Re: Location of upstream connections & BGP templates

["Scott Weeks" <surfer () mauigateway com>]

--- steve () ibctech ca wrote:
From: Steve Bertrand <steve () ibctech ca>

layered. My thinking is that my 'upstream' connections should be moved
out of the core, and onto the edge. My reasoning for this is so that I

What do other providers do? Are your transit peers connected directly to
the core? I can understand such a setup for transit-only providers, but
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Border, core, access.  

Border routers only connect the core to the upstreams.  They do nothing else.  No acls, just prefix filters.  For 
example, block 1918 space from leaving your network.  Block other bad stuff from leaving your network too.  Allow in 
only what you're expecting from the upstream; again 1918 space, etc.  They can fat finger like anyone else.

Core is for moving bits as efficiently as possible: no acls; no filters.

Connect downstream BGP customers to access routers that participate in the iBGP mesh.  Filter them only allowing what 
they're supposed to advertise.  They'll mess it up a lot if they're like my customers by announcing everything under 
the sun.  Filter what you're announcing to them.  You can fat finger just as well as anyone else.  ;-)

scott