[5739] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Inter-provider relations
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bmanning@ISI.EDU)
Sat Oct 26 01:01:40 1996
From: bmanning@ISI.EDU
To: robert@portal.dx.net (Robert Laughlin)
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 21:57:28 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: rob@elite.exodus.net, lart@cais.net, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.89.9610250926.A28257-0100000@portal> from "Robert Laughlin" at Oct 25, 96 09:35:44 am
> What would help, would be a way to reduce the effort involved in setting up
> these peerings. At the DC Nanog, I proposed a Multilateral Universal
> Peering arrangement, consisting of an agreement and a few changes to the
> RAs, specifically in the area of macros or include statments. It would
> work this way: any provider who wished to (and met the criteria?), could
> sign the agreement and with a few changes to the RA macro, be peered
> thru the RAs to all the other signatories. The model today requires
> N*(N-1) discussions, with N approaching 100 at Mae-East, this is a waste
> of resources. Unfortunately the needed software changes to the RAs is not
> yet ready, but once it is, I plan to try and get this effort started.
>
> Best Regards,
> Robert Laughlin
>
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MLPA: _MultiLateral_Peering_Araigments_ are supported in the RA Route Servers.
There is an existant MLPA process in place at both the AADS and PB Naps.
--bill
