Re: [RAM] Number of DFZ routers - radical improvement of BGP unlikely

[Iljitsch van Beijnum <iljitsch at muada.com>]

[Sorry to again reply many weeks later]

On 7-jul-2007, at 3:42, Robin Whittle wrote:

> I can't imagine any
> backwards-compatible upgrade or incrementally deployable
> replacement for BGP could achieve the radical improvements I was
> hoping for.

> Maybe someone else will have some great ideas for dramatically
> souping up BGP.  BGP solves some very difficult problems.  I can't
> think of any drastic improvements.

That's an interesting challenge. As the saying goes: given enough  
thrust, pigs fly just fine. The question is whether it would be  
easier to replace it. So far, I can't think of anyone else other than  
myself speaking out in favor of that, or even entertaining the  
question seriously.  :-)

Obviously a new protocol would have to be able to interact with BGP  
and be not much worse at talking BGP than a native speaker.

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