Re: Additions to the NSFNET policy-based routing database

[bmanning () ISI EDU (Bill Manning)]

It's December!!!!  (which year? :)
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> The PRDB and this "NWG report" will be retired in December.  Details below.
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>
> The following changes have been made to the NSFNET policy-based routing
> database and will be installed on the backbone by 10:00 EST :
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> PRDB CHANGES:                                       (Updated October 25, 1994)
>
> In early December 1994, as part of the transition to the new Global
> Routing Registry (GRR), the Policy Routing Database (PRDB) will be retired.
> Many of the functions of the PRDB (including generation of router 
> configurations for NSFNET) will be produced based on data from the
> Global Routing Registry.  
>
> This change to the NSFNET Backbone service will involve the following changes:
>
>   - The method for submitting new nets to be routed over AS690 will
>       change.  Instead of submitting a NACR to nsfnet-admin () merit edu,
>       you will need to submit a "route template" to auto-dbm () radb ra net .
>
>   - Additions and entries to the new registry will be made by the Home
>       AS which creates the route for each net, rather than being 
>       submitted by a AS690 peer AS.
>
>   - Most of the PRDB reports (listed above) will no longer be produced.
>       Equivalent information for most of these reports is available
>       from the global Routing Registry.
>
>
> These are major changes to the system.  These changes are being made in
> order to migrate NSFNET customers and the global user community to a
> Global Routing Registry system, which will be more capable of supporting
> user needs after the termination of the NSFNET Backbone services in
> April 1995.
>
> For more information, set your web browser to http://www.ra.net/rrinfo.html ,
> or use anonymous ftp to obtain the files "OVERVIEW" and "transition.plan" 
> from the directory "ftp.ra.net:pub/radb".
>
> Merit would like to minimize the number of problems that this transition
> may cause you.  In order to help us help you through the transition,
> please send your concerns, your needs, and suggestions on how we can
> make this happen smoothly to merit-ie () merit edu.
>
> The archived discussion list "db-disc () merit edu" also exists for discussion 
> of PRDB and RADB issues.  Send a message to "db-disc-request () merit edu" to 
> subscribe.                                  
>                                             --Dale Johnson (dsj () merit edu)
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>
> Please send all requests for configuration changes to nsfnet-admin () merit edu
> using the NSFNET configuration forms.  The forms are available on-line
> from the nic.merit.edu machine.  Use ftp and the anonymous login to get on the
> machine.  Do a "cd nsfnet/announced.networks" and get the files template.net,
> template.net.README, template.gate, and template.as.
>
> *** Note: As of March 1, 1994, NSFNET AUP NACRs must use the template.net
> *** (NACR) version 7.1, or the NACR will be returned unprocessed.
>
> *******************************
>
>   --Steve Widmayer            Merit/NSFNET   skw () merit edu
>   --Enke Chen                 Merit/NSFNET   enke () merit edu
>   --Steven J. Richardson      Merit/NSFNET   sjr () merit edu


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--bill
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