Re: [Idr] WG Last Call on draft-ietf-idr-as4bytes-11.txt

[Geoff Huston <[e-mail]>]

> > It's the other way around more likely. The edges of the internet are
> > more likely to go NEW first...
>
>    We've agreed that we should spec a transition which can work
>either way (backbone going 4-byte first or edges going 4-byte first).

I do not understand this. Surprisingly, he earth is not flat. What is an 
'edge' and
what is a 'backbone' are from an individual network operator's perspective 
often
arbitrary distinctions, and then talking about which is these "goes first" 
is perhaps
unhelpful What I like about the draft as it stands is that it views transition
as a set of OLD / NEW and NEW / OLD transitions. That's simple and effective.
I would not readily ascribe attributes to a transition spec that starts 
from a premise
of "backbones" and "edges" and then starts to talk about which "goes first".

regards,

     Geoff





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