Subject: Re: [OSPF] Re: [Fwd: [mpls] WG Last Call on draft-ietf-mpls-number-0-bw-te-lsps-02.txt]

From: JP Vasseur <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:53:21 -0500

Hi Curtis,

On Nov 30, 2006, at 8:48 PM, Curtis Villamizar wrote:

>
> In message <[email-masked]>
> JP Vasseur writes:
>>
>> Other attributes such as affinity should be used to not allows 0-bw
>> TE LSP to traverse a specific link. This TLV is only used to report
>> the number of such TE LSPs traversing the link.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> JP.
>
>
> The provider already has the necessary tools that can be used to
> accomplish this.  If a general purpose tool (attributes and
> affinities) is available which accomplishes something a