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Re: checking for empty AS_PATH

"John G. Scudder" <jgs@ieng.com> Fri, 18 July 1997 20:02 UTC

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From: "John G. Scudder" <jgs@ieng.com>
Message-Id: <199707181937.PAA12726@syzygy.ieng.com>
Subject: Re: checking for empty AS_PATH
To: Scott W Brim <swb@newbridge.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 15:37:54 -0400
Cc: yakov@cisco.com, bgp@ans.net
In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19970718152559.007fc100@thor.ca.newbridge.com> from "Scott W Brim" at Jul 18, 97 03:25:59 pm
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Scott W Brim writes:
> Alternatively -- or in addition, actually -- in the AS_PATH definition,
> have it be "one or more" AS path segments, not just "a sequence".

This won't work -- empty AS_PATHs are commonly (and correctly) sent
around in IBGP.

BTW, the proposed change is fine with me.

Regards,

--John

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