IPv4 Anycast?

Wed Apr 22 21:48:05 UTC 2009

Joe Provo wrote:
> And the overall message is that only the (prefix holder|originating 
> ASn[s]) can tell you if it is intended or not.  Sadly, this is not a 
> useful metric for a third-party to use to determine prefix annoucnement 
> legitimacy.  Perhaps an update to RPSL to allow for intentional multiple 
> origins is overdue? 

Legitimacy no, but it does lead one to believe that most anycast (given 
 > 3 locations) is homogeneous. I would love multiple origin support.


Jack