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

[Seth Mattinen]

Michael K. Smith - Adhost wrote:
> 
>> -----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.
> 

It's a good thing I put it in writing. ;) They didn't say anything to
the contrary when I placed the order.

~Seth