The MPLS WG Archive

[Jonathan Lang <jplang@calient.net>]

Richard and Martin,
  In talking with Sudheer, we thought we remembered Kireeti saying he was
going to add Link Bundling to the MPLS TE MIB.  This should be verified
before a separate Link Bundling MIB is written.  I agree that this should
not be a part of the LMP MIB.

Thanks,
Jonathan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Dubuc [mailto:martin.dubuc@edgeflow.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 11:26 AM
> To: 'Bradford, Richard'
> Cc: 'mpls@UU.NET'; Thomas D. Nadeau (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: LMP-MIB
> 
> 
> Richard,
> 
> I agree with you. Link bundles are not LMP specific and it 
> does make sense
> to spin them off in a separate MIB. I have drafted a link 
> bundling MIB that
> can also be used for OSPF and MPLS, but it is not yet ready 
> to be published
> at the IETF site. I will post it to the list as soon as it is 
> ready (within
> a week or two).
> 
> The LMP-MIB will need to be revisited in light of the link 
> bundling MIB.
> 
> Martin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bradford, Richard [mailto:rbradfor@cisco.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 12:47 PM
> To: Martin Dubuc
> Cc: 'mpls@UU.NET'
> Subject: Re: LMP-MIB
> 
> 
> One major issue with this MIB is the creation of link bundles in an 
> LMP-specific MIB.
> Link Bundles are used by other protocols and should also be useful in 
> scenarios without LMP. It would seem better to spin it out as a more 
> general link bundling table (assuming work on such a table 
> isn't already in 
> progress elsewhere.)
>