On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 9:34 PM, Randy Bush <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I'm, again, not arguing FOR this configuration, just saying you could
>> make it work, at a price of longer outages (most likely) and more
>> (much MUCH more) complexity in your operations. I don't see what LLA
>> gets you that:
>>   1) put all your ptp/loops into 1 aggregate
>>   2) do not announce the aggregate (internally (see schilller paper)
>>      nor externally)
>>   3) acls on the edge that drop traffic destined to your ptp/loops addresses.
>>
>> complexity is going to cause you pain, it is going to cause you
>> problems and it is going to lengthen outages :( avoid complexity.
>
> agree.  hence i am of the opinion that the class of configuration in the
> draft should be clearly labeled as dangerous and ill-advised.

sure, a clear warning that: "Doing this is loading the double-barrel
and aiming it clearly at your thigh!" seems ok to me.

> though you might be arguing for its use by masochists and isps who want
> to lose customers. :)

"I encourage my competitors to do this..."
  --<internet operator curmudgeon>

-chris

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