2nd Root Server in Europe (fwd)

On Wed, 22 Jan 1997, Ian Mason wrote:

> At 13:08 20/01/97 +0000, Keith N Mitchell wrote:
> >	I don't think there are any sacred cows for any of these here -
> >	if we adjust the LINX policy to meet requirements of the root NS
> >	rather than the other way around, I don't think we break either
> >	of 1 or 2. I don't think it breaks 3. either, but this requirement
> >	will go away when we have a route server in any case.
> 
> If we opt for the root NS to have its own AS then there is no barrier to
> people offering identical routing policy for the LINX and the NS. If it
> shares the LINX AS then it will be impossible to have different policy for
> LINX and the NS. 

Why is that?  Different prefixes in the same AS can be treated differently.

>                  So, if there is a possibility that there will ever be a
> requirement to have different routing policy for the NS and the LINX it
> would seem wise to give the NS its own AS.

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