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Mapping/tunneling part BGP keeps routes to major POPs only 1000 – 2000 of these One prefix per POP Separate mapping table binds customer prefixes to POPs (ETR address in POP) Forwarding is two-step: Map address to ETR Tunnel packet to ETR address Not a new idea Deering’s Map-N-Encap, Kim Claffy et. al. |