Re: [mpls] validating incoming frames at an Ethernet interface of an LSR

[Mitchell Erblich <erblichs at earthlink.net>]

Anoop Ghanwani,

	On the non-RFC front I would suggest

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	Mitchell Erblich
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On Jun 23, 2009, at 5:49 PM, Anoop Ghanwani wrote:

> Let's say I have 3 routers R1, R2 & R3 connected
> by a layer 2 switch.
>
> Let's say R1 advertises a label, say L1, for a
> certain FEC to R2.  Let's assume R1 has a global
> LIB (i.e. assigns different labels each time one
> is requested).
>
> Now, if R3 sends a frame with L1 addressed to
> R1's MAC address, would R1 just pick the frame
> up and forward it, or would it actually notice
> the problem and drop the frame?
>
> I know we're getting into implementation here,
> but would appreciate if someone can point me to
> an RFC/draft that discusses this issue.
>
> Thanks,
> Anoop
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