Sorry for the newbie question: Is there a consensus on the maximum network prefix length that can be accepted for announcement between full-routing BGp speakers ? -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Alexandre Leib Grojsgold | tel: + 55 21 542-2746 | | LABORATORIO NACIONAL DE COMPUTACAO CIENTIFICA | fax: + 55 21 295-8499 | | 22.290 Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brasil | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sorry for the newbie question:
Is there a consensus on the maximum network prefix length that can be accepted for announcement between full-routing BGp speakers ?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Alexandre Leib Grojsgold | tel: + 55 21 542-2746 | | LABORATORIO NACIONAL DE COMPUTACAO CIENTIFICA | fax: + 55 21 295-8499 | | 22.290 Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brasil | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The absolute limit is a /32. Depending on whom you talk to and where your prefixen lay, the other values range from /24 to /18. --bill
The absolute limit is a /32.
Well, not always. From: Mark Kosters <markk@internic.net> Subject: Re: IP request To: randy@psg.com (Randy Bush) Date: Tue, 4 Apr 1995 15:07:47 -0400 (EDT) Cc: geertj@ripe.net, davidc@apnic.net, kimh@internic.net Congratulations - you are now a proud owner of 255.255.255.255.0/33.999787334 (registered on a pentium BTW). This unique address is considered routable to all reaches of the Internet. If not, you should flame the providers that will not announce your route and tell them to acquire new routing technology.
1a. Sponsoring Organization: NSF 1b. Contact name (Lastname, Firstname): Goldstein, Steven 1c. Contact title: Program Director, Interagency & International Networking Coordination 1d. Mail Address : 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 1175 Arlington, VA 22230 1e. Phone : +1-703-306-1949 x1119 1f. Net mailbox : sgoldste@nsf.gov 1g. NIC handle (if known):
2a. NIC handle (if known): RB366 2b. Technical POC name (Lastname, Firstname): 2c. Technical POC title: 2d. Mail address : 2e. Phone : 2f. Net Mailbox :
3. Network name: PC-SATIRE
4a. Postal address for main/headquarters network site: 9501 SW Westhaven Portland, OR 97225
4b. Name of Organization: PSGnet
6a. Initially: 1/2 6b. Within one year: 1/2 6c. Within two years: 1/2 6d. Within five years: 1/2
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6e. Initially: -1 6f. Within one year: -1 6g. Within two years: -1 6h. Within five years: -1
7. Reason: a /33 will be all that is needed, it's a Pentium
8. Type of network: politically correct
9. Purpose: satire
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