RFC 4271                         BGP-4
  b) AS_PATH (Type Code 2):
            AS_PATH is a well-known mandatory attribute that is composed
            of a sequence of AS path segments.  Each AS path segment is
            represented by a triple 
.
            The path segment type is a 1-octet length field with the
            following values defined:
               Value      Segment Type
               1         AS_SET: unordered set of ASes a route in the
                            UPDATE message has traversed
               2         AS_SEQUENCE: ordered set of ASes a route in
                            the UPDATE message has traversed
            The path segment length is a 1-octet length field,
            containing the number of ASes (not the number of octets) in
            the path segment value field.
            The path segment value field contains one or more AS
            numbers, each encoded as a 2-octet length field.
            Usage of this attribute is defined in 5.1.2.