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Re: [RAM] Number of DFZ routers

jnc@mercury.lcs.mit.edu (Noel Chiappa) Sat, 07 July 2007 14:46 UTC

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    > From: HeinerHummel@aol.com

    > BGP needs to be replaced, not repaired.

So far, so good! :-)

    > A 200 k FIB should be proof enough that this is the wrong way to go.
    > 2k should be sufficient for a 100 times bigger internet. 

Huh? The size of the FIB is caused by the way IPv4 addresses are assigned,
and has nothing to do with the algorithm/protocol by which paths are
computed.

	Noel

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