> Aren't some reasons for using disconnected as's regulatory > based ie the > bells etc? >
As far as I've seen they do the right thing and use multiple ASNs. Kris > > On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > inherently wrong with using a single AS in multiple > locations, and > > > > advertising discrete blocks of address space in each > one. The best reason > > > > to do this is for a network that you eventually plan to > merge - it > > > > eliminates issues of having to make major BGP > configuration changes. > > > > > > Nothing inherently wrong with it if you're paying for > transit, but good > > > luck getting peering in multiple locations without > presenting consistent > > > views. > > > > No problem at all. Use a tunnel. > > > > Going back to the original question: > > > > (A) Is there a reason have disconnected ASs? Sure. Does it > make more sense > > than using multiple AS numbers? No. > > > > (B) Is there a reason to deaggregate? Absolutely. The > biggest being rather > > bad internal allocations practiced by networks. > > > > Alex > > > > -- > > > > > > > >
