SOUTHWEST-NET Southwest Network Corporation is a registry label with no public-source corroboration. The ASN AS206916 is actually assigned to Get-Net LLC, a Russian ISP, and is currently inactive. The profile emphasizes the risk of misattribution, limited operating surface, and the need for monitoring registry and routing changes. The main value is preventing false identification while providing a baseline for future dependency analysis.

SOUTHWEST-NET Southwest Network Corporation

The name 'SOUTHWEST-NET Southwest Network Corporation' appears in a single internet registry record for autonomous system AS206916, but no public source confirms that any such company exists. The actual entity behind AS206916 is Get-Net LLC, a Russian internet service provider and hosting operator. The autonomous system is inactive, with no announced prefixes, peers, upstreams, or downstreams.

The profile emphasizes the risk of misattribution and the limited operating surface of the label.

Why It Matters

If AS206916 were activated or repurposed, it could become a routing dependency, forcing operators to reassess path trust. Conversely, correcting the misidentification prevents false attribution under an unverified corporate name. Currently, the impact is low, confined to registry hygiene, but any change in the autonomous system's status would elevate its significance for internet infrastructure monitoring.

What Public Sources Show

The name “SOUTHWEST-NET Southwest Network Corporation” appears in a single internet registry record for autonomous system AS206916, but no public source—including the ASN’s own operator records—confirms that any company of that name exists. The actual entity behind this ASN is Get-Net LLC, a Russian internet service provider and hosting operator.

Public evidence shows AS206916 is assigned to Get-Net LLC under the RIPE registry, with the AS name GTN-HOST-AS, and it is currently inactive: no announced prefixes, no peers, no upstreams or downstreams. The ASN was allocated in January 2018 and last updated in December 2021.

Get-Net LLC actively operates another autonomous system, AS196691, which functions as a regional ISP with 1,280 IPv4 addresses, 36 hosted domains, and an open peering policy. Its services include IPv4 leasing, colocation, dedicated servers, VPS, internet access, telephony, and TV, according to its website get-net.ru.

The domain get-net.ru is registered to Get-Net Ltd until 2026, while the website lists company details for Get-Net Global OU—a separate legal entity in Estonia. The relationships among these three Get-Net entities remain unresolved, complicating any firm assessment of corporate structure.

The immediate impact of this profile is low: an inactive ASN with no routing presence does not create dependency for other networks. However, misidentifying it as “Southwest Network Corporation” could mislead threat analysts, abuse handlers, or routing engineers about where responsibility lies.

If AS206916 were activated, began announcing routes, or had its registry records updated, it could become a new transit or origin point for internet traffic, forcing operators who peer with Get-Net to reassess path trust. The control surfaces that matter are the RIPE registry objects for both ASNs and the get-net.ru domain.

Readers should watch for changes to the RIPE aut-num object for AS206916, any BGP announcement originating from that ASN, and any public document that credibly links the Southwest Network Corporation name to a real organization. The unresolved corporate relationships among Get-Net LLC, Get-Net Ltd, and Get-Net Global OU also merit attention, as they could affect jurisdiction and liability analysis.

Operating Surface

The subject is a label in a RIPE registry record for AS206916; the actual operating entity behind that autonomous system is Get-Net LLC, a Russian hosting and telecom company. The role of the subject name itself is limited to a registry artifact of unknown origin, with no supporting public corporate records. Its significance lies solely in the potential confusion it could cause if mistaken for a real entity.

Tracking this subject matters because misattribution of network resources could mislead analysts about ownership and jurisdiction. Changes to AS206916—such as activation, BGP announcements, or registry updates—could create new routing dependencies or shift abuse attribution for networks that rely on or peer with Get-Net's infrastructure. The profile also serves as a monitoring baseline the operator behind the label.

Watchpoints

This name is likely a stale or erroneous label; the actual operator is a stable Russian hosting/ISP firm with two ASNs, one active. The strategic importance lies in preventing misattribution and monitoring Get-Net’s network evolution.

Watch for any RIPE object modification for AS206916, BGP announcements from that ASN, or new evidence linking the Southwest name to a corporate entity. Also monitor corporate consolidation among Get-Net variants.

Direct RIPE database capture for AS206916, historical WHOIS data for the ASN, current live BGP/RPKI status for AS206916, and clarification of the relationship between Get-Net LLC, Get-Net Ltd, and Get-Net Global OU are missing.

Sources

• Internet registry record - public-source identity and registry context for SOUTHWEST-NET Southwest Network Corporation.
• ipinfo.io - Identifies AS206916 as Get-Net LLC with website get-net.ru, country Russia, registry RIPE, inactive ASN type, zero IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, no known IP ranges, no peers, no upstreams, no downstreams, allocated January 22, 2018, and updated December 9, 2021.
• Registry RDAP / WHOIS record - Mirrors RIPE WHOIS data for AS206916 showing aut-num AS206916, as-name GTN-HOST-AS, org ORG-GL362-RIPE, org-name Get-Net LLC, country RU, org-type LIR, status ASSIGNED, created January 22, 2018, and last-modified December 9, 2021.
• Operator website - The Get-Net public site describes IPv4 rental, hosting in a Get-Net data center, custom software, Internet access, telephony, TV, Wi-Fi hotspot, domain names, VPS, colocation, dedicated servers, IP rental, and services for telecom operators, businesses, and private clients; it lists company details for Get-Net Global OU.
• PeeringDB network profile - PeeringDB lists Get-Net LLC for AS196691 with website get-net.ru/en, network type Cable/DSL/ISP, AS-set RIPE::AS-GET-NET, regional geographic scope, open peering policy, and 5-10Gbps traffic level.
• ipinfo.io - IPinfo identifies AS196691 as Get-Net LLC, website get-net.ru, ASN type ISP, 1,280 IPv4 addresses, 36 hosted domains, allocation date March 25, 2009, and update date December 18, 2023.
• Registry RDAP / WHOIS record - Shows get-net.ru as a registered, delegated, verified domain with registrant organization Get-Net Ltd, created October 26, 2009, and paid until October 26, 2026 in the mirrored WHOIS data.
• RIPE registry record - Documents that RIPEstat AS Overview returns ASN holder and announcement-status context for a queried ASN, which explains the role of the supplied RIPEstat AS206916 endpoint as registry/routing evidence rather than company identity by itself.