Re: BGP FlowSpec support on provider networks

[Jared Mauch <jared () puck nether net>]

On Apr 11, 2009, at 12:54 AM, Christopher Morrow wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 6:38 PM, John Payne <john () sackheads org>  
> wrote:
> > On Apr 10, 2009, at 4:27 PM, "Fouant, Stefan" <Stefan.Fouant () neustar biz 
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi folks,
> > >
> > > I am trying to compile data on which providers are currently  
> > > supporting
> > > BGP Flowspec at their edge, if there are any at all.  The few  
> > > providers
> > > I've reached out to have indicated they do not support this and  
> > > have no
> > > intention of supporting this any time in the near future.  I'm also
> > > curious why something so useful as to have the ability to  
> > > advertise flow
> > > specification information in NLRI and distribute filtering  
> > > information
> > > is taking so long to gain a foothold in the industry...
> >
> > Can you name 3 major vendors who support it?  I suspect more  
> > providers would
>
> juniper... and when they dropped the IPR stuff other vendors basically
> walked away :(

Causing consultations with lawyers by others involved with the draft.   
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