The MPLS WG Archive

Cell Relay Retreat>MPLS WG Archive>month:2001-Sep> msg00392



[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]  
  [Date Index][Thread Index][Author Index][Subject Index]

LDP usage in MPLS based VPNs

  • From: Robert Raszuk <raszuk@cisco.com>
  • Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 12:07:16 -0700
  • CC: mpls@UU.NET
  • Organization: Signature: http://www.employees.org/~raszuk/sig/


Ramyanshu,

>    the present  rfc on MPLS based VPNs uses BGP for
> route  distribution. Can we  use LDP in place of BGP
> for the same purpose.

Sure you can - both LDP & BGP are protocols quite open for new
extensions. But why anyone would like to complicate it's life going up
the hill and reinventing the already pretty well rolling wheel in
ISPs/SPs environments worldwide ???? 

Have you even thought about the concequences of your request just to
name one re-invention of reflectors this time for LDP etc .... :).,

R.

> Ramyanshu Datta wrote:
> 
> hi,
> 
>    the present  rfc on MPLS based VPNs uses BGP for
> route  distribution. Can we  use LDP in place of BGP
> for the same purpose.  and has  there been any work
> done in this direction. if yes then please tell me the
> links where i can find information about it
> 
> Thanks in advance
> Ramyanshu
> 
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone.
> http://phone.yahoo.com