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[Greg Shepherd <>]

> Small enterprises, with few routers may find static RP the right way.
>
> Any enterprise larger than 20 routers, will want to use either
>  the BSR or auto-RP to provide management.  And if they are growing
>  and getting reconfigured often, then again, BSR or auto-RP

I disagree. Having MORE routers releying on BSR or Auto-RP sounds MUCH
worse than having only a few.. Setting aside a pool of /32s used for
RouterIDs is just part of good network design. Pick one
of them as your RP address and it should NEVER need to change. Sure, it
may move to a different router, but the /32 RP address stays the same.
Then setting static RP mapping for this /32 into every router is no more
work than setting-up and other RP mapping mechanism. AND the extreme
reduction in trouble-shooting time down the road will be greatly
appreciated.

Think 'reduction in complexity' and sleep well. ;-)

Greg