Re: Exchange Points and LIRs

[Carlos Friacas <]

On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, Gert Doering wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 01:07:14PM +0300, Aleksi Suhonen wrote:
> > Hmm ... this raises another potential issue: We would like to be
> > able to host a ccTLD name server and possibly other services that
> > absolutely require global visibility.
>
> Global visibility doesn't require a dedicated network for that server
> - to the contrary: if you want to make that name server reliably
> reachable, take address space from the largest block you can find.
>
> There is *no* need for PI or "otherwise special" addresses for a ccTLD
> name server.

This is out of the scope of eix-wg, but i do not fully agree:
+ root servers are globally-critical infrastructure
+ ccTLD servers are community-critical infrastructure

AND: IXPs fall in the border of the previous two:
  a) An IXP in London/Amsterdam/Frankfurt/... is globally-critical
  b) An IXP in Lisbon/Warsaw/Bucharest/... is community-critical

The curious thing is b) are also undoubtably IXPs, but it is more
difficult for them, being in small cities to get a /48 from the IXPs'
block (take another look at the rules!)

hint: transit providers dont show up often in small cities' IXPs!



> Gert Doering
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Regards,

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