Autonomous System

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

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One or more routers under a single administration operating the same routing policy.

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One network or series of networks that are all under one administrative control. An autonomous system is also sometimes referred to as a routing domain. An autonomous system is assigned a globally unique number, sometimes called an Autonomous System Number (ASN).

Classifications

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

acronym: AS
plural: Autonomous Systems
possessive: Autonomous System's
pluralpossessive: Autonomous Systems'

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