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draft-ietf-mpls-tc-mib-06a.txt

  • From: "Thomas D. Nadeau" <tnadeau@cisco.com>
  • Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 21:46:43 -0400
  • Cc: <arunv@force10networks.com>, <hans@ipunplugged.com>, <jcucchiara@mindspring.com>, <cheenu@alumni.princeton.edu>, "'Joan Cucchiara x302'" <jcucchiara@Artel.com>, "'Kireeti Kompella'" <kireeti@juniper.net>, <swallow@cisco.com>, <loa@pi.se>, <mrm@riverstone.net>, <zinin@psg.com>, <adrian@olddog.co.uk>
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  • Organization: Cisco Systems, inc.



>-----Original Message-----
>From: Wijnen, Bert (Bert) [mailto:bwijnen@lucent.com] 
>Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:58 PM
>To: 'tnadeau@cisco.com'; Mpls (E-mail)
>Cc: arunv@force10networks.com; hans@ipunplugged.com; 
>jcucchiara@mindspring.com; cheenu@alumni.princeton.edu; 
>Wijnen, Bert (Bert); 'Joan Cucchiara x302'; 'Kireeti 
>Kompella'; swallow@cisco.com; loa@pi.se; mrm@riverstone.net; 
>zinin@psg.com; adrian@olddog.co.uk
>Subject: RE: draft-ietf-mpls-tc-mib-06a.txt
>
>
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>Inline
>
>> >> 	The reason why the multiple fields
>> >> were left in place was because someone (Arun
>> >> I think) pointed out that you may want to
>> >> specify a hop address AND an AS number for
>> >> the case where you want to get to a specific
>> >> AS *through* a specific HOP.
>> >> 
>> >
>> >a TeHopAddress can contain an AS number.
>> >So if you have a separate field for AS number what would then
>> >be in the TeHopAddress??? And why would you need two addesses
>> >to get to one place? SOrry I am confused here
>> 
>> 	Because a hop can be identified by BOTH an
>> AS number and an IP address. Suppose you want to
>> choose an AS via a particular interface on an
>> LSR?
>> 
>And an IP address on another interface?
>Maybe that would mean two entries in the table??

	Perhaps, but the example that was given
for needing both was the one I gave above. No
one has asked for what you suppose above.

	--Tom



>
>Bert
>> 	--Tom
>