1. NLR Technical BoF: NLR PacketNet Brent Sweeny Jon-Paul Herron
Madison Joint Techs
17 July 2006

2. Layer3 “PacketNet” Review architecture, connection methods
Current status
Members
Peer networks
Institutions connecting through members
‘Advanced technologies’
User-influenced policies

6. Typical Member Connection

7. Routed IP Service Production-quality, no explicit SLA AUP-free
no prefix size limit (/32s accepted)
Still use prefix-lists or AS-path lists for case of misconfiguration

8. Local Prefs Member default: Others: primary 10G: 500 backup 1G: 450
community-driven: 200, 400, 500, or 600
Others:
peers: 300

9. Communities “Type” Communities (set by NLR)
Other Communities (set by member)
Blackhole
Local Pref setting
AS-prepend
“do not send to...”
members-only
See communities page at

10. PacketNet Services Jumbo frames (9000 IP MTU) IPv4 IPv6 Unicast
Multicast (MSDP, PIM, MBGP NLRI)
IPv6
Address allocations available if needed
Multicast (PIM, MBGP, Embedded RP)

11. Services (basic and advanced)
What are members actually doing?
See

12. Coming… VRFs—’closed groups’ for routing Other services?
Commodity is being discussed
Others?