1 Dec
2011
1 Dec
'11
12:03 p.m.
AGGREGATOR is an optional transitive attribute of length 6.
-- In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
Typical, because: AGGREGATOR is an optional transitive attribute of length 6. The attribute contains the last AS number that formed the aggregate route (encoded as 2 octets), followed by the IP address of the BGP speaker that formed the aggregate route (encoded as 4 octets). Usage of this attribute is described in 5.1.7 And what to do with 4-byte AS-numbers then? That would explain the 8 bytes. regards, Igor