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D. Meyer, Ed.
L. Zhang, Ed.
K. Fall, Ed.

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC4984

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Abstract

This document reports the outcome of the Routing and AddressingWorkshop that was held by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) onOctober 18-19, 2006, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The primary goal ofthe workshop was to develop a shared understanding of the problemsthat the large backbone operators are facing regarding thescalability of today's Internet routing system. The key workshopfindings include an analysis of the major factors that are drivingrouting table growth, constraints in router technology, and thelimitations of today's Internet addressing architecture. It is hopedthat these findings will serve as input to the IETF community andhelp identify next steps towards effective solutions.

Note that this document is a report on the proceedings of theworkshop. The views and positions documented in this report arethose of the workshop participants and not of the IAB. Furthermore,note that work on issues related to this workshop report iscontinuing, and this document does not intend to reflect theincreased understanding of issues nor to discuss the range ofpotential solutions that may be the outcome of this ongoing work. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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