[1892] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: [NIC-960209.1757] Routing Problem (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Ferguson)
Tue Feb 13 12:45:28 1996
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 12:33:57 -0500
To: jon@branch.com (Jon Zeeff)
From: Paul Ferguson <pferguso@cisco.com>
Cc: chan@mibx.com, loco@MFST.COM, nanog@merit.edu
At 12:18 PM 2/13/96 -0500, Jon Zeeff wrote:
>
>> purposes of aggregation. If there is no sanity in address allocation,
>> we cannot solve the problem.
>
>Let's not forget that the problem is poor router/protocol design and that
>it can be solved. CIDR is a band-aid.
>
CIDR is a hell of a lot more than a band-aid. It extends the life of
IP v4 for an indiscriminate amount of time, and while v6 may be just
around the corner [according to some sources], the same type of CIDR
mechanisms will still be needed.
Let's not be naive.
- paul
