more specific routes in today reality

Hi,

On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 01:22:43PM +0200, Sascha E. Pollok wrote:
> >>     "- If PI is requested for multi-homing please explain why the second
> >>        provider cannot route PA space as a more specific route (with the
> >>        PA block holder adding a more specific route too)."
> >
> >This doesn't specify who is originating the BGP prefix.  Both providers
> >have to *route* it, of course.
> 
> We got this reply to a PI-space request for a customer that does
> not have his own ASN therefore ISPs would need to originate the
> route. Don't you think that this implies originating the prefix
> from two different ASes? (would appear when doing "sh ip bgp incons").

Yes.  But this would not be any different from getting a PI space and
announcing it inconsistently, that is, originating it from both ISPs. 

Which is not a good practice in any case - I agree on that.

Gert Doering
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