[ppml] Effects of explosive routing table growth on ISP behavior

[Scott Leibrand]

Brian Johnson wrote:
> Scott Leibrand wrote:
>   
>> If by "require" you mean "enforce", then you're probably right.
>> However, if by "require" you mean "state what should happen" there is
>> precedent: the IPv6 guidelines say you have to announce your allocation as a single netblock.
>>     
>
> Question: Does it say you cannot advertise smaller portions as well as
> the larger block?
>   

There's some debate on that, but as I read it, no.  My understanding is 
that you're free to advertise subnets longer than /32 out of PA space, 
but other networks are free to filter them.

I think it may eventually be necessary to move toward something similar 
for IPv4, but it's not all that urgent just yet.


-Scott