AS40581 Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network (AREON)
AS40581 is operated by Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network (AREON) and registered with ARIN (US) since 2008-02-05.
It announces 12 IPv4 and 4 IPv6 prefixes.
RIPE RIS sees 6 upstream and peer networks and 23 downstream networks next to it.
PeeringDB lists it as an Educational/Research network at 4 internet exchanges and 6 facilities. Its peering policy is open.
| Name | Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network (AREON) |
|---|---|
| Registry handle | AREON-AS |
| Registry (RIR) | ARIN |
| Country | United States (US) |
| Delegated on | 2008-02-05 |
| Network type | Educational/Research, Regional |
| Peering policy | Open |
| IRR as-set | AS-40581-INET |
| Prefixes (IPv4 / IPv6) | 12 / 4 |
| Upstreams and peers | 6 |
| Downstream networks | 23 |
| Website | areon.net |
Routing health
- Partial result: RIPEstat did not return the roas in time.
- AS40581 announces 12 IPv4 and 4 IPv6 prefixes.
- 6 upstreams and peers, 23 downstream networks seen.
For every check with the fix (IRR route objects, the RPKI state of each route, reverse DNS and the registration), run the full network report.
Announced prefixes 16
- 23.144.148.0/24
- 130.184.47.0/24
- 147.97.8.0/24
- 147.97.12.0/23
- 147.97.14.0/23
- 147.97.16.0/21
- 147.97.30.0/23
- 159.150.4.0/22
- 161.31.0.0/16
- 198.181.214.0/24
- 198.181.240.0/24
- 208.90.104.0/21
- 2607:f4f0:1bb::/48
- 2607:f4f0:280::/48
- 2607:f4f0:300::/48
- 2607:f4f0::/32
Upstreams and peers 6
The networks RIPE RIS sees next to AS40581 in BGP paths, the most visible first.
Peering
Peering policy: Open. Suggested max-prefix limits: 200 IPv4, 100 IPv6. PeeringDB record
| Exchange | Ports | Speed | Route server |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE-CIX Dallas: DE-CIX Dallas Peering LAN | 1 | 100G | No |
| Equinix Dallas | 1 | 10G | No |
| MUS-IX: Main | 1 | 100G | Yes |
| Facility | City | Country |
|---|---|---|
| ARE-ON Forrest City | Forrest City | US |
| ARE-ON Hope | Hope | US |
| Equinix DA3 - Dallas | Dallas | US |
| Level(3) Memphis | Memphis | US |
| OneNet OSU Tulsa | Tulsa | US |
| TierPoint Tulsa-Archer | Tulsa | US |
More about AS40581
Sources: RIR delegation data and PeeringDB (updated daily); routing from RIPEstat (RIPE NCC RIS and RPKI), refreshed daily. Routing data from 2026-11-13 21:27 UTC. The country is where the AS number was registered, not necessarily where the network operates.