[188117] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Internet Exchanges supporting jumbo frames?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Saku Ytti)
Wed Mar 9 13:33:36 2016
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Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2016 20:29:05 +0200
From: Saku Ytti <saku@ytti.fi>
To: Nick Hilliard <nick@foobar.org>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
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On 9 March 2016 at 20:25, Nick Hilliard <nick@foobar.org> wrote:
> any ixp configuration which requires active polling to ensure correct
> configuration is doomed to failure. You are completely overestimating
> human nature if you believe that the IXP operator can make this work by
> harassing people into configuring the correct mtu, even if the data is
> clear that their systems are misconfigured.
It's not a novel idea, IXPs already do active polling, even ARP
sponges. In a competitive market, hopefully customers will choose the
IXP operator who knows how to ensure minimal pain for the customers.
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