Reliance Jio orignating Charter’s /16 pool
Just noticed that Reliance Jio (AS55836) seems to be originating a /16 which is for Charter Communications (AS20115) – 47.35.0.0/16.
route-views>sh ip bgp 47.35.0.0/16 long | exclude 20115 BGP table version is 18764390, local router ID is 128.223.51.103 Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal, r RIB-failure, S Stale, m multipath, b backup-path, f RT-Filter, x best-external, a additional-path, c RIB-compressed, Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete RPKI validation codes: V valid, I invalid, N Not found Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path * 47.35.0.0/16 195.208.112.161 0 3277 3267 174 64049 55836 i * 217.192.89.50 0 3303 6762 64049 55836 i * 212.66.96.126 0 20912 1267 64049 55836 i * 162.243.188.2 0 393406 6453 6762 64049 55836 i * 192.241.164.4 0 62567 2914 174 64049 55836 i * 129.250.0.11 1007 0 2914 174 64049 55836 i * 104.192.216.1 0 46450 174 64049 55836 i * 202.93.8.242 0 24441 3491 3491 174 64049 55836 i * 66.59.190.221 0 6539 577 6762 64049 55836 i * 144.228.241.130 80 0 1239 174 64049 55836 i * 207.172.6.20 0 0 6079 3356 174 64049 55836 i * 203.62.252.83 0 1221 4637 174 64049 55836 i * 93.104.209.174 0 58901 51167 3356 6762 64049 55836 i Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path * 162.250.137.254 0 4901 174 64049 55836 i * 4.69.184.193 0 0 3356 174 64049 55836 i * 208.51.134.254 1 0 3549 3356 174 64049 55836 i * 89.149.178.10 10 0 3257 174 64049 55836 i * 66.110.0.86 0 6453 6762 64049 55836 i * 134.222.87.1 650 0 286 174 64049 55836 i * 95.85.0.2 0 200130 6453 174 64049 55836 i * 12.0.1.63 0 7018 174 64049 55836 i * 173.205.57.234 0 53364 3257 174 64049 55836 i * 206.24.210.80 0 3561 174 64049 55836 i * 5.101.110.2 0 202018 2914 174 64049 55836 i * 207.172.6.1 0 0 6079 3356 174 64049 55836 i * 154.11.98.225 0 0 852 174 64049 55836 i * 194.85.40.15 0 3267 174 64049 55836 i * 208.74.64.40 0 19214 174 64049 55836 i * 209.124.176.223 0 101 101 174 64049 55836 i * 66.185.128.48 6 0 1668 174 64049 55836 i * 203.181.248.168 0 7660 2516 6762 64049 55836 i * 202.232.0.2 0 2497 701 6762 64049 55836 i * 103.247.3.45 0 58511 64049 55836 i * 193.0.0.56 0 3333 1103 64049 55836 i Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path * 80.241.176.31 0 20771 47872 64049 55836 i *> 216.218.252.164 0 6939 64049 55836 i * 132.198.255.253 0 1351 174 64049 55836 i * 103.255.249.22 0 58443 45177 64049 55836 i * 114.31.199.1 0 4826 174 64049 55836 i route-views>
This shows Reliance Jio’s ASN AS55836 announcing 47.35.0.0/16. Charter Communications (AS20115) is originating multiple of /18s out of the same pool.
route-views>sh ip bgp 47.35.0.0/16 long BGP table version is 18764237, local router ID is 128.223.51.103 Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal, r RIB-failure, S Stale, m multipath, b backup-path, f RT-Filter, x best-external, a additional-path, c RIB-compressed, Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete RPKI validation codes: V valid, I invalid, N Not found Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path * 47.35.0.0/18 195.208.112.161 0 3277 3267 6939 20115 i * 212.66.96.126 0 20912 6939 20115 i * 162.243.188.2 0 393406 6939 20115 i * 192.241.164.4 0 62567 6939 20115 i * 129.250.0.11 1006 0 2914 1299 20115 i * 4.69.184.193 0 0 3356 20115 i * 89.149.178.10 10 0 3257 3356 20115 i * 194.85.40.15 0 3267 6939 20115 i * 216.218.252.164 0 6939 20115 i
Let’s look for whois record of this /16 pool: https://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-47-32-0-0-1
NetRange: 47.32.0.0 - 47.51.255.255 CIDR: 47.32.0.0/12, 47.48.0.0/14 NetName: CC04 NetHandle: NET-47-32-0-0-1 Parent: NET47 (NET-47-0-0-0-0) NetType: Direct Allocation OriginAS: Organization: Charter Communications (CC04) RegDate: 2014-12-23 Updated: 2014-12-23 Ref: https://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-47-32-0-0-1
It seems highly unlikely that this pool has been transferred over to Jio and hence it’s highly likely that Reliance Jio is falsely advertising this pool. Possible reason for such mistake can be because they have got 47.29.0.0/16, 47.30.0.0/16 and 47.31.0.0/16 but beyond that there are few Charter Pools. So likely someone just mistyped an IP. Another possible reason for such mistype can be that they have also got 49.35.0.0/16 (it’s 49, not 47).
What is much more fascinating is that they even have a RADB route object registered for the same.
whois -h whois.radb.net 47.35.0.0 route: 47.35.0.0/16 descr: Route Set JIO Maharastra LTE USER Pool origin: AS55836 notify: Ip.abuse@ril.com mnt-by: MAINT-AS55836 changed: ip.management@ril.com 20160624 source: RADB
World of BGP is interesting!
Update:
As per update from Mr Morlay Gosh from Reliance Jio on SANOG mailing list- This was mistake and they are removing the same.