Hi, On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 02:06:26PM +0100, Ole Troan wrote: > isn't multi-prefix multi-homing one of the most obvious use cases > for source address dependent routing? that's not restricted with > homenets, but also any small network. I'm assuming large networks > will continue with PI addresses and BGP based multihoming.
I see the distinction somewhere in the "what defines policy in a network", as in: - in a "big" company network, there usually is some sort of network access policy, which is defined and enforced by the network people - so you'll see BGP policies and PI, or in a "dual /48" style shop, I expect to see dual-NPT66-with-ULA devices where you can configure your policy ("surfing goes out via ISP A, mail goes out via ISP B") in the network device - in a homenet, small company ("barber shop") network, there is no "admin", and to try to enforce network policy ("surfing via cable, bittorrent via DSL") in the network device is futile, because "no admin". So here you need SADR to empower the end device - and by that means, the user - to define policy. Have the bittorrent client use the source address from the DSL ISP's /48, the web browser use the source address from the Cable ISP, and things work the way the user wants it. ... and this is why I really really like dual-/48 multihoming for the "not really managed" SOHO case, as it puts policy decisions where they can be made (= user's device) - and of course, why dual-/48 is not going to fly for enterprise networks (= can't have the user decide that). (In case this wasn't obvious, I'm agreeing with Ole here, I just try to shed light from a slightly different angle on that.) Gert Doering -- NetMaster -- have you enabled IPv6 on something today...? SpaceNet AG Vorstand: Sebastian v. Bomhard Joseph-Dollinger-Bogen 14 Aufsichtsratsvors.: A. Grundner-Culemann D-80807 Muenchen HRB: 136055 (AG Muenchen) Tel: +49 (0)89/32356-444 USt-IdNr.: DE813185279 _______________________________________________ homenet mailing list homenet@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/homenet