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Re: CIDR FAQ

  • From: bmanning
  • Date: Wed Aug 16 18:18:26 1995
  • Posted-date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 14:33:24 -0700 (PDT)
> 
> Paul,
> 
> Does that mean that all the internet registries no longer allocate
> /24 (or longer) prefixes that have nothing to do with the actual
> Internet topology (these prefixes aka "portable addresses") ?  Perhaps
> folks from various Internet registries would be able to answer this
> question.

	Immaterial.  What matters is if providers continue
	to route them. 

> CIDR works as long as addresses are assigned in a topologically
> significant fashion. And this precondition is crucial.

	Not quite.  CIDR works. Routing remains stable 
	when providers route prefixes in a topological fashion.

> 
> Yakov.
> 


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--bill