>>> BGP implementations have to take removal of private AS(s), >>> confederation, AS migration, etc into consideration. >> >> and the winds of summer. we do not need to enumerate all knobs, as >> if we could. >> > But enumerating *some* helps the reader understand the context in which > this is important/useful. which is why When applied to egress policy, the effective origin AS MUST be used to determine the Origin Validation state. The effective origin AS is that which will actually be the origin AS in the announcement. It might be affected by removal of private AS(s), confederation, AS migration, etc. randy -- last-call mailing list last-call@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/last-call