filtering long prefixes

Sean Doran smd at icp.net
Thu Sep 21 22:58:02 UTC 1995


Yup, 206.12/16 is the first area that jumped out at me after
noting that many /19s and longer under 206/8 can easily be aggregated
under /16s or better.

Is Herb Kugel still the IP registrar for Canada?  

One thing to note right now is that because of the 206.12/16
prefix itself, traffic to subnets of 206.12/16 that aren't heard
within SprintLink will get delivered to InternetMCI, which announces
the /16 to us.

Unless InternetMCI changes its configurations to do similar
filtering, they may end up dumping traffic for subnets of
206.12/16 onto the MAE or NAP where they receive it from AS 1239.

If they change the configuration, then they will follow the
longest prefixes they have, which may be the /16, and deliver
the traffic appropriately.

At that point, some traffic for non-CA*Net sites will hit
CA*Net, and whether it gets delivered or not deepends on
local connectivity within Canada.   It'll work handily for
sites that peer with CA*Net or BCNet (which seems to be
the CA*Net member that announces 202.12/16).

Such is the price of geographical allocation.

Something to be considered by the folks who recommend that approach.

Sample traceroutes follow.

	Sean.

P.S.: This raises an interesting point that has been raised
	in private email to various folks concerned with
	206/8: if local aggregation cannot be done, then
	I suppose it would be easy enough to have some
	well-connected provider somewhere generate a prefix
that is 18 bits long or shorter and deliver to the subnets 
appropriately.  Whether this would be done out of the goodness
of that provider's well-connected heart, or for a fee, is
an interesting question.
- --
: chops.icp.net-MHRC ; traceroute 206.12.101.1
traceroute to 206.12.101.1 (206.12.101.1), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
 1  sl-hrn-1-E5.sprintlink.net (199.0.55.1)  5.006 ms  5.927 ms  4.424 ms
 2  sl-fw-8-S3/0-T1.sprintlink.net (144.228.38.61)  44.53 ms  40.226 ms  40.043 ms
 3  sl-fw-6-F0/0.sprintlink.net (144.228.30.6)  41.199 ms  39.808 ms  39.474 ms
 4  sl-ana-1-H2/0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.10.30)  73.9 ms  63.938 ms  63.856 ms
 5  sl-ana-2-F0/0.sprintlink.net (144.228.70.2)  67.004 ms  63.935 ms  64.846 ms
 6  sl-stk-6-H2/0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.10.25)  75.445 ms  115.007 ms  130.088 ms
 7  sl-mae-w-H1/0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.10.46)  120.591 ms  75.239 ms  74.903 ms
 8  mae-west.SanFrancisco.mci.net (198.32.136.12)  106.208 ms  84.766 ms  84.696 ms
 9  mae-west.net99.net (198.32.136.16)  91.729 ms  81.322 ms  185.042 ms
10  seattle-1-E0.net99.net (204.157.228.50)  121.525 ms  119.73 ms  118.15 ms
11  cortland/C4-0/T1.net99.net (204.157.10.50)  123.203 ms  123.439 ms  119.942 ms
12  cyber/westnet.cyberstore.ca (199.45.68.6)  136.102 ms  125.274 ms  136.192 ms
13  vanrs001.cyberstore.ca (199.45.66.251)  106.903 ms  115.651 ms  107.9 ms
14  sl-chi-4-S3/2-T1.sprintlink.net (144.228.54.37)  103.651 ms  106.569 ms  106.307 ms
15  sl-chi-6-F0/0.sprintlink.net (144.228.50.6)  153.965 ms  221.79 ms  224.213 ms
16  sl-chi-nap-H1/0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.56.10)  106.431 ms  105.126 ms  107.66 ms
17  aads-F.mci.net (198.32.130.227)  111.367 ms  111.693 ms  109.686 ms
18  border2-hssi1-0.Chicago.mci.net (204.70.25.5)  104.894 ms  109.886 ms  106.115 ms
19  core-fddi-1.Chicago.mci.net (204.70.3.81)  136.612 ms  159.454 ms  245.642 ms
20  core1-hssi-2.NorthRoyalton.mci.net (204.70.1.94)  104.756 ms  109.119 ms  109.809 ms
[ and goes around in circles, because this prefix doesn't seem to be
 pointed at anything...]

