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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I think you will find that very hard to evaluate since the value of RFD will be different in different network regions. For example, it is probably good practice
to run RFD toward a customer on an unstable access link. It might not be a good idea to run it on a major backbone link that could possibly flap a large number of times in a very short period due to something like a maintenance activity. Also, in areas that
are largely on a fiber infrastructure will see RFD in a much different light than a largely wireless infrastructure that might be subject to momentary interference or interruptions. I think it is most safe to say that RFD needs to be evaluated and tuned for
what you want it to do. Penalties are never a pleasant thing but they prevent lawlessness. That is exactly what RFD does. You are the cop that decides how to enforce the laws.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">In fact in my experience people could also get much better network performance overall by properly tuning BGP timers but very few actually do it. I bet you could
improve the Internet stability way more by doing that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Steven Naslund<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Chicago IL<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">></span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">What would really be of interest to me would be for those that run RFD to measure its impact
to their network (positive or otherwise) so we have something scientific to base on.<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">></span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">></span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">The theory (and practice of old) tells us that RFD is either very good, or very bad. There are probably more folk that have turned it off
than run it, or vice versa. Ultimately, if we can get the state </span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">></span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">of RFD's performance in 2018 on an axis, our words will likely carry more
weight.</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">></span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Mark.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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