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# ASNs
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-An Autonomous System Number (ASN) is a numeric identifier used in the BGP protocol to identify which [autonomous system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_system_%28Internet%29) a particular prefix is originating and transiting through. NetBox support both 32- and 64- ASNs.
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+An Autonomous System Number (ASN) is a numeric identifier used in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to identify which [autonomous system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_system_%28Internet%29) a particular prefix is originating from or transiting through. NetBox supports both 16- and 32-bit ASNs.
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ASNs must be globally unique within NetBox, and may be allocated from within a [defined range](./asnrange.md). Each ASN may be assigned to multiple [sites](../dcim/site.md).
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### AS Number
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-The 32- or 64-bit AS number.
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+The 16- or 32-bit AS number.
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### RIR
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