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Re: [v6ops] [Idr] BGP Identifier

Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> Tue, 18 February 2014 02:40 UTC

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> Do you have such tools to config your network? Or do you know the
> vendor that provide such tools?Indeed, such programmatic generation
> tools are good for network plan. But the logic in the tools is
> complecated especially for a very large network with hierarchical
> operation as Peng Fan mentioned.

there are products in the space, but the large providers i know who
configure programatically developed their own.  there are not enough
large providers not suffering from 'not invented here' to make a
reasonable customer base for serious software development.

but it pays for itself, so smart folk who develop it.

randy

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