ASN AS9885 is an Autonomous System Number used to identify a network for BGP internet routing.

Who manages ASN AS9885?

AS9885 is listed under National Knowledge Network.

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AS9885 National Knowledge Network

National Knowledge Network nkn.in

IN 2 Routes

AS Data

AS9885

AS9885 – National Knowledge Network

AS Number	9885
AS Name	NKN-INTERNET-GW
Organization	National Knowledge Network (org-nkn1-ap)
Country	IN
Website	nkn.in
Number of IPv4 Routes	2
Number of IPv6 Routes	0
ASN type	GOVERNMENT
Registry	APNIC
Date Allocated	N/A

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IP Ranges

Route	Origin	Origin Name	ISP	# IPs
23.32.176.0/22	AS9885	National Knowledge Network	Akamai Technologies, Inc.	1024
27.0.252.0/24	AS9885	National Knowledge Network	National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated	256

Raw Whois Response

% [whois.apnic.net]
% Whois data copyright terms    http://www.apnic.net/db/dbcopyright.html

% Information related to 'AS9249 - AS10239'

as-block:       AS9249 - AS10239
descr:          APNIC ASN block
remarks:        These AS numbers are further assigned by APNIC
remarks:        to APNIC members and end-users in the APNIC region
admin-c:        HM20-AP
tech-c:         HM20-AP
mnt-by:         APNIC-HM
mnt-lower:      APNIC-HM
last-modified:  2022-09-22T22:36:45Z
source:         APNIC

role:           APNIC Hostmaster
address:        6 Cordelia Street
address:        South Brisbane
address:        QLD 4101
country:        AU
phone:          +61 7 3858 3100
fax-no:         +61 7 3858 3199
e-mail:         helpdesk@apnic.net
admin-c:        AMS11-AP
tech-c:         AH256-AP
nic-hdl:        HM20-AP
remarks:        Administrator for APNIC
notify:         hostmaster@apnic.net
mnt-by:         MAINT-APNIC-AP
last-modified:  2013-10-23T04:06:51Z
source:         APNIC

% Information related to 'AS9885'

% Abuse contact for 'AS9885' is 'abuseteam@nkn.in'

aut-num:        AS9885
as-name:        NKN-INTERNET-GW
descr:          NKN INTERNET GATEWAY NETWORK
descr:          National Knowledge Network
descr:          C/0 National Informatics Centre
descr:          3rd Floor, Block III
descr:          Delhi IT Park, Shastri Park
descr:          New Delhi - 110053
country:        IN
org:            ORG-NKN1-AP
admin-c:        NNA22-AP
admin-c:        DC2904-AP
tech-c:         GK397-AP
abuse-c:        AR1105-AP
mnt-lower:      MAINT-RSMANI-NKN-IN
mnt-routes:     MAINT-RSMANI-NKN-IN
mnt-by:         APNIC-HM
mnt-irt:        IRT-RSMANI-NKN-IN
last-modified:  2024-11-22T06:20:07Z
source:         APNIC

irt:            IRT-RSMANI-NKN-IN
address:        National Informatics Centre
address:        A-BLOCK, CGO COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD,
address:        NEW DELHI -110003
e-mail:         support@nkn.in
abuse-mailbox:  abuseteam@nkn.in
admin-c:        NNA22-AP
tech-c:         DC2904-AP
auth:           # Filtered
remarks:        abuseteam@nkn.in was validated on 2026-01-28
remarks:        support@nkn.in was validated on 2026-03-20
mnt-by:         MAINT-RSMANI-NKN-IN
last-modified:  2026-03-20T07:33:37Z
source:         APNIC

organisation:   ORG-NKN1-AP
org-name:       National Knowledge Network
org-type:       LIR
country:        IN
address:        National Knowledge Network
address:        3rd Floor, Block III,
address:        Delhi IT Park, Shastri Park,
phone:          +91-11-24305594
fax-no:         +91-11-24366681
e-mail:         deva@nic.in
mnt-ref:        APNIC-HM
mnt-by:         APNIC-HM
last-modified:  2025-05-08T12:55:37Z
source:         APNIC

