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Re: Interconnects
From: "Stephen J. Wilcox" <steve () opaltelecom co uk>
Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 11:14:47 +0100 (BST)
On Fri, 17 May 2002, Sean Donelan wrote:
On Fri, 17 May 2002 bmanning () karoshi com wrote:perhaps better late than never... PAIX & LINX both have IPv6 capabilities at/on the exchange fabric(s). I am not aware that Equinix has taken that step.Uhm, another dumb question. Why does the operator of a layer 2 exchange care (or know) what protocols your are using? IPv4, IPv6, heck I remember seeing Appletalk, OSI and DECNET on MAE-EAST. What consenting network operators do....
LINX for example permits very specifically IPv4 only, no multicast including routing protocols etc, no mac broadcasts ie spantree. I think theres a danger on very large switching fabrics that if youre not specific things will happen that are detrimental to all members.. all major switching problems I know of at LINX were caused by members doing something not permitted by the rules... Just because you -could- do something without the operator knowing doesnt mean you should, the rules are there for everyones protection and I think the fact that when people do things they shouldnt it has caused problems speaks for itself in that respect. Steve
What step does Equinix (or any other layer 2 exchange) need to do? The ATM NAPs might have an issue due to ATM/ARP, but even then I suspect two consenting network operators could use static IPv6 ARP tables without the NAP operator doing anything.
Current thread:
- Re: Interconnects, (continued)
- Re: Interconnects bmanning (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Sean Donelan (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Stephen Stuart (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Stephen Griffin (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects bmanning (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Mark Kent (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects bmanning (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects bmanning (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects bmanning (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Stephen J. Wilcox (May 18)
- Re: Interconnects Marshall Eubanks (May 18)
- Re: Interconnects Stephen J. Wilcox (May 18)
- Re: Interconnects Ralph Doncaster (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Alex Rubenstein (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Paul Vixie (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects alex (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Paul Vixie (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Alex Rubenstein (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Paul Vixie (May 17)