<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Michael Richardson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mcr@sandelman.ca" target="_blank">mcr@sandelman.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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mcr> If two parties decide to start an IXP, and get a switch, rather<br>
mcr> than just do private peering, it's really hard to get to three if two<br>
mcr> don't count. Still, one party or the other *ought* to have a /28<br>
mcr> around, and renumbering for two parties isn't that hard.<br>
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mcr> I propose a compromise: three parties (a route server would<br>
mcr> count) for IPv4 micro-allocation,<br>
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david> I think I like this idea.<br>
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Martin Hannigan <<a href="mailto:hannigan@gmail.com">hannigan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> It's interesting, but you're introducing a new barrier. Capital. Some<br>
> are already encumbered by bad advice and capital constraints. By upping<br>
> the number a digit you actually increase their likelihood and getting<br>
> an ROI on their capital.<br>
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> Adding a route server is a good idea, but without the third, it's a<br>
> waste of capital IMHO and a new barrier.<br>
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</div>1) if you are an IXP, you need that switch.<br>
If it's an 8-port Linksys you got at FutureShop, I don't care.<br>
2) I'm saying, you can *count* the route server, not that you have to have one.<br>
Or, you can count the third party.<br>
(A route server can be built with a PIII + quagga)<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br><br></div><div>At the end of the day, you're still technically a PNI. Bill Woodycock had it right when he said it's easy to get a third party. I think it's a reasonable requirement, without the extra capital requirements.<br>
<br>Best,<br><br>-M<<br> <br></div></div><br></div></div>