Re: [mpls] applicability of draft-wijnands-mpls-mldp-in-band-signaling-02
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Re: [mpls] applicability of draft-wijnands-mpls-mldp-in-band-signaling-02



Yakov,


I don't really see what's wrong with what I proposed:

     "When PIM-SM is used in ASM mode, the usual means of discovering
active sources is to join a sparse mode shared tree. However, this document does not provide any method of transporting a sparse mode shared tree across an MPLS network. To apply the technique of this document to PIM-SM in ASM mode, there must be some other means of discovering the active sources. One possible means is the use of MSDP, but specification of such means is outside the scope of this
     document".

What's wrong with what you proposed is that it still refuses to
explicitly spell out that supporting the ASM service model over an
MPLS network is outside the scope of this document. In other words,
what is missing in what you proposed is the following sentence:

  Supporting the ASM service model over an MPLS network
  is outside the scope of this document.

I already tried to explain to you that this is too restrictive. Only a specific part of the ASM model is out of scope, that that is what Eric proposed in the text above. Its wrong to claim the whole ASM service model is out of scope. One example, in ASM the (S,G) inherits the (*,G) O-list. This is typical behavior that is needed in combination with MSDP and BGP A-D S-A's.

You're response to this is probably that the draft needs to spell this out. However, this is basic PIM ASM behavior that does not belong in this draft. All the PIM ASM procedures apply, except what has been written above by Eric.

Thx,

Ice.

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