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RSVP-TE: How to use "Tunnel Sender Address"?

  • From: "Bin Zhou" <binzhou@site.uottawa.ca>
  • Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 13:47:16 -0400
  • Cc: <mpls@UU.NET>, "Senthil K. Venkatachalam" <svenkatachalam@opnet.com>

Hi,

But I really need to provide a host address in the PATH message.
How to avoid using the extended tunnel ID?
Otherwise, I want to define a new field, named Tunnel Client Address in the
Session object.

Regards,
Bin

> > In the quadruple (Src, Dst, Tunnel, LSP-id) you mentioned, the Src
> > can be provided either by Extended Tunnel ID field or Tunnel Sender
> > Address field.
>
> No.  Only the tunnel sender address.
>
> The extended tunnel ID does not have to be a valid IP address.  If you
> assume it is, your code will not be compliant with the standard.
>
> > Can I use one of the two fields as a FEC for a host address since
> > there isn't a FEC element in RSVP-TE?
>
> The entire concept of a FEC is alien to RSVP-TE.  I strongly recommend
> that you do not try to shoehorn LDP concepts into RSVP.  It will only
> lead to confusion and buggy code.
>
> -- David