Re: [routing-wg]Idea about AS-usage on IXPs

Kurt, which problem do you try to solve? :-) In principle an IXP is a Layer 2 fabric with no IP stuff involved. If there is Layer 3 stuff (route servers, statistics, web,...) then the *IP* stuff would usually have an IXP-defined routing policy. Why should we try to force indepentend organisations to use the same routing policy all over the places? Cheers, servus, Wifried. Kurt Kayser wrote:

Hi,

Since all public IXPs are using unique IP-Allocations for the exchange fabric, I thought about the possibility to hook them all up under the same AS-number.

Each prefix/IXP is visible the same as before and exchange networks could be easily identified by the AS-number and specially treated (filtered/preferred).

Feedback?

Thanks, Kurt