10 Nov
2011
10 Nov
'11
11:14 a.m.
Hi all,
As I mentioned in the mic at the end of the previous session.
The MED attribute is often also used by content providers to be able to manage outgoing traffic by affecting the selection criteria when there is a tie in the ASPATH.
This "new" use of the attribute (rather than the "cold potato" routing mentioned) is very well described in this NANOG presentation: http://www.nanog.org/meetings/nanog46/abstracts.php?pt=MTM3MiZuYW5vZzQ2&...
Roque
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