Anycast...any one using it on IP4

[Paul Vixie]

> In article <cg5dre$1l8c$1 at sf1.isc.org>, "Jay" <jay at objectcube.com> 
> 
> > Anyone using anycast on IP4 ?

yes.  f-root, for example.  see http://www.isc.org/pubs/tn/ for background.

> > Is their a out sourced DNS provider I can use (some one like ultradns
> > ?) for my any cast setup

how about ultradns?  they still advertise anycast, and they serve .ORG w/ it.

Barry Margolin <barmar at alum.mit.edu> writes:

> We were using it in a big way when I was at Genuity.  ...
> 
> We later expanded it to our authoritative servers as well.  There are at
> least two each of DNSAUTH1.SYS.GTEI.NET, DNSAUTH2.SYS.GTEI.NET, and
> DNSAUTH3.SYS.GTEI.NET.  So there's multiple levels of redundancy and load
> sharing -- the stuff performed inherently by the DNS protocols, as well
> as that provided by the anycasting.

i have two questions.

1. was that before or after the acquisition of "bechtel's genuity" and
   their load-balanced (noncoherent) anycast?

2. is "gte's genuity"'s authoritative dns anycast system load-balanced
   (noncoherent) or is it just for load-sharing/redundancy these days?
-- 
Paul Vixie