[Operational] Internet Police

Thu Dec 9 19:03:19 UTC 2010

> Obviously the environment is created by layers 8/9, but I'm interested in
> the layer 1-7 solutions that the community would consider/recommend.
>
>   

BGP blackhole communities is a good way to push the problem upstream,
assuming your provider will agree to it. In theory, that could also work
on a larger scale, but it becomes a matter of trust (as has been
discussed many times before .. "just because *you* say it's bad, doesn't
make it so").

Cheers,

Michael Holstein
Cleveland State University