Hey Michuki n Thuo This is what I mean: ASN identifies the end route or destination to a network, more precisely it means that the IP address in question resides within the bloack of the ASN (so was mobile prefix originally i.e 072* would identify a block within the Queen Bee) but that a line of thot. Back to my idea, we have two blocks of IP Private and Public which are routable. Taking you to IS-IS routing protocol which was originally created for OSI protocol and later tweaked for TCP/IP and so is OSPF which required tweaking. If we approach this analogy can we then say a possible way to approach this is to have floating IP Block i.e. not within Private or Public which you can use to create adjancencies with any provider you choose to use then we can tweak how you associate to the new providers AS block or something like that. Note: I'm not talking of multi-homing but a user somewhere who gets poor services and would like to kuhama from ISP. ./TheMburu On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki@swiftkenya.com>wrote:
George,
On 4/20/11 6:35 PM, TheMburu George wrote:
Michuki,
I think you are limited to the current implementation technology thus u mention in the lines of AS numbers and the likes.
Please define the limitations that you referring to.
But remember a need is
the one that leads to cutting edge tweaks and hacks to deliver solutions.
Are you talking about LISP?
I understand the current limitation is the AS numbers,
What limitations are you referring to specifically?
but isnt that
similar to the prefix in a mobile number?
Am sorry but the Mobile number is not equal to an ASN. Maybe the Country code and area code can be somewhat similar in analogy to an ASN but thats not a ideal analogy to use either.
Considering IPv6 and the AS
numbers, I can say the reason we need AS numbers is because BGP requires them.
Am not sure i fully understand what you directing to. Its like saying the reason we need country codes is because its required by SIP or H323 or SS7 ... makes sense?
Regards,
Michuki.
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