Network engineer writing about BGP, infrastructure, and datacenter ops.
Internet in VRF vs Internet in GRT
A comparison of running the Internet in a VRF versus the Global Routing Table (GRT). The comparison is split into two tables. The first covers core distinctions rooted in protocol behavior and network design — these are largely inherent to each approach, though new RFCs and mechanisms (for example, a mass-withdrawal mechanism for L3VPN) could shift some of them over time. The second covers current vendor implementation status — feature support that is vendor- and platform-dependent and may improve over time. ...