On 3/12/2012 7:42 AM, Owen DeLong wrote:
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Bottom line, if we can get rid of the massive IPv4 RIB/FIB mess in the
next 5 years, we've got more than enough headroom to allow aggregation
to be a concern of the past.
this assumes one of three things, none of which i expect.
so, you could get this result if ipv4 use declines "in the next 5 years"
(or even "in the next 15 years").
or, you could get this result if the post-greenfield ipv4 address
allocation system (a "market") leads to aggressive re-aggregation
(whereas i'm expecting explosive de-aggregation).
or finally, you could get this result if a market occurs in RIB/FIB
slots (which in turn led to re-aggregation.)
if i'm wrong and there's some other enabling assumption behind your
prediction, please say more.
paul