Commentary on Inter-Domain Routing in the Internet
Geoff Huston · 2001
This document examines the various longer term trends visible within the characteristics of the Internet's BGP table and identifies a number of operational practices and protocol factors that contribute to these trends.The potential impacts of these practices and protocol properties on the scaling properties of the inter-domain routing space are examined.This document is the outcome of a collaborative exercise on the part of the Internet Architecture Board.Table of Contents 1. Introduction.....