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>> map-exchanging scheme), three huge churny databases >> (the mapping of information to URL, the mapping of >> hostname to IP address and the mapping of IP addresses to >> paths) >Just for the record, I *was* kidding. I don't actually think I have the time >or expertise to make it work. However, I think the idea is worth looking at. >Two of the "three huge churny databases" (info to URL, url to IP) already are >in place, and I bet the overhead involved in an un-cached IP lookup is a lot >more than that of an SPF walk through a BGP tree. Some people already have a database of IP address to path that is used to more effectively route traffic from caching proxy hierarchies over multiple international connections. ******************************************************** Michael Dillon voice: +1-650-482-2840 Senior Systems Architect fax: +1-650-482-2844 PRIORI NETWORKS, INC. http://www.priori.net "The People You Know. The People You Trust." ********************************************************
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