Re: A call for the future. Was: Re: Verio Decides what parts ofthe internet to drop

The phone system doesn't require anything close to millions of routes for LNP. Instead, at the time of call setup, there is a lookup that performs the translation between the portable number (which is the logical address) and the physical address (which to date is still mostly statically routed using a well-defined hierarchy based upon physical location).

and here is where the anology breaks down. a second or two of call setup may be acceptable for establishing a phone call. it would be a disaster on a per-packet basis. ip is a connectionless protocol. before hitting the reply key, think about that. randy