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Re: Intra/Inter - was Inet-II

  • From: Curtis Villamizar
  • Date: Mon Oct 14 12:55:18 1996 
In message <[email protected]>, Paul Ferguson write
s:
> Herr Manning,
> 
> At 11:15 AM 10/11/96 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
> 
> >> 
> >> You mean that routing protocols need to take account of policies? ;-)
> >> 
> >> Or do you mean that BGP isn't good enough?
> >> 
> >> Michael Dillon                   -               ISP & Internet Consulting
> >
> >Yes... (silly :)
> >Yes... (serious)
> >
> >BGP has a number of serious flaws.  The more complex the routing mesh, the
> >more they will become visable.  And if what I see is correct, IDRP, the 
> >BGP heir, has the same sets of problems.
> >
> 
> Another suggestion? Lacking one, one might suggest that the complexity
> of the 'mesh' needs to be simplified.
> 
> - paul


Paul,

It's that sloppy multiprovider model.  Let's go back to one NSFNET
core.  :-)

Curtis

ps- For the *extremely* humor impaired -- I'm just joking.  I'm not
seriously suggesting that.  I am suggesting to Paul through (friendly)
sarcasm that we have to live with routing complexity.
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