k...@wide.ad.jp <k...@wide.ad.jp> wrote: > > I don't know if such ISPs still exist, but when we started Anycast, it > was reported that some ISPs did per-packet load balancing.
If they do that they will utterly wreck the performance of unicast TCP, which generally does not cope well with out-of-order packets. > The root zone grows over time in almost monotonous manner and longer TCP > sessions (especially over narrow bandwidth circuits) could break due to > routing change. That's also true for unicast TCP since BGP's typical convergence times are not much longer than TCP connection timeouts. Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <d...@dotat.at> http://dotat.at/ North Fisher: Easterly 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Rough or very rough. Rain or snow. Moderate, occasionally very poor. _______________________________________________ DNSOP mailing list DNSOP@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dnsop
