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Re: [RAM] Number of DFZ routers

Robin Whittle <rw@firstpr.com.au> Tue, 29 May 2007 12:37 UTC

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Chris L. Morrow wrote:

> keep in mind that /24 is 'globally visible' but there are cases inside an
> ISP where /32's may need to be routed in the same way as /16's (same speed
> atleast). So, if you mean by /24 "16 million routes in teh FIB flat
> routed" then 'ok'... if you mean 'flat routing stops at /24 anything more
> specific needs another stage of lookups' then, probably that needs to be
> re-thought :(

Following Jari's guidance, I have responded to this on the Routing
Research Group list:

  http://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ram
  http://www1.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ram/current/

with the subject: "RAM lookup FIB & prefixes > /24"

  - Robin

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