IAB concerns against permanent deployment of edge-based filtering

Mon Oct 20 12:00:58 UTC 2003

> 
> > prudent/paranoid folk over the years have persuaded me that
> > it makes the best sense to only run those applications/services
> > that I need to and shut off everything else - until/unless there
> > is a demonstrated need for it.  
> 
> very true for a host, even somewhat true for a site.  very untrue
> for a backbone.
> 
> randy
> 

there appears to be a disconnect in the wording of the IAB document:
it starts: 
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IAB concerns against permanent deployment of edge-based filtering

The IAB notes that there ISPs/ASes undertaking permanent deployment of
edge-based protocol number/port number packet filtering on traffic
received from eBGP peers.
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	it can be viewed from the perspective of a transit provider
	looking toward its edges, the clients.

	it can be viewed from the perspective of a multihomed client	
	looking toward its edges, the transit providers.

	which one you take depends on where you start... :)

	then there is the idea of "permanent" deployment ...
	little is permanent in networking.  the hard problem
	is when vendors put filters in silicon. :(

--bill