: chops.icp.net-MHRC ; traceroute 206.12.117.1
traceroute to 206.12.117.1 (206.12.117.1), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
 1  sl-hrn-1-E5.sprintlink.net (199.0.55.1)  4.724 ms  2.708 ms  3.42 ms
 2  sl-fw-8-S3/0-T1.sprintlink.net (144.228.38.61)  43.637 ms  39.825 ms  39.304 ms
 3  sl-fw-6-F0/0.sprintlink.net (144.228.30.6)  52.659 ms  42.551 ms  41.278 ms
 4  sl-ana-1-H2/0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.10.30)  71.023 ms  64.961 ms  63.816 ms
 5  sl-ana-2-F0/0.sprintlink.net (144.228.70.2)  67.1 ms  63.442 ms  64.288 ms
 6  sl-stk-6-H2/0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.10.25)  76.548 ms  72.84 ms  73.785 ms
 7  sl-mae-w-H1/0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.10.46)  79.905 ms  75.496 ms  74.788 ms
 8  mae-west.SanFrancisco.mci.net (198.32.136.12)  89.111 ms  87.641 ms  217.096 ms
 9  t3-0.enss144.t3.nsf.net (192.203.230.253)  107.938 ms  95.99 ms  96.662 ms
10  t3-3.cnss8.San-Francisco.t3.ans.net (140.222.8.4)  99.96 ms  95.953 ms  109.311 ms
11  t3-1.cnss88.Seattle.t3.ans.net (140.222.88.2)  112.245 ms  113.35 ms  111.012 ms
12  cnss93.Seattle.t3.ans.net (140.222.88.197)  127.135 ms  114.558 ms  114.102 ms
13  192.103.70.62 (192.103.70.62)  118.403 ms  122.704 ms  122.746 ms
14  192.197.172.25 (192.197.172.25)  141.079 ms  135.193 ms  130.761 ms
15  206.12.117.98 (206.12.117.98)  227.997 ms  144.418 ms  133.641 ms
16  206.12.117.98 (206.12.117.98)  129.806 ms !H !H
[ok]
: chops.icp.net-MHRC ; traceroute 206.12.154.1
traceroute to 206.12.154.1 (206.12.154.1), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
 1  sl-hrn-1-E5.sprintlink.net (199.0.55.1)  4.548 ms  3.199 ms  4.35 ms
 2  sl-fw-8-S3/0-T1.sprintlink.net (144.228.38.61)  41.879 ms  40.927 ms  41.546 ms
 3  sl-fw-6-F0/0.sprintlink.net (144.228.30.6)  46.436 ms  41.338 ms  40.558 ms
 4  sl-ana-1-H2/0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.10.30)  66.792 ms  64.395 ms  63.976 ms
 5  sl-ana-2-F0/0.sprintlink.net (144.228.70.2)  66.02 ms  63.443 ms  64.024 ms
 6  sl-stk-6-H2/0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.10.25)  75.06 ms  74.22 ms  71.917 ms
 7  sl-mae-w-H1/0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.10.46)  77.256 ms  76.258 ms  74.408 ms
 8  mae-west.SanFrancisco.mci.net (198.32.136.12)  88.265 ms  86.16 ms  85.054 ms
 9  border2-hssi2-0.SanFrancisco.mci.net (204.70.33.13)  86.393 ms  87.029 ms  84.88 ms
10  borderx2-fddi0-0.SanFrancisco.mci.net (204.70.3.164)  87.03 ms  84.509 ms  87.846 ms
11  core2-fddi-1.SanFrancisco.mci.net (204.70.158.65)  86.86 ms  87.3 ms  85.111 ms
12  core1-hssi-2.Sacramento.mci.net (204.70.1.146)  89.264 ms  86.404 ms  87.708 ms
13  core-hssi-3.Seattle.mci.net (204.70.1.150)  98.816 ms  90.917 ms  92.826 ms
14  border2-fddi-0.Seattle.mci.net (204.70.3.146)  92.045 ms * *
15  fonorola-internet.Seattle.mci.net (204.70.53.22)  103.243 ms  96.078 ms  104.548 ms
16  IceOnline-GW.vancouver.fONOROLA.net (198.53.80.250)  102.898 ms  103.595 ms  109.361 ms
17  router.iceonline.com (204.191.208.2)  104.766 ms  114.713 ms  107.489 ms
18  cisco.iceonline.com (204.191.208.1)  101.188 ms  102.015 ms  104.648 ms
19  router.iceonline.com (204.191.208.2)  120.781 ms  106.341 ms  102.491 ms
20  cisco.iceonline.com (204.191.208.1)  114.748 ms *  104.974 ms
21  router.iceonline.com (204.191.208.2)  112.519 ms  107.59 ms  110.332 ms
[again, not really aimed at anything]
SL-CHI-6>trace 206.12.229.1

