Why don't we dump IP routeing and have one big supernet on one big bridge peice of ethernet? Wouldn't life be simple!

It would still be difficult to tune traffic without my /24 annoucements being heard. It could work if we used global 802.1q tags instead of ASN's, although it probably would help if we add a couple octets to the VLAN ID. The equivalent of as_path could be stored similar to IP RR, moving processing overhead to a lower layer. We would also need a global tag registry, which I would be happy to host in our world-class NOC. It's a great place to work, and stays toasty warm even on cold winter days. Dalph "Wiggum" Roncaster principal, WiggumwerksGhostNetwork.com div. of Mad Clue Consulting Group Get your free encrypted email at https://www.hushmail.com