[c-nsp] Humor: Cisco announces end of BGP

[Michael K. Smith - Adhost]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-
> bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Seth Mattinen
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:04 AM
> To: Robert VanOrmer
> Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Humor: Cisco announces end of BGP
> 
> Robert VanOrmer wrote:
> > Verizon: IPv6!
> >
> >
> >
> > We do have a IPv6 transport from Verizon, granted. (1) good luck
> globally
> > routing your /48 outside of VZB land, they won't do it unless your
> providing
> > a /32, and if you have been delegated any address space from an RIR,
> (2)
> > good luck getting delegated addressing from Verizon's chunk, they
> require
> > you to return any space delegated by an RIR before they will provide
> any of
> > there own. we are stuck in that Catch-22, but they are offering
> services.
> > Shows the lack of maturity in IPv6, but it's coming.
> >
> 
> Ouch, really? I'm supposed to be turning up a new Verizon circuit this
> week or next. I guess I'll find out. I'll probably try refusing to
> accept it if they give me any BS about routing my /48 that's already
> working.
> 
> ~Seth

I'm pretty sure their policy is to not route /48's *at all*.  Looking at
a 'sho bgp ipv6 regexp _701_' seems to support this.  There have also
been discussions on the ARIN mailing lists to this effect.

Mike