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In einer eMail vom 16.07.2008 17:25:07 Westeuropäische Normalzeit schreibt
iljitsch@muada.com:
(Note that you can easily reverse this problem: today we route to
the
target network and then to the target region. This works
with
incomplete regional interconnection between networks, but it
fails if
different parts of a single network become partitioned.
Hence we spend
a lot of money and effort to make sure that doesn't
happen.)
I must admit: Partitioning is an important and also
interesting problem for which I have no worked out solution yet. But I am
glad about this, because it guarantees to have some fun during a project I
am still hoping for. It will certainly be inspired by the marvelous Google map
zooms.
The solution is rather than to impose 100% geographical
aggregation,
just apply the aggregation when the more specific and
the aggregate
align. If they don't, keep the more specific. This
way, we get to
benefit from the regionality that is clearly present
in the network,
especially outside huge countries like the US and
(presumably) China,
while at the same time not imposing any new
requirements on protocols
or business models.
However, we DO
need to start giving out addresses in a geographically
aggregatable
way, rather than in pseudo-random fashion, the way things
happen
today.
You are absolutely right ! At least an additional such part of
the address.
Heiner
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