Re: [homenet] dst/src routing drafts (for IETF-91 rtgwg)

[Gert Doering <[e-mail]>]

Hi,

On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 02:06:26PM +0100, Ole Troan wrote:
> isn't multi-prefix multi-homing one of the most obvious use cases
> for source address dependent routing? that's not restricted with
> homenets, but also any small network. I'm assuming large networks
> will continue with PI addresses and BGP based multihoming.

I see the distinction somewhere in the "what defines policy in a network",
as in:

 - in a "big" company network, there usually is some sort of network access
   policy, which is defined and enforced by the network people - so you'll
   see BGP policies and PI, or in a "dual /48" style shop, I expect to see
   dual-NPT66-with-ULA devices where you can configure your policy ("surfing
   goes out via ISP A, mail goes out via ISP B") in the network device

 - in a homenet, small company ("barber shop") network, there is no "admin",
   and to try to enforce network policy ("surfing via cable, bittorrent via
   DSL") in the network device is futile, because "no admin".  So here you
   need SADR to empower the end device - and by that means, the user - to
   define policy.  Have the bittorrent client use the source address from
   the DSL ISP's /48, the web browser use the source address from the 
   Cable ISP, and things work the way the user wants it.

   ... and this is why I really really like dual-/48 multihoming for the
   "not really managed" SOHO case, as it puts policy decisions where they
   can be made (= user's device) - and of course, why dual-/48 is not going
   to fly for enterprise networks (= can't have the user decide that).


(In case this wasn't obvious, I'm agreeing with Ole here, I just try to
shed light from a slightly different angle on that.)

Gert Doering
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