I note in the EOF minutes the following phrases:
For example, we know that the networks numbers from 193.x.x.x to 194.x.x.x are dedicated to europe and on the other end the networks numbers from 198.x.x.x to 199.x.x.x are dedicated to the US. So, it seems to be possible to announce these routes with only four routes, but how ?
I don't want to reduce your enthusiasm, but I would like to observe that we currently have over 25000 routes. Reducing 25000 to 4 is an interesting objective, but reducing it to e.g. 250 would already be a very good result. Or even 2500, for that matter. One of the reasons why I do not believe in the "reduction down to 4" is that it smacks of monopolies, implies a very unusual amount of coordination. It is perfectly sensible for an European network provider to manage its own international connectivity, without going through a particular "common fat pipe". This is not only natural, but a very sound competition strategy. And it does imply that this provider will announce its own reachability lists, without aggregating them under the continent's prefix. Christian Huitema