North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: BGP announcements and small providers
Isn't it true though that some upstream providers (such as Sprint) filter out anything smaller than /19 and will not carry those routes? Therefore in this example, Sprint clients would not be able to see these smaller providers and vice versa unless he agregates them to /19 or higher and then announces the routes himself? ...David * David Papp | 4907-99 Street | Ph: +1.403.430.0811 * * Manager | Edmonton, Alberta | Fax: +1.403.436.9963 * * OA Internet Inc. | Canada, T6E 4Y1 | Email: [email protected] * On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Paul Ferguson wrote: > If the downstream customers are not multihomed, there's no reason > to run BGP with them; a simple default/static will work just fine. > Also, if you suballocate addresses to them from within your address > space, you can aggregate them. > > This is generally considered a Good Thing. > > - paul - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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