AS88

AS88 is a legacy allocation registered under ARIN to Princeton University (OrgId PRNU-Z), carrying the handle "PRINCETON-AS" — the same label RFC 1020 (1987) recorded, held continuously since the 1986 era. Princeton's OIT Network Switching and Routing operates this AS for the campus, announcing IPv4 and IPv6 prefixes (about 137,472 IPv4 addresses observed) and exporting AS88:AS-ALL, with roughly three BGP peers observed. The ARIN ASN RegDate is 1986-10-10 (the aut-num object was recreated 2021-09-16, a registry refresh). For triage this is a mainstream university backbone, clean and actively announcing. No notable public abuse signal was found as of June 2026.

Operator

Princeton University (ARIN OrgId PRNU-Z) [Confirmed] — ARIN RDAP

Country / RIR

US, ARIN [Confirmed]

Allocated

ARIN ASN RegDate 1986-10-10 (aut-num object recreated 2021-09-16, a registry refresh) [Confirmed]

Org status

active

Security/abuse context (NEUTRAL, DATED)

no notable public abuse signal found as of 2026-06-08; clean R&E network — bgp.he.net

Network & routing

Network type

research / education [Confirmed]

Size

IPv4 + IPv6 prefixes (~137,472 IPv4 addrs observed); exports AS88:AS-ALL — bgp.he.net (2026-06)

Routing/peering

actively announcing; ~3 BGP peers observed; RPKI likely valid (not separately confirmed) — bgp.he.net

Notable usage

[historical/current, RFC 1020] AS88 "PRINCETON-AS" — Princeton University's campus AS, operated by OIT Network Switching and Routing, held continuously since the 1986 era — princeton.edu

Related ASNs

none specifically confirmed for this profile

Analyst note

A mainstream university backbone; clean. Actively announcing.