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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Multi-homing - service provider issues
On Thu, Apr 06, 2000, Dustin Goodwin wrote: > > Well from sentiment I pick up from nanog lists and last nanog meeting it > does not seem many provides are actually worried about the size of the > internet routing table anymore. Use to be the main objection to routing > table growth was the fear of core routers become expensive space heaters . I > am inferring here that routers have caught up and then some handling larger > and larger tables. So why is there still so much resistances to supporting > multi-homed customers that, shock horror, involves providers advertising > more discreet routes that are in the middle of their cider blocks? I am > guessing administrative overhead is main objection now. The whole > micro-allocation conversation show provider willingness to allow growth in > the routing tables. I have my flame retardant suit on so go for it. Just because people might not fear their routers melting under large network tables doesn't mean tomorrow they want 100,000 /30's in their routing tables. The resistance is there so people who really positively have no other choice - there are lots of other possibilities, and if some unexpected sideeffect of lots of /30's pop up, the entire internet suffers rather than just one customer. Adrian
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