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Re: BGP4 COMMUNITY attribute

From: algold () lambda lncc br (Alexandre Leib Grojsgold)
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 16:26:22 -0300 (GRNLNDST)

Regardless of the COMMUNITY attribute being pushed further or not, one
must keep in mind that an AS will only advertise to other AS's  the route it
has selected itself as "best route".

It means that one's ability to influence routing decisions of ASes "far
away" is minimal, not to say =zero.

Alexandre.
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Current thread:

BGP4 COMMUNITY attribute Walter Towbin (Mar 27)
- Re: BGP4 COMMUNITY attribute John W. Stewart III (Mar 27)
  - Re: BGP4 COMMUNITY attribute John Scudder (Mar 27)
    - Re: BGP4 COMMUNITY attribute Dave Siegel (Mar 28)
- Re: BGP4 COMMUNITY attribute Paul Knight (Mar 27)
  - Re: BGP4 COMMUNITY attribute Alexandre Leib Grojsgold (Mar 27)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: BGP4 COMMUNITY attribute Paul G. Donner (Mar 27)
  - Re: BGP4 COMMUNITY attribute John W. Stewart III (Mar 27)
    - Re: BGP4 COMMUNITY attribute Randy Bush (Mar 27)
- Re: BGP4 COMMUNITY attribute Paul G. Donner (Mar 27)
  - Re: BGP4 COMMUNITY attribute John W. Stewart III (Mar 27)
- Re: BGP4 COMMUNITY attribute George Matey (Mar 30)