Atom-Based Routing
Improving global internet routing by implementing atom-based routers.
| Published: | 22 June 2002 |
| Authors: | Patrick Verkaik, kc claffy, Andre Broido, Evi Nemeth |
| 1. | Introduction | |
| 2. | Background --- CIDR | |
| 2.1. Prefixes | ||
| 2.2. Aggregation and CIDR Benefits | ||
| 2.3. More Specifics and the Limitations of CIDR | ||
| 3. | Policy Atoms | |
| 3.1. Definition of Policy Atoms | ||
| 4. | Atom-Based Routing | |
| 4.1. Dimensions of Atom-Based Routing Protocols | ||
| 4.2. Benefits of Atom-Based Routing | ||
| 5. | Practical Deployment of Atom-Based Routing | |
| 5.1. Atom-Based Routing Islands | ||
| 5.2. Disjunct Atom-Based Routers | ||
| 5.3. Atom Computation | ||
| 6. | Answers to Questions | |
| 6.1. What about IP Version 6? | ||
| 6.2. Who Benefits from Atom-Based Routing? | ||
| 6.3. Aren't Routing Vendors Tackling these Problems? | ||
| 7. | Related Ideas | |
| 7.1. Geoff Huston's Atoms | ||
| 7.2. Frank Kastenholz's Aggregates | ||
| 8. | Planning | |
| 8.1. Extension | ||
| 9. | Project Members | |
| References |
Start with 1. Introduction
