[Nottingham] NTL ip address ranges

[Martin]

Graeme Fowler wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 20:27, Paul Sladen wrote:
> 
>>On the contrary.  NTL are ``considerate'' in that they have only added
>>1 additional prefix to the routeing table, rather than dozens.
> 
> 
> Hrm, not quite...
> 
> http://www.cidr-report.org/cgi-bin/as-report?as=AS5089&view=4637
> 
> Scroll down, there's a whole pile. Not as much as TimeWarner Telecom, or
> WorldCom (aka AS701) but significant nonetheless.
> 
> For the graph fiends out there, here's how much the BGP tables have
> grown in recent years:
> 
> http://bgp.potaroo.net/as4637/
> 
> ie. hugely. Yer low-end Cisco no longer copes with full routes from more
> than one provider (hell, in some cases even older midrange kit), and the
> insistence of the Big Boys towards deaggregation is starting to make
> life difficult for smaller networks.
> 
> Enough of that, I'm off to pop the top of a nice bottle of wine. TTFN
> kids!


Intreguing stuff. Even shows the .com and Gordon Brown hiccups.

Explaining some of the detail of that lot could make for a very fine 
talk. Combined Paul - Graeme NLUG presentation for the small and large 
of it?


Meanwhile, just done my shopping. Opening a bottle is a very good idea 
(:-)) also.


*Cheers,*
Martin

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