[6bone] RIPE Exchange Points

[Daniel Austin]

Thanks Gert,

I've been pointed to the correct RIPE docs now also.



With Thanks,

Daniel Austin,
Managing Director,
Kewlio.net Limited.
<daniel@kewlio.net>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gert Doering" <gert@Space.Net>
To: "Daniel Austin" <daniel@kewlio.net>
Cc: <6bone@mailman.isi.edu>; <ipv6@kewlio.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [6bone] RIPE Exchange Points


> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 02:27:51PM -0000, Daniel Austin wrote:
> > Does anyone allow the RIPE exchange point blocks in their filters?
> 
> The RIPE policy explicitely discourages announcing and routing those
> networks.  It should be used for the peering mesh, and not for anything
> else.
> 
> If you need globally routed address space for additional service, the
> current recommendation is "use upstream space from one of your members
> who will provide transit".
> 
> [..]
> > I've just started a transit feed to LIPEX (2001:7f8:5::/48), but getting people to accept the prefix seems difficult!
> > I just wondered how many people's filters would accept this prefix?
> 
> Right now, our filters will accept this, but it is to be expected
> that global visibilty for those prefixes might not work.
> 
> Gert Doering
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