Internet Exchange Route Server - Implementation Report
draft-ietf-idr-ix-bgp-route-server-implementation-00

Abstract

This document provides a survey of Internet Exchange Route Server implementations.

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Table of Contents

• 1. Survey Summary
• 2. Survey Forms
• 2.1. Cisco Systems
• 2.2. BIRD
• 2.3. Quagga
• 3. Security Considerations
• 4. References
• 4.1. Normative References
• 4.2. Informative References
• Author's Address

1. Survey Summary

This document provides a survey of Internet Exchange Route Server implemengations [I-D.ietf-idr-ix-bgp-route-server]. After a brief summary, each response is listed. The editor makes no claim as to the accuracy of the information provided.

The following organizations reported having implementations of Internet Exchange Route Server: Cisco Systems, BIRD and Quagga.

All Route Server implementations adhere to the specifications described in [I-D.ietf-idr-ix-bgp-route-server]. All implementations provide the means for per-peer policy control.

Multiple test studies have been published on resource consumption of Route Server implementations of the various vendors, e.g.:

http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog48/presentations/Monday/Jasinska_RouteServer_N48.pdf

2. Survey Forms

2.1. Cisco Systems

Person filling out this form: Robert Raszuk <robert@raszuk.net>

Does your Route Server implementation do the following as defined in [I-D.ietf-idr-ix-bgp-route-server]?

• Accept, process and forward client UPDATE messages according to Section 2.1?
  • YES

• Perform attribute transparency according to Section 2.2?
  • YES

• Allow for per-client routing policy control without path hiding using one of the methods described in Section 2.3.2?
  • YES

2.2. BIRD

Person filling out this form: Ondrej Filip <feela@network.cz>

Does your Route Server implementation do the following as defined in [I-D.ietf-idr-ix-bgp-route-server]?

• Accept, process and forward client UPDATE messages according to Section 2.1?
  • YES

• Perform attribute transparency according to Section 2.2?
  • YES

• Allow for per-client routing policy control without path hiding using one of the methods described in Section 2.3.2?
  • YES

2.3. Quagga

Person filling out this form: David Lamparter <equinox@diac24.net>

Does your Route Server implementation do the following as defined in [I-D.ietf-idr-ix-bgp-route-server]?

• Accept, process and forward client UPDATE messages according to Section 2.1?
  • YES

• Perform attribute transparency according to Section 2.2?
  • YES

• Allow for per-client routing policy control without path hiding using one of the methods described in Section 2.3.2?
  • YES

3. Security Considerations

None.

4. References

4.1. Normative References

4.2. Informative References

Author's Address