[1259] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Sprint BGP filters in 207.x.x.x?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bmanning@ISI.EDU)
Wed Dec 13 15:00:38 1995
From: bmanning@ISI.EDU
To: jon@branch.com (Jon Zeeff)
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 11:39:57 -0800 (PST)
Cc: dsiegel@rtd.com, cook@cookreport.com, dmbarton@mci.net, smd@chops.icp.net,
freedman@netaxs.com, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <m0tPwiv-000Nj8C@aero.branch.com> from "Jon Zeeff" at Dec 13, 95 02:20:16 pm
>
> > Depends on the situation as to whether it's detrimental. Proxy-aggregation,
> > as this is called, can alter traffic patterns in dual-homed situations. The
> > change is not always bad, though it is often un-desirable.
> >
> > In general, proxy-aggregation is good for everybody.
>
> If we had a good method for people to indicate routes that they didn't want to
> be aggregated, then more proxy aggregation could be done safely.
>
If I may... The idea of using a routing registry for
this purpose has been suggested before. I still think
it is a valid approach. Could be very useful in assisting
with better proxy aggregation for all.
--bill
