[ipv6-wg] The DFZ and supernetting

On man, september 19, 2011 11:38, Jasper Jans wrote:
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> I have been wondering - since BGP is all about reachability as a goal and
> not
> so much optimal routing/best path/etc. is the easy solution for growth in
> the
> DFZ not overly simple? The way I see it you will end up with three sets of
> routes
> that you will need to carry on your routers:
>
> 1) Own customer routes - these can be any prefix length between /48 and
> /64
> 2) Other LIRs aggregates in same RIR region - these are /32 and bigger
> 3) Supernets for other RIR regions - these are /12 or larger

... geo adressing? :-)


anyway, about #3, how should be it implemented in practice? Who should
carry others route in DFZ between regions, and who should distribute it to
others? Should RIPE/ARIN/APNIC etc "pay" someone to make region<>region
communication possible?



and yeah, the idea is sound and I agree but can't really see an easy way
to implement it today...

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