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Question about Interface_ID object in draft-ietf-generalized-sign aling-05.txt

  • From: Yakov Rekhter <yakov@juniper.net>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 05:49:49 -0700
  • cc: "'mpls@uu.net'" <mpls@UU.NET>

Ed,

> I have a question about the new section on Interface Identification in
> draft-ietf-mpls-generalized-signaling-05.txt (section 9.1).
> 
> Whilst the draft specifies that the choice of data interface is indicated by
> the upstream node, it is not clear whether the IP Address and Interface ID
> that the upstream node puts into the Interface_ID object should be local
> numbers or remote numbers.
> 
> Is the intention that the upstream node can fill the object in using either
> local or remote numbering, or is the intention that one or another is used
> (and is the same scheme used for all types of the object)?

The intention is that the upstream node should use the local numbers.
It would be good to add some text to make this point clear...

Yakov.