    "street" : "Raapenberg Rd",
    "city" : "Mowbray",
    "zip_code" : "7700",
    "country" : [ "ZA" ],
    "phone" : [ "+27-21-763-7147", "+27-21-763-7140", "+27-21-763-7117", "+27-83-656-6664", "+27-82-491-6876" ],
    "admin_contacts" : [ "ADMN2018-AFRINIC", "AS219-AFRINIC" ],
    "tech_contacts" : [ "TC2018-AFRINIC", "JB62-AFRINIC", "MB111-AFRINIC", "AS219-AFRINIC" ],
    "remarks" : [ "Tertiary Education Network, also known as TENET,", "administers the UNINET Project." ],
    "mnt_ref" : [ "AFRINIC-HM-MNT", "TNET-MNT01" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "AFRINIC-HM-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC"
  },
  "administrative_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "ADMN2018-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "TENET Admin Role",
    "address" : [ "Wynberg Mews 10 Ebenezer Road Wynberg 7800 South Africa", "Cape Town", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "Ebenezer Road",
    "city" : "Cape Town",
    "zip_code" : "7800",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "admin_contacts" : [ "DGR14-AFRINIC", "LL5-AFRINIC", "RJ1-AFRINIC" ],
    "tech_contacts" : [ "TC2018-AFRINIC" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "TNET-MNT01" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  }, {
    "handle" : "AS219-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Abdullah Shariff",
    "address" : [ "3rd Floor, DBM Gardens", "Golf Park, Raapenberg Road", "Mowbray 7700", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "Raapenberg Road",
    "city" : "Mowbray",
    "zip_code" : "7700",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-21-763-7140" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-PD4LYGARGXMEHNVGDYIC0ZPKRHXDXZSR-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  } ],
  "technical_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "MB111-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Malcolm Bell",
    "address" : [ "Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa, 3rd Floor, DBM Gardens Golf Park, Raapenberg Rd Mowbray 7700 South Africa", "Cape Town", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "3rd Floor Dbm Gardens Golf Park Raapenberg Rd",
    "city" : "Cape Town",
    "zip_code" : "7700",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-21-763-7140" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-E8RBBZUXNNTUWRLSBWHX6QG6ZNY3KZOO-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  }, {
    "handle" : "JB62-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "James Burke",
    "address" : [ "Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa NPC House Vincent", "Wynberg Mews, 10 Ebenezer Road", "Wynberg 7800", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "Ebenezer Road",
    "zip_code" : "7800",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-82-491-6876" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-KTNWF9VGGGEA0KYI0W612ZXDOAG1AJBF-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  }, {
    "handle" : "TC2018-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "TENET Technical Role",
    "address" : [ "3rd Floor, DBM Gardens Golf Park,", "Raapenberg Rd, Mowbray", "Cape Town 7700", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "Raapenberg Rd",
    "city" : "Cape Town",
    "zip_code" : "7700",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "admin_contacts" : [ "ADMN2018-AFRINIC" ],
    "tech_contacts" : [ "MB111-AFRINIC", "JB62-AFRINIC", "PS28-AFRINIC", "KH20-AFRINIC" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "TNET-MNT01" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  }, {
    "handle" : "AS219-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Abdullah Shariff",
    "address" : [ "3rd Floor, DBM Gardens", "Golf Park, Raapenberg Road", "Mowbray 7700", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "Raapenberg Road",
    "city" : "Mowbray",
    "zip_code" : "7700",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-21-763-7140" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-PD4LYGARGXMEHNVGDYIC0ZPKRHXDXZSR-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  } ]
}

Peers

AS Number	Description	Country
AS327983	Interworks Wireless Solutions	ZA
AS209179	AfriCloud LLC	US
AS28792	Public Internet Ltd	GB
AS25220	equada network GmbH	DE
AS15703	TrueFullstaq B.V.	NL
AS38880	Micron21 Datacentre Pty Ltd	AU
AS31133	PJSC MegaFon	RU
AS14537	Continent 8 LLC	US
AS198150	SIACOM JSC	GE
AS40850	UPIX NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL LLC	US

Upstreams

AS Number	Description	Country
AS12552	GlobalConnect AB	SE
AS7195	EDGEUNO S.A.S	CO
AS39351	31173 Services AB	SE
AS6939	Hurricane Electric LLC	US
AS6204	ZET.NET IP Transit	RO
AS22356	Durand do Brasil Ltda	BR
AS31133	PJSC MegaFon	RU
AS4230	CLARO S.A.	BR
AS2907	Research Organization of Information and Systems, National Institute of Informatics	JP
AS36944	Ubuntunet Alliance For Research and Education Networking	MW

Downstreams

AS Number	Description	Country
AS8094	North West University	ZA
AS20144	ICANN	US
AS36982	University of Cape Town	ZA
AS37501	University of the Free State	ZA
AS6149	TENET The UNINET Project	ZA
AS329522	South African National Space Agency SANSA	ZA
AS37520	Rhodes University	ZA

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