Why is BGP so important to the Capital I Internet?
At the core of this interconnected web of networks is the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), a fundamental routing protocol that plays a pivotal role in directing internet traffic. In this post, I will explore the significance of BGP and why …
ARIN consulting package end-of-the-year special
From now until the end of the year, I am running the following consulting package, including the following ARIN services. -Helping you set up your organization within ARIN-Helping you set up your Point of Contact (POC) records-Getting your own ASN-Getting …
ARIN IRR Walkthrough
https://www.arin.net/announcements/20200728/ ARIN Internet Routing Registry walkthrough.
Hurricane Electric Route Filtering Algorithm
The following is from http://routing.he.net/algorithm.html . This outlines the criteria HE.NET uses for filtering routes from peers and customers. This is the route filtering algorithm for customers and peers that have explicit filtering: 1. Attempt to find an as-set to …
Internet Routing Registry Resources by j2sw
What is a routing registry?From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Routing_RegistryThe Internet routing registry works by providing an interlinked hierarchy of objects designed to facilitate the organization of IP routing between organizations, and also to provide data in an appropriate format for automatic programming …
RPKI and misconceptions
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After my blog post about Hurricane Electric and RPKi support, I was seeing some comments by folks that warrant some clarification. I put together a short midnight podcast on this. To summarize1. route original validation is not the same as …
Hurricane Electric now requires IRR and filters invalid RPKI
If you are a Hurricane Electric customer you may be receiving e-mails like the following: What does this mean for you as a service provider? If you use Hurricane Electric as transit or peer with them on an exchange you …
Internet routing registry list
Ever wondered what routing registries are out there? Here is a list from irr.net
The problem with routing registries
Anyone who has followed me knows I am a fan of Internet Routing Registries (IRR). However, there is a glaring issue with these registries.