AS13579: the INFOTEC CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION E INNOVACION EN TECNOLOGIAS DE LA INFORMACION Y COMUNICACION network

AS13579 is an internet Autonomous System operated by INFOTEC CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION E INNOVACION EN TECNOLOGIAS DE LA INFORMACION Y COMUNICACION (Mexico). Here is what that means and why this number may show up when you investigate a connection on your network.

What is AS13579?

An Autonomous System (ASN) is a block of networks under a single control with its own routing policy on the internet. The number AS13579 was assigned to INFOTEC CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION E INNOVACION EN TECNOLOGIAS DE LA INFORMACION Y COMUNICACION by an RIR (regional internet registry). All traffic entering or leaving that network is announced under this number.

Reach on the internet

AS13579 currently announces 20 IPv4 block(s), totaling about 22 thousand addresses (22,016 in all), registered in Mexico. Services from INFOTEC CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION E INNOVACION EN TECNOLOGIAS DE LA INFORMACION Y COMUNICACION are reached through these addresses.

What it means to see AS13579 on your network

When you investigate where a connection from your computer or phone comes from (or goes to), you may find AS13579. That means the other end sits on the INFOTEC CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION E INNOVACION EN TECNOLOGIAS DE LA INFORMACION Y COMUNICACION network (Mexico). It can be legitimate — a cloud service, an ISP, a CDN — or an unexpected connection worth checking.

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