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Bill, I think it is better if someone from the inner circle of the Merit IE group respond. Or someone from part of the RA (hey, isn't that you?). :-) --Steve Widmayer *********************************************************************** > From: [email protected] (Bill Manning) > Subject: Re: Additions to the NSFNET policy-based routing database > To: [email protected] (Steven K. Widmayer) > Date: Sun, 4 Dec 1994 00:01:39 -0800 (PST) > Cc: [email protected] > > It's December!!!! (which year? :) > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > The PRDB and this "NWG report" will be retired in December. Details below. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > The following changes have been made to the NSFNET policy-based routing > > database and will be installed on the backbone by 10:00 EST : > > > ....... > > > > PRDB CHANGES: (Updated October 25, 1994) > > > > In early December 1994, as part of the transition to the new Global > > Routing Registry (GRR), the Policy Routing Database (PRDB) will be retired. > > Many of the functions of the PRDB (including generation of router > > configurations for NSFNET) will be produced based on data from the > > Global Routing Registry. > > > > This change to the NSFNET Backbone service will involve the following changes: > > > > - The method for submitting new nets to be routed over AS690 will > > change. Instead of submitting a NACR to [email protected], > > you will need to submit a "route template" to [email protected] . > > > > - Additions and entries to the new registry will be made by the Home > > AS which creates the route for each net, rather than being > > submitted by a AS690 peer AS. > > > > - Most of the PRDB reports (listed above) will no longer be produced. > > Equivalent information for most of these reports is available > > from the global Routing Registry. > > > > > > These are major changes to the system. These changes are being made in > > order to migrate NSFNET customers and the global user community to a > > Global Routing Registry system, which will be more capable of supporting > > user needs after the termination of the NSFNET Backbone services in > > April 1995. > > > > For more information, set your web browser to http://www.ra.net/rrinfo.html , > > or use anonymous ftp to obtain the files "OVERVIEW" and "transition.plan" > > from the directory "ftp.ra.net:pub/radb". > > > > Merit would like to minimize the number of problems that this transition > > may cause you. In order to help us help you through the transition, > > please send your concerns, your needs, and suggestions on how we can > > make this happen smoothly to [email protected] > > > > The archived discussion list "[email protected]" also exists for discussion > > of PRDB and RADB issues. Send a message to "[email protected]" to > > subscribe. > > --Dale Johnson ([email protected]) > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Please send all requests for configuration changes to [email protected] > > using the NSFNET configuration forms. The forms are available on-line > > from the nic.merit.edu machine. Use ftp and the anonymous login to get on the > > machine. Do a "cd nsfnet/announced.networks" and get the files template.net, > > template.net.README, template.gate, and template.as. > > > > *** Note: As of March 1, 1994, NSFNET AUP NACRs must use the template.net > > *** (NACR) version 7.1, or the NACR will be returned unprocessed. > > > > ******************************* > > > > --Steve Widmayer Merit/NSFNET [email protected] > > --Enke Chen Merit/NSFNET [email protected] > > --Steven J. Richardson Merit/NSFNET [email protected] > > > > > > > -- > --bill > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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