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Autonomous System

AS16796

MERLIN

Announced IPs
75,776
CIDR prefixes
15
ASN
AS16796

Reputation · trust score

A transparent 0–100 signal. Every entity starts at a neutral baseline of 65; threat-intel blocklists, exposure, reverse-DNS, routing and allocation each adjust it up or down. Higher is more trustworthy.

65/100
Moderate
How this score is built

Experimental · trust-vectors model v1.2.0 — a transparent heuristic, not a definitive verdict. How it works →

Network profile

Source: PeeringDB →
Network type Educational/Research
Traffic level 50-100Gbps
Geographic scope Regional
Traffic ratio Heavy Inbound
Peering policy Open
IRR record ARIN::AS16796:AS-SET-001

Present at 1 internet exchange: MBIX: Public Peering

AS16796 — global IP footprint

Cities where AS16796 has measurable IPv4 allocation. Click any dot to open that city's page. Size and color scale with IP count.

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Top CIDR ranges

BGP Announced Prefixes

Live BGP anomalies →

Prefixes AS16796 actually originates in BGP, observed across our RIPE RIS collectors. This live routing view can differ from the registry allocation above.

PrefixAnnouncement samplesLast seen
198.163.158.0/23 19,296 2026-09-10 18:08:23
192.139.19.0/24 18,383 2026-09-10 18:08:23
216.73.64.0/20 12,097 2026-09-10 18:08:23
198.163.127.0/24 12,008 2026-09-10 18:07:52
216.73.64.0/24 11,959 2026-09-10 18:08:23
216.73.68.0/24 11,861 2026-09-10 18:08:23
216.73.66.0/24 11,845 2026-09-10 18:08:23
216.73.76.0/24 11,843 2026-09-10 18:08:23
216.73.74.0/24 11,842 2026-09-10 18:08:23
216.73.70.0/24 11,836 2026-09-10 18:08:23
216.73.67.0/24 11,827 2026-09-10 18:08:23
216.73.77.0/24 11,812 2026-09-10 18:08:23
216.73.73.0/24 11,807 2026-09-10 18:08:23
216.73.79.0/24 11,807 2026-09-10 18:08:23
216.73.75.0/24 11,802 2026-09-10 18:08:23
142.13.0.0/16 11,769 2026-09-10 18:08:23
198.163.212.0/23 11,757 2026-09-10 18:08:23
216.73.69.0/24 11,756 2026-09-10 18:08:23
216.73.71.0/24 11,743 2026-09-10 18:08:23
198.163.6.0/24 11,683 2026-09-10 18:07:52
198.163.7.0/24 11,628 2026-09-10 18:07:52
198.163.159.0/24 11,500 2026-09-10 18:08:23
198.163.179.0/24 11,424 2026-09-10 18:08:23
216.73.78.0/24 11,187 2026-09-10 18:08:23
198.169.129.0/24 11,186 2026-09-10 18:08:23
198.163.3.0/24 11,083 2026-09-10 18:07:52
198.163.144.0/21 11,032 2026-09-10 18:08:23
198.163.158.0/24 10,951 2026-09-10 18:08:23
216.73.65.0/24 10,792 2026-09-10 18:08:23
192.34.70.0/24 10,788 2026-09-10 18:07:37
216.73.72.0/24 10,671 2026-09-10 18:08:23
198.163.152.0/24 10,655 2026-09-10 18:08:23
198.163.125.0/24 10,441 2026-09-10 18:07:52
206.211.216.0/23 10,241 2026-09-10 18:07:52
198.163.148.0/24 1,885 2026-09-10 13:10:47
198.163.149.0/24 1,884 2026-09-10 13:10:47
198.163.151.0/24 1,871 2026-09-10 13:10:47
198.163.150.0/24 1,871 2026-09-10 13:10:47
198.163.144.0/24 1,871 2026-09-10 13:10:47
198.163.146.0/24 1,870 2026-09-10 13:10:47
198.163.147.0/24 1,869 2026-09-10 13:10:47
198.163.145.0/24 1,867 2026-09-10 13:10:47

Frequently Asked Questions

What is AS16796?

AS16796 is an Autonomous System Number assigned to MERLIN. An ASN identifies a network that controls a specific set of IP addresses and determines how traffic is routed across the internet via BGP (Border Gateway Protocol).

How many IP addresses does AS16796 announce?

AS16796 announces 75.8K IPv4 addresses distributed across 15 routed CIDR prefixes. The network is registered in Canada.

Who operates AS16796?

AS16796 is operated by MERLIN. The organization is based in Canada. You can view all IP ranges and related ASNs on the organization page.

What country is AS16796 registered in?

AS16796 is registered in Canada. This indicates where the network operator is headquartered, though the IP addresses it announces may serve users globally.

Last updated: 2026-09-10 18:11:07 UTC
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