role:           ABUSE RSMANINKNIN
country:        ZZ
address:        National Informatics Centre
address:        A-BLOCK, CGO COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD,
address:        NEW DELHI -110003
phone:          +000000000
e-mail:         support@nkn.in
admin-c:        NNA22-AP
tech-c:         DC2904-AP
nic-hdl:        AR1105-AP
remarks:        Generated from irt object IRT-RSMANI-NKN-IN
remarks:        abuseteam@nkn.in was validated on 2026-01-28
remarks:        support@nkn.in was validated on 2026-03-20
abuse-mailbox:  abuseteam@nkn.in
mnt-by:         APNIC-ABUSE
last-modified:  2026-03-20T07:34:59Z
source:         APNIC

role:           NKN - Network Administrator
address:        National Knowledge Network
address:        3rd Floor, Block III,
address:        Delhi IT Park, Shastri Park
address:        New Delhi - 110053
country:        IN
phone:          +91 - 1800111555
e-mail:         support@nkn.in
admin-c:        DC2904-AP
tech-c:         GK397-AP
nic-hdl:        NNA22-AP
abuse-mailbox:  abuseteam@nkn.in
mnt-by:         MAINT-RSMANI-NKN-IN
last-modified:  2024-11-22T06:11:27Z
source:         APNIC

person:         Devashish Chanda
address:
country:        IN
phone:          +91 11 24305594
e-mail:         deva@gov.in
nic-hdl:        DC2904-AP
mnt-by:         MAINT-IN-NIC
last-modified:  2024-11-22T06:05:05Z
source:         APNIC

person:         GAURAV KANSAL
address:        National Knowledge Network
address:        3rd Floor, Block III
address:        Delhi IT Park, Shastri Park
address:        New Delhi - 110053
country:        IN
phone:          +91 1800 111 555
e-mail:         GAURAV.KANSAL@NIC.IN
nic-hdl:        GK397-AP
notify:         GAURAV.KANSAL@NIC.IN
mnt-by:         MAINT-KANSAL
last-modified:  2021-08-07T10:11:48Z
source:         APNIC

% This query was served by the APNIC Whois Service version 1.88.34 (WHOIS-US2)

Parsed Whois Response

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    "tech_contacts" : [ "HM20-AP" ],
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    "mnt_by" : [ "APNIC-HM" ],
    "mnt_lower" : [ "APNIC-HM" ],
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    "date_updated" : "2026-03-20",
    "source" : "APNIC"
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}

Peers

AS Number	Description	Country
AS9498	Bharti Airtel Limited	IN
AS24490	Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China	CN
AS133001	Airnet Cable And Datacom Pvt Ltd	IN
AS55824	National Knowledge Network	IN
AS135183	Instalinks	IN
AS142501	BHARAT PUBLIC DNS	IN
AS2907	Research Organization of Information and Systems, National Institute of Informatics	JP
AS148002	Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat	IN
AS24029	NIXI is an IXP in India	IN
AS141501	National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated	IN

Upstreams

AS Number	Description	Country
AS24029	NIXI is an IXP in India	IN
AS20965	GEANT Vereniging	NL
AS9498	Bharti Airtel Limited	IN
AS9583	Sify Limited	IN
AS24490	Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China	CN
AS23855	SingAREN	SG
AS11537	Internet2	US
AS55836	Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited	IN
AS9829	Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd	IN
AS2907	Research Organization of Information and Systems, National Institute of Informatics	JP

Downstreams

AS Number	Description	Country
AS20965	GEANT Vereniging	NL
AS25152	Reseaux IP Europeens Network Coordination Centre RIPE NCC	NL
AS55847	NKN EDGE Network	IN
AS55824	National Knowledge Network	IN
AS24490	Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China	CN
AS38185	CDAC Noida, India	IN
AS142501	BHARAT PUBLIC DNS	IN
AS148002	Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat	IN
AS141501	National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated	IN
AS142502	BHARAT PUBLIC DNS	IN