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>> Actually, I think the RA (in the context of coordinated routing registries >> and route servers) does provide a gain. Virtually all the RIPE papers (ripe81 >> and derivitives) indicate that a common route registry will become a critical >> component in the internet. (RIPE has had a functioning RS @ mae-east for >> a number of years now) The use of such services has several advantages, >> including reducing the number of peers that you MUST peer with. None of this >> precludes your ability to set up as many bilateral arraingments as you as an >> ISP, feel you need. > > Please be careful about mixing route registries and route servers. I > think each serves different purposes & different arguements can be made > for the usefulness of each. > > I presonally am not yet sure of the usefulness of route servers. > However I do think that route registries are very useful. > [email protected] (Andrew Partan) > I tried to keep it clear, although it can be very confusing. As a point of clarification, is the RIPE engine at mae-e a registry or server? (feel free to jump right in here martin/tony) -- --bill - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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