> Mike Lyon <mike.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Seth Mattinen <se...@rollernet.us> wrote: > > On 9/28/12 11:08 AM, Joe Maimon wrote: > > > Just got told by a Lightpath person that in order to do BGP on a > > > customer gig circuit to them they would need a visio diagram (of what I > > > dont know). > > > > > > Has anybody else seen this brain damage? > > > > Hand draw two squares, label them "our AS" and "your AS" with a line > > between them labeled "GigE". Bonus points for pencil. > > > > And super duper bonus points is you draw pigeons carrying packets between > the two blocks and stating that you are RFC 1149 compliant. >
No, no, *NO*!! The proper approach is to ask the vendor for RFC 1149 trasport for the BGP session, and whether it terminates in a shared cage, or if a fully private one is required. Including an 'envionmental impact statement'. Explaining that this info is required in order to produce an accurate Visio diagram.
