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Re: Upstream BGP community support
From: isabel dias <isabeldias1 () yahoo com>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 04:21:07 -0800 (PST)
There is always a peering policy in place and I am sure you have a few requirements in mind and you will be evaluating costs carefully as well as options thoroughly before making a decision on which SP to go for. I am sure technical teams are flexifle to accomodate some bespoke private peering connections and have defined transit products in place so you can always negotiate your timescales w/ them as well as your technical needs. ----- Original Message ---- From: Paul Wall <pauldotwall () gmail com> To: Randy Bush <randy () psg com> Cc: nanog () nanog org Sent: Sun, November 1, 2009 2:03:26 AM Subject: Re: Upstream BGP community support On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Randy Bush <randy () psg com> wrote:
while i can understand folk's wanting to signal upstream using communities, and i know it's all the rage. one issue needs to be raised.
BGP communities are all the rage? I don't think this is new concept or fad. Signaling behaviors as well as informing users of types of routes have been around for awhile. For example, RFC1998 (Aug 1996) outlines some of these behaviors with modifying local preference. Even Sprint was advertising the ability to not advertise or prepend to individual peers back in 2002 (http://web.archive.org/web/20020607092619/www.sprintlink.net/policy/bgp.html).
so i ain't sayin' don't do it. after all, who would deny you the ability to show off your bgp macho?
How is providing better capabilities for your customers macho? People have been using these knobs 10 years ago and it worked then (just as well as it works now). Drive Slow (as there are trick-or-treaters out tonight)
Current thread:
- Re: Upstream BGP community support Randy Bush (Nov 01)
- Re: Upstream BGP community support Karl Auer (Nov 01)
- Re: Upstream BGP community support Tony Varriale (Nov 01)
- Re: Upstream BGP community support Patrick W. Gilmore (Nov 01)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Upstream BGP community support isabel dias (Nov 01)
- Re: Upstream BGP community support Valdis . Kletnieks (Nov 01)
- Re: Upstream BGP community support Randy Bush (Nov 02)
- Re: Upstream BGP community support Matthew Petach (Nov 02)
- Re: Upstream BGP community support Randy Bush (Nov 02)
- Re: Upstream BGP community support Steve Bertrand (Nov 01)
- Re: Upstream BGP community support Richard A Steenbergen (Nov 01)
- Re: Upstream BGP community support Steve Bertrand (Nov 01)
- Re: Upstream BGP community support Steve Bertrand (Nov 01)
- Re: Upstream BGP community support Steve Bertrand (Nov 01)
- Re: Upstream BGP community support joel jaeggli (Nov 01)
- Re: Upstream BGP community support Steve Bertrand (Nov 01)
- Re: Upstream BGP community support Richard A Steenbergen (Nov 01)
- Re: Upstream BGP community support Karl Auer (Nov 01)