> So my question is: Can we not make an enhancement to the way the > query/response messages and first data packets are handled in ALT routers to > take advantage of any available shorter paths (bypassing the hierarchy as and > when feasible)? ALT routers use EBGP session, so the next-hop of the prefix will be rewritten by each ALT router hop even it doesn't aggregate that prefix.
Maybe Iljitsch's suggestion of a new attribute that contains the originator of the prefix is useful. Xiaohu Xu -- to unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe' in a single line as the message text body. archive: <http://psg.com/lists/rrg/> & ftp://psg.com/pub/lists/rrg
