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Re: PI vs PA Address Space


From: "Michael F. Nittmann" <nittmann () wis com>
Date: Thu, 18 May 1995 16:45:41 -0500 (CDT)

no, I am not. I don't bend reality to adapt to my disbility, but find 
solutions to challenges offered.


Mike

(and i don't whine but work on it)

On Thu, 18 May 1995 bmanning () ISI EDU 
wrote:

Eventually routers stopped being able to handle full routing
in 16Mb of memory, and suddenly the very real cost of
carrying routing information around became clear to a number
of providers: how much did replacing a bunch of mostly-AGS+
routers with 64Mb Cisco 7000-series routers cost?


This memory jump has occured more than once.  I remember 4 and 8 meg
routers.  16 meg boxen were deamed large enough when they were created.
The leap to 64 is just another step in the process.

nothing longer than /18 or /19 (it's /18 now, but it's
not entirely inflexible, and dialogues continue) will 
have global scope.

As an aside, is anyone else besides Sprint behind this /18
model?  I know that Sean is a big proponent but I have heard
no other public comment on this. (well there was one, which
indicated that the community had reached consenses on this point,
which is why I ask.)


--bill


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