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Basic LDP Question

  • From: Shahram Davari <Shahram_Davari@pmc-sierra.com>
  • Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 10:44:07 -0700
  • Cc: "'mpls@uu.net'" <mpls@UU.NET>, "'ppvpn@ppvpn.francetelecom.com'" <ppvpn@ppvpn.francetelecom.com>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yakov Rekhter [mailto:yakov@juniper.net]
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 1:41 PM
> To: Giles Heron
> Cc: Shahram Davari; 'mpls@uu.net'; 'ppvpn@ppvpn.francetelecom.com'
> Subject: Re: Basic LDP Question 
> 
> 
> Giles,
> 
> > 1.  Efficient encapsulation of VPN traffic
> > 2.  Ability to run VPN on current hardware
> > 
> > There are probably other reasons as well...
> 
> One of the "other reasons" is straightforward protection 
> against packet 
> spoofing.

How? in IP also you can do ACL.

-Shahram

> 
> Yakov.
> 
> > 
> > On Fri, 2002-05-31 at 17:28, Shahram Davari wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > What problem a mp2p LDP-based MPLS network is trying to 
> solve (like the one
>  used in RFC2547) that can't be done with pure IP forwarding?
> > > 
> > > Note: Don't tell me fast forwarding, because we can do 
> fast IP lookup as we
> ll.
> > > 
> > > Yours,
> > > Shahram
> > > 
> > > 
> > -- 
> > =================================================================
> > Giles Heron    Principal Network Architect    PacketExchange Ltd.
> > ph: +44 7880 506185              "if you build it they will yawn"
> > =================================================================
> > 
>