[33295] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Exchange point networks
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (abha)
Mon Jan 8 16:15:09 2001
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 13:12:47 -0800 (PST)
From: abha <ahuja@wibh.net>
To: "William B. Norton" <wbn@equinix.com>
Cc: Bill Woodcock <woody@zocalo.net>, <nanog@merit.edu>
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> One difference is that Route Servers, like the ones run by Merit RSNG team,
> are based on the Internet Routing Registry, whereas route reflectors are
> not. Route Server routes are re-announced based upon configured IRR policy.
Actually, a key difference is that Merit Route Servers allow for
*multiple* views, whereas route reflectors and (most router-based) route
servers provide only *one* view of routes.
-abha ;)
