Re: Routing based proposals [Re: Draft of updated WG charter]

[Brian E Carpenter <brc@zurich.ibm.com>]

Right, but I specifically mentioned routing algorithms, not policy,
or local changes in edge routers.

Anyway, as Kurtis said, it's time for drafts.

  Brian

Pekka Savola wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 11 Jan 2004, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> > So far, nobody has come to multi6 with a proposal based on changes to
> > inter-domain routing. Absent any such proposal, we won't be working
> > on this approach. So the challenge to people who think there is an
> > IDR-based option is clear. Until then, I suggest we don't waste our
> > time discussing it.
> >
> > Actually, we don't have any proposals based on any kind of change to
> > routing algorithms, as far as I can see.
> 
> There have been a few, but they typically propose changes to the
> policy, rather than the algorithms.
> 
> Michel Py's MHAP deploys a new inter-domain mapping/rewriting system.
> This has been stale for a while.
> 
> Masataka Ohta's, e2e architecture calls for a drastic reduction of DFZ
> size, requiring policy changes.
> 
> My ASN-PI document (which I'm not sure is the right thing to do)
> proposes a method for bigger and older organizations to get PI space.
> 
> The first one is probably a routing-based solution, by all
> definitions.  The rest may also be.
> 
> --
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