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  • From: Quaizar Vohra <qv@juniper.net>
  • Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 12:17:00 -0800 (PST)
  • Cc: <mpls@UU.NET>


This is what section 4.2.1 states. 

   Each CE is configured to communicate with its corresponding PE with
   the set of DLCIs given above; for example, CE0 is configured with
   DLCIs 100 through 109.  OSPF is configured to run over each DLCI.  In
   general, a CE is configured with a list of circuits, all with the
   same layer 2 encapsulation type, e.g., DLCIs, VCIs, physical PPP
   interface etc.  (IP-only layer 2 interworking allows a mix of layer 2
   encapsulation types).  The size of this list/set determines the
   number of remote CEs a given CE can communicate with.  Denote the
   size of this list/set as the CE's range.

It just says that DLCIs are configured between PE and CE. OSPF is is
run over those DLCIs. Since PE transports L2 packets originated on
these DLCIs to the remote CEs transparently, hence the OSPF is being
run between the connecting CEs and not between a CE-PE pair.

Quaizar


 > Hi,
 >     According to section 3.2 of the draft the responsibility of the service
 > provider is to provide layer 2 access to the customer.However in section
 > 4.2.1 it is said that OSPF is configured to run on the DLCI's between the CE
 > and PE .
 > What is the significance of running OSPF between a CE and a PE ?
 > Kamesh.
 > Kameswara Rao Avasarala
 > Software Engineer
 > Ericsson Inc
 > Telephone:
 > Work:805-562-6212
 > Resi: 805-562-8841
 > 
 > 
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 > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=039180919-06122001>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 > According to section 3.2 of the draft the responsibility of the service provider 
 > is to provide layer 2 access to the customer.However in section <SPAN 
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 > style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">What 
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 > style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Kamesh.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
 > <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Kameswara Rao Avasarala</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
 > <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Software Engineer</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
 > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Ericsson Inc</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
 > <DIV><EM><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Telephone:</FONT></STRONG></EM></DIV>
 > <DIV><EM><STRONG><FONT face=Arial 
 > size=2>Work:805-562-6212</FONT></STRONG></EM></DIV>
 > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><EM>Resi: 
 > 805-562-8841</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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