Bill, I think it is better if someone from the inner circle of the Merit IE group respond. Or someone from part of the RA (hey, isn't that you?). :-) --Steve Widmayer ***********************************************************************

From: bmanning@ISI.EDU (Bill Manning) Subject: Re: Additions to the NSFNET policy-based routing database To: skw@merit.edu (Steven K. Widmayer) Date: Sun, 4 Dec 1994 00:01:39 -0800 (PST) Cc: nwg@merit.edu

It's December!!!! (which year? :)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The PRDB and this "NWG report" will be retired in December. Details below. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The following changes have been made to the NSFNET policy-based routing database and will be installed on the backbone by 10:00 EST :

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PRDB CHANGES: (Updated October 25, 1994)

In early December 1994, as part of the transition to the new Global Routing Registry (GRR), the Policy Routing Database (PRDB) will be retired. Many of the functions of the PRDB (including generation of router configurations for NSFNET) will be produced based on data from the Global Routing Registry.

This change to the NSFNET Backbone service will involve the following changes:

- The method for submitting new nets to be routed over AS690 will change. Instead of submitting a NACR to nsfnet-admin@merit.edu, you will need to submit a "route template" to auto-dbm@radb.ra.net .

- Additions and entries to the new registry will be made by the Home AS which creates the route for each net, rather than being submitted by a AS690 peer AS.

- Most of the PRDB reports (listed above) will no longer be produced. Equivalent information for most of these reports is available from the global Routing Registry.

These are major changes to the system. These changes are being made in order to migrate NSFNET customers and the global user community to a Global Routing Registry system, which will be more capable of supporting user needs after the termination of the NSFNET Backbone services in April 1995.

For more information, set your web browser to http://www.ra.net/rrinfo.html , or use anonymous ftp to obtain the files "OVERVIEW" and "transition.plan" from the directory "ftp.ra.net:pub/radb".

Merit would like to minimize the number of problems that this transition may cause you. In order to help us help you through the transition, please send your concerns, your needs, and suggestions on how we can make this happen smoothly to merit-ie@merit.edu.

The archived discussion list "db-disc@merit.edu" also exists for discussion of PRDB and RADB issues. Send a message to "db-disc-request@merit.edu" to subscribe. --Dale Johnson (dsj@merit.edu) --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please send all requests for configuration changes to nsfnet-admin@merit.edu using the NSFNET configuration forms. The forms are available on-line from the nic.merit.edu machine. Use ftp and the anonymous login to get on the machine. Do a "cd nsfnet/announced.networks" and get the files template.net, template.net.README, template.gate, and template.as.

*** Note: As of March 1, 1994, NSFNET AUP NACRs must use the template.net *** (NACR) version 7.1, or the NACR will be returned unprocessed.

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--Steve Widmayer Merit/NSFNET skw@merit.edu --Enke Chen Merit/NSFNET enke@merit.edu --Steven J. Richardson Merit/NSFNET sjr@merit.edu

-- --bill