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Re: Hurricane Electric AS6939


From: Jared Mauch <jared () puck nether net>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:16:54 -0400



On Oct 13, 2020, at 7:29 PM, Aaron Gould <aaron1 () gvtc com> wrote:

Do y’all like HE for Internet uplink?  I’m thinking about using them for 100gig in Texas.  It would be for my 
eyeballs ISP.  We currently have Spectrum, Telia and Cogent.

No.  Too many problems with scenic routing due to lack of BGP communities to control route advertisements.

Also the usual lack of full table issue due to route suppression on their transits based on AFI.

I’m sure it works well for many people, but if you are large enough you need to do any form of TE the lack of BGP 
communities is a major issue.

- Jared

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