Type escape sequence to abort.
Tracing the route to 206.12.229.1

  1 sl-chi-nap-H1/0-T3.sprintlink.net (144.228.56.10) 4 msec 0 msec 0 msec
  2 aads-F.mci.net (198.32.130.227) [AS 3561] 28 msec 28 msec 28 msec
  3 border2-hssi1-0.Chicago.mci.net (204.70.25.5) [AS 3561] 28 msec 76 msec 212 msec
  4 core-fddi-1.Chicago.mci.net (204.70.3.81) [AS 3561] 28 msec 28 msec 24 msec
  5 core1-hssi-2.NorthRoyalton.mci.net (204.70.1.94) [AS 3561] 28 msec 28 msec 28 msec
  6 core1-hssi-3.WestOrange.mci.net (204.70.1.102) [AS 3561] 28 msec 28 msec 28 msec
  7 204.70.1.97 [AS 3561] 28 msec 28 msec 28 msec
  8 border2-fddi-0.NewYork.mci.net (204.70.3.18) [AS 3561] 24 msec 28 msec 28 msec
  9 sprint-nap.NewYork.mci.net (204.70.45.6) [AS 3561] 64 msec 28 msec 28 msec
 10 fd-0.enss218.t3.ans.net (192.157.69.4) 28 msec 24 msec 28 msec
 11 t3-3.cnss32.New-York.t3.ans.net (140.222.32.4) [AS 690] 32 msec 32 msec 32 msec
 12 t3-0.cnss48.Hartford.t3.ans.net (140.222.48.1) [AS 690] 40 msec 36 msec 40 msec
 13 t3-2.cnss43.Cleveland.t3.ans.net (140.222.43.3) [AS 690] 52 msec 52 msec 48 msec
 14 t3-1.cnss27.Chicago.t3.ans.net (140.222.27.3) [AS 690] 60 msec 56 msec 56 msec
 15 t3-1.cnss96.Denver.t3.ans.net (140.222.96.2) [AS 690] 84 msec 84 msec 84 msec
 16 t3-0.cnss88.Seattle.t3.ans.net (140.222.88.1) [AS 690] 100 msec 100 msec 100 msec
 17 cnss93.Seattle.t3.ans.net (140.222.88.197) [AS 690] 100 msec 100 msec 96 msec
 18 192.103.70.62 [AS 1331] 148 msec 308 msec 152 msec
 19 192.197.172.2 [AS 1691] 176 msec 152 msec 128 msec
 20 192.197.174.34 [AS 577] 128 msec 120 msec 164 msec
 21 pme0.awinc.com (199.175.168.240) [AS 1691] 128 msec 196 msec 184 msec
 22 pmeMsync.awinc.com (199.175.169.150) [AS 1691] 240 msec 264 msec 256 msec
 23  * * *
 24  * * *
[thud]




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