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dontaing bgp config files [Re: Risk of Internet collapse grows]


From: Ratul Mahajan <ratul () cs washington edu>
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 23:03:22 -0800 (PST)



since we are on the subject of availability of good data, i'd like to ask
the list what i have been contemplating for some time now.

understanding of routing (especially inter-domain) in the research
community is really primitive. this precludes us from having realistic
routing models. we recently started working on understanding prevalent
inter-domain routing policies. the ultimate goal is to improve the
efficiency, robustness and expressiveness of routing protocols.
http://www.cs.washington.edu/research/networking/policy-inference/

if you run a network that has choices to make (more than one BGP speaking
neighbor), you can help us by donating your bgp config files.  abstracted
or anonymized versions are ok.
http://www.cs.washington.edu/research/networking/policy-inference/donation.html

further down the road, we'll need your help to better understand our
findings. if you are willing to answer our (possibly naive) questions,
please respond off-list; i am compiling a list of folks whom i can pester 
for answers.

thanks,
        -- ratul


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