Re: Link-state EGP

On Sat, 23 Aug 2025, Saku Ytti via NANOG wrote:

But I'm sure there are more obvious weaknesses that don't immediately spring to mind.

Bootstrap problem. You need the ASN/prefix list to go onto the box before it can do anything, and you need to keep updating it. And yes, the TE aspect is going to be a big pushback, as this would mean lots of tricks people use today wouldn't work anymore. We have an deaggr ratio of close to 3 vs optimal, and your proposal would basically take away that tool. -- Mikael Abrahamsson email: swmike@swm.pp.se