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As far as I understand from previous discussions, those blocks (1) can't be split among a bunch of providers, since it would bloat routing tables and (2) wouldn
by icebraining 7y ago
As far as I understand from previous discussions, those blocks (1) can't be split among a bunch of providers, since it would bloat routing tables and (2) wouldn't extend the timeline very much, so it's not worthwhile engaging in that fight.
- tyingq 7y agoThere's apparently a wait list for /24's now. Desperation might inspire a new set of discussions. I believe BGP tables are close to crossing a threshold. (768k entries) that breaks a bunch of routers, so they need to address that anyway.
- kbirkeland 7y agoWe're already past 768k and are now around 800k[0]. [0] https://bgp.potaroo.net/as2.0/bgp-active.html https://bgp.potaroo.net/as2.0/bgp-active.html
- tyingq 7y agoThere's another problematic threshold at 1024k.