Overview
SoftBank operates a transit or backbone network associated with AS17676.
This record includes the representative IPv4 CIDR 49.252.0.0/16. It is not an exhaustive list of the network’s address space or current routing announcements.
This is a network-origin record, not an exact physical-facility location or proof that a request is automated. Evaluate the ASN and CIDR together with the User-Agent, request path, request rate, session behavior, and application context before enforcement.
Provider and network
- Network / Provider Name
- SoftBank
- Registered / Operating Organization
- SoftBank Corp.
- ISP / Network Operator
- SoftBank Corp.
- ASN
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AS17676 - ASN Name
- SoftBank Corp.
- Network Name
- SoftBank Corp.
- Current Services
- IP backbone, telecommunications transport, broadband connectivity, and downstream network traffic
- Provider Type
- Transit carrier
- Network Type
- Transit backbone
Representative IP range
- Representative IP Version
- IPv4
- Representative IP / CIDR
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49.252.0.0/16 - Range Scope
- Representative
- Range Label
- Representative CIDR
- Range Start
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49.252.0.0 - Range End
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49.252.255.255 - Example IP
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49.252.0.1 - Example IP Decimal
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838598657
Network scope
- Registry Country
- JP
Traffic and handling
- Traffic Classification
- Network Infrastructure Traffic
- Traffic Label
- Transit / Carrier
- Risk Level
- Low
- Recommended Action
- Use for routing context only. Do not block a transit ASN or representative backbone range as though it identifies the originating customer.
- Default Rule Action
- Log
- Common Pattern
- Transit and backbone ranges provide routing context and may carry traffic for many unrelated downstream networks.
- Detection Notes
- Match AS17676 and representative CIDR 49.252.0.0/16, then confirm the actual origin network, request identity, and behavior before enforcement.