Much like zip codes for the U.S. postal system, the Internet uses Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs). Paul Gampe, CTO of Console Inc., explains the idea of automating of Layer 2 and Layer 3 connections so that enterprises no longer need to know about ASNs or BGP complexities when establishing a direct link to another enterprise or cloud service provider.
See 1-minute video: https://youtu.be/aQbaSsOUfHM