Randy Bush, IIJ
We describe a methodology which targets the identification of wrongly configured route filters by Internet Service Providers (ISPs). A current problem for network operators is that newly announced IP address space (from previously unused IP blocks) is often not reachable as it is still
blocked by certain ISPs. It is common for network operators to filter out address space which is known to be unallocated (bogon addresses). However, as allocated address space changes over time these bogons might become legitimately announced prefixes. Unfortunately, some ISPs still do not configure their bogon filters via lists published by the RIRs, instead choosing to manually configure filters. Therefore it would be desirable to test whether filters block IP blocks, before this address space is allocated to ISPs and/or end users. In this article we present a methodology that detects where wrongly configured filters exists, so that ISPs can be contacted and asked to
update their filters.
Bio:
Randy Bush works as Principal Scientist at Internet Initiative Japan. Previously he spent a bit over a year at AT&T doing research and working on network architecture. He got some operational experience from being on the founding team at Verio, a backbone provider, from which he graduated as VP of Networking after five years. Before that, he was the principal engineer of RAINet, an ISP in Oregon and Washington, which was Verio's first acquisition. As PI for the Network Startup Resource Center, an NSF-supported pro bono effort, he has been involved for some years with the deployment and integration of appropriate networking technology in the developing world.
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