[33313] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Exchange point networks
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com)
Mon Jan 8 19:21:46 2001
From: bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com
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To: hardie@equinix.com
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 23:52:00 +0000 (UCT)
Cc: woody@zocalo.net (Bill Woodcock), deen@slt.lk, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <200101081731.JAA07786@nemo.corp.equinix.com> from "hardie@equinix.com" at Jan 08, 2001 09:31:27 AM
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> Bill Woodcock writes:
> > DNS for the block provides useful information about which ISP they're
> > associated with, and contact info, and so forth. IP addresses are
> > available for this purpose from Bill Manning, bmanning@ep.net, who also
> > provides a management infrastructure for registering the in-addr names and
> > contact information.
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> RIRs may also set aside addresses to be used for exchange points, and
> you may want to check with your local RIR for this address space. It
> is generally a good thing to establish a relationship with the local
> RIR in any case.
>
> regards,
> Ted Hardie
I'll agree that working with an IR is a good thing. However
it really doesn't have to be the incubent RIR. LIRs work as
well as folks (such as myself) with pre-RIR delegations.
Its also true that having the address space held by a neutral party
(not the realestate folks, the telco/transit guild, or the
content farmers) can enhance the value and longevity of the
exchange.
--bill
