Multi-6 [WAS: OT - Vint Cerf joins Google]

Mon Sep 12 04:31:13 UTC 2005

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005, Christopher L. Morrow wrote:

> cause each end node knows about the upstream network 'problems' so well? 
> giving them full routes too are we? ( I don't want to fight this 
> arguement here, I'm just making a rhetorical question, one I hope there 
> will be a presentation this nanog to also argue over :) )

Considering convergence time right now of our current BGP based system, 
firing off a beacon packet all ways you know to the other host (if you 
yourself have multiple or if the other end have multiple, or both) if your 
packet stream has been interrupted for 2 seconds the current path between 
the hosts, is probably much quicker anyway.

I have no idea if this is in the current shim model, just thinking out 
loud.

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Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike at swm.pp.se