Transcript Level 10 Routing: Long Division and Irrational Factions

Level 10 Routing:
Long Division and
Irrational Factions
Dave Crocker
Brandenburg Consulting
www.brandenburg.com
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What we will cover
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Some history
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Some analysis
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Some concerns
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Some Internet Moments
Technical
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Internet operation
NSFNet backbone
NSFNet regionals
Commercial ISPs
ccTLDs, gTLDs
SNMP, IPv6 “wars”
Firewalls, NATs
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Management
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Modern IETF
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RIPE, APNIC, ARIN
Overthrow of IAB
Spam
For-profit gTLD
charging
Green Paper
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Reasons for new gTLDs
Collisions
in name choices
Infringement of trademark
Monopoly
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control over
registration
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The Structure
gTLD-MoU
(Memorandum of
Understanding)
CORE-MoU
IANA / ISOC
(founding signatories)
Policy Advisory
Board (PAB)
(220+ supporting signatory
organizations)
(database registry)
ITU Depository
(international and
public status)
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Registrars
(85+ organizations for
sales & support)
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Active Groups
Policy Advisory
IANA / ISOC
Body
Policy Oversight
Committee (POC)
Council of Registrars
(CORE)
Registries
Public
Trust
Oversight
Business
Operations
Registrars
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(Desired) Effects
Competition
among registrars
Choice
of names
Resolution
mechanism for disputes
Stability
of registration, operation,
evolution
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First principles
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Competition
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Prohibits undue control over customer
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TLD database registry inherently has
undue control over name holder
Making Additions
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Increment carefully, to avoid instability
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The Factions
Support
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IETF, etc.
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RIPE, etc.
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INTA
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220+ organizations
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Focused critics
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Opposition
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Protecting
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Revenue stream
Trademark (extremists)
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Seeking revenue stream
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Seeking public platform
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Crazy
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Philosophic disagreement
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Difference in “authority”?
IETF, etc
IANA / IAHC
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Long history
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Long history
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Extensive
hierarchy
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Fragile
hierarchy
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Community
trust
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Limited
community
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The 10-layer stack
Religion
Politics
Financial
Application
Presentation
Session
Transport
Network
Link
Physical
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Internet Growth
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Size since beginning
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Interoperability required
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Six orders of magnitude of growth
Only two to go, to reach everbody on globe
At all levels of technology, organization
Change does require change
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Parental vigilance, individual responsibility
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Group process
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Communication
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Requires shared meaning
Progress
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Requires shared goals
Requires action
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