Marketplaces - supply and demand and costs to operate as Bill noted (never thought of that) will settle out the need.
Thank You Bob Evans CTO > I am looking at it from an ARIN justification point. If you are a small > operator and need a /24 you have justification if you give customerâs > publics, but is it a great line if you are only giving out publics for > people who need cameras or need to connect in from the outside world. If I > need a /24 and I donât really use it all am I being shady? It becomes a > âhow much of a grey area is thereâ kind of thing. > > > Justin Wilson > j...@mtin.net > > www.mtin.net > www.midwest-ix.com > >> On Mar 13, 2018, at 1:37 PM, William Herrin <b...@herrin.us> wrote: >> >> On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 1:19 PM, Justin Wilson <li...@mtin.net> wrote: >>> I agree that the global routing table is pretty bloated as is. But >>> what kind of a solution for providers who need to participate in BGP >>> but only need a /25? >> >> Hi Justin, >> >> If you need a /25 and BGP for multihoming or anycasting, get a /24. >> The cost you impose on the system by using BGP *at all* is much higher >> than the cost you impose on the system by consuming less than 250 >> "unneeded" Ip addresses. >> >> I did a cost analysis on a BGP announcement a decade or so ago. The >> exact numbers have changed but the bottom line hasn't: it's >> ridiculously consumptive. >> >> Regards, >> Bill Herrin >> >> >> >> -- >> William Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us >> Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <http://www.dirtside.com/> >> > >
