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MPLS/BGP routing question

  • From: Eric Rosen <erosen@cisco.com>
  • Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 16:18:23 -0400
  • cc: "'Chris Flores'" <chris.flores@onfiber.com>, "'Javier Antich'" <javier.antich@telindus.es>, "'Michel Redondo Ferrero'" <mredondo@idecnet.com>, mpls@UU.NET
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Brijesh> The claim that only edge  routers need to run BGP/MPLS VPN software
Brijesh> is  not  true,  as  you   have  correctly  pointed  out.  It's  not
Brijesh> appropriate to  consider the required  Route Reflection as  an edge
Brijesh> router function.

You can sure tell it's the season for political debates ;-)

You're aware,  aren't you,  that route  reflectors don't need  to be  in the
path, and  in fact don't need  to pass data  traffic at all.  I  suppose the
more accurate  statement would be that  the only routers which  need to both
pass traffic and run BGP are the edge routers.