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1+1 protection switching

  • From: "Saurabh Shrivastava" <saurabh@timetra.com>
  • Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 11:18:26 -0700
  • Importance: Normal
  • X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Jun 2001 18:12:24.0933 (UTC) FILETIME=[E1F85150:01C0FFFD]

but isnt there a requirement that in an LSP, there
should be no packet reordering.


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Saurabh Shrivastava          saurabh@timetra.com        

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*  -----Original Message-----
*  From: owner-mpls@UU.NET [mailto:owner-mpls@UU.NET]On Behalf Of Pour,
*  Mort
*  Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 11:13 AM
*  To: 'mpls@uu.net'
*  Subject: RE: 1+1 protection switching
*  
*  
*  On second thought I agree. I don't think there will any 
*  problem except for
*  some
*  retransmissions or some duplicate packets being dropped.
*  
*  
*  -----Original Message-----
*  From: Shahram Davari [mailto:Shahram_Davari@pmc-sierra.com]
*  Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 10:49 AM
*  To: 'Pour, Mort'; 'mpls@uu.net'
*  Subject: RE: 1+1 protection switching
*  
*  
*  Could you please explain more, why do you think that TCP 
*  connection may be
*  dropped.
*  
*  > -----Original Message-----
*  > From: Pour, Mort [mailto:mpour@celoxnetworks.com]
*  > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 11:39 AM
*  > To: 'mpls@uu.net'
*  > Subject: RE: 1+1 protection switching
*  > 
*  > 
*  > Thanks,
*  > But this may also cause the connection to be dropped by TCP?
*  > 
*  > Regards,
*  > Mort
*  > 
*  > 
*  > -----Original Message-----
*  > From: Shahram Davari [mailto:Shahram_Davari@pmc-sierra.com]
*  > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 10:36 AM
*  > To: 'Pour, Mort'; 'mpls@uu.net'
*  > Subject: RE: 1+1 protection switching
*  > 
*  > 
*  > Hi,
*  > 
*  > I think it is understood/accepted that a number of packets 
*  > may be dropped or
*  > deliver out of order for a short period of time. The 
*  receiver should
*  > re-order the packets and/or request retransmission.  
*  > 
*  > Yours,
*  > -Shahram
*  > 
*  > > -----Original Message-----
*  > > From: Pour, Mort [mailto:mpour@celoxnetworks.com]
*  > > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 10:57 AM
*  > > To: 'mpls@uu.net'
*  > > Subject: 1+1 protection switching
*  > > 
*  > > 
*  > > 
*  > > I have a question regarding the 1+1 protection switching 
*  in MPLS. 
*  > > Draft <draft-ietf-mpls-recovery-frmwrk-02.txt>
*  > > states that the path merge LSR can select the backup path 
*  > > when the primary
*  > > path fails.
*  > > What about the issues of duplicate (or missing) packets on 
*  > > the backup path
*  > > due
*  > > to variations in delay between the two path. Or if the 
*  two path are
*  > > synchronized, how is that achieved?
*  > > 
*  > > Thanks
*  > > Mort Pour
*  > > 
*  >