Autonomous System Explorer
The Autonomous System Explorer provides comprehensive per-AS intelligence combining originated prefixes, transit analysis, security badges, and interactive topology graphs into a single unified view. For non-local ASNs, the explorer presents originated and transit prefix counts, upstream and downstream relationships, and PeeringDB enrichment including network type, traffic levels, scope, peering policy, and IXP count. The CAIDA AS-Relationship dataset powers the relationship intelligence with approximately 722,000 relationships refreshed daily, mapping providers, customers, and peers for every visible ASN in the global routing table.
For local ASNs, a dedicated view splits “Transit Providers” from “Upstream ASes,” displays received (non-originated) prefixes, and identifies transit-only first-hop indicators. An interactive Cytoscape.js topology graph renders force-directed layouts at depth 1 (transit only) or depth 2 (neighbors), capped at 200 nodes and 500 edges for performance. Five detail tabs — Overview (50+ upstream/downstream badges), Transit Prefixes (paginated table), Graph, IXPs (Name/Speed/IPv4/IPv6/RS Peer), and Traffic (direction gradient, protocol/application charts) — provide exhaustive drill-down. AS Security Badges for RPKI, MANRS (~1,450 participants), and ASPA (~1,200 providers) are displayed across all views. The AS Comparison tool enables side-by-side analysis of two ASNs covering routing, security, traffic, and IXP presence, while the PeeringDB SQLite local database (44MB) delivers sub-millisecond query latency with a 6-hour sync cycle.
Key Capabilities
- Comprehensive per-AS intelligence with originated prefixes, transit analysis, security badges, and interactive topology graph
- Non-local AS view with originated/transit prefix counts, upstream/downstream relationships, and PeeringDB enrichment (Type, Traffic, Scope, Policy, IXP count)
- CAIDA AS-Relationship dataset with ~722K relationships and daily refresh covering providers, customers, and peers
- Local AS view splitting Transit Providers from Upstream ASes with received prefix counts and transit-only first-hop indicators
- Interactive Cytoscape.js topology graph with force-directed layout at depth 1 or depth 2, capped at 200 nodes and 500 edges
- 5 detail tabs: Overview, Transit Prefixes, Graph, IXPs, and Traffic with direction gradient and protocol/application charts
- AS Security Badges for RPKI, MANRS (~1,450 participants), and ASPA (~1,200 providers) displayed across all views
- Relationship badges with visual distinction between Transit Provider (yellow) and Peer (cyan)
- Traffic tab with inbound/outbound split, protocol/application breakdown, and timeline from ClickHouse
- AS Comparison tool for side-by-side analysis of two ASNs across routing, security, traffic, and IXP presence
- PeeringDB SQLite local database (44MB) with sub-millisecond query latency and 6-hour sync cycle
Engineered and operated by the GOLINE SOC & Network Engineering team.
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