Re: More Specifics of Classful Nets

[Tim Wolfe <tim () clipper net>]

On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, Steve E. Powell wrote:

> What if the operator had the capability to accept routes based on
> the ratio of good prefixes to bad prefixes received where a bad
> prefix is defined as a more specific of a classful network or a

So Provider A announces his ten /15 CIDR blocks to Provider B, aggregating
huge numbers of IPs into those ten announcements.  He then wishes to
announce 20 "bad" prefixes from customers of /21 or longer.  Under your
plan, that doesn't fly.  Why is it that we assume that a "large" provider
has to be announcing many routes?

-- Tim

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