On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:11:30AM -0400, Sharlon R. Carty wrote:
Hello NANOG,
I like would to know what are best practices for an internet exchange. I have some concerns about the following; Can the IXP members use RFC 1918 ip addresses for their peering? Can the IXP members use private autonomous numbers for their peering?
Maybe the answer is obviuos, but I like to know from any IXP admins what their setup/experiences have been.
-- --sharlon
15 years into the exchange trade has given me the following insights: RFC1918 space can be used - but virtually everyone who starts there migrates to globally unique space. Private ASNs - same deal. Private ASNs tend to have special treatment inside ISPs - so path matching gets you in the end. --bill