RE: PI/metro/geo [Re: The state of IPv6 multihoming development]

[Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>]

>> that most schemes folk have for new topologies have not been 
>> realistic in terms of routing table expansion, should not be 
>> taken as isps wanting to suppress information.  that you 
>> can't holiday on mars this weekend is not my fault.
> I am not arguing that the ISP is wrong for wanting to cost
> optimize, or simply stay afloat

i said nothing about cost, staying afloat, ...  i did not go above
layer four.

> just that there are reasons behind the demand for the
> 'unrealistic topologies' and those reasons are just as valid even
> if the proposed topologies are not.

that's nice.  but this is the internet ENGINEERING task force.  we
have the sad problems of dealing with reality.

randy