Re: TCP-Group Digest V94 #276

[Phil Karn <karn@qualcomm.com>]

>> Externally it is flat.  That's the way it's connected, and until the
>> deployment of advanced routing protocols in all of the Internet,
>> it's going to have to continue to appear flat to achieve connectivity
>> with the rest of the Internet.  Unfortunately.

>What exactly are these protocols (I've read about a few that might apply,
>but I don't know which you have in mind) and is there any timetable for
>implementation?

CIDR (Classless Internet Domain Routing). Basically, they've rediscovered
the scheme that's been in NOS for many years.  There are a number of
Internet Drafts and RFCs on the subject.

Phil