Re: What is multihoming was (design of a real routing v. endpoint id seperation)

[John Reilly <jr () inconspicuous org>]

On Mon, 2005-10-24 at 02:24 -0700, Owen DeLong wrote:
> As I understand it, the term multihoming in a network operations
> context is defined as:
>
> (A multihomed network is)
> A network which is connected via multiple distinct
> paths so as to eliminate or reduce the likelihood that a single
> failure will significantly reduce reachability.

Given that definition of multhoming.....

> 3.    Most multihoming today is done using BGP, but, many other
>       solutions exist with various tradeoffs.  In V6, there is
>       currently only one known (BGP) and one proposed, but,
>       unimplemented (Shim6) solution under active consideration
>       by IETF. (this may be untrue, but, it seems to be the
>       common perception even if not reality).


... shim6 doesn't fit into the definition does it?  Its seems to be a
question of multihomed networks Vs. multihomed hosts (although the
effect may be the same at the end of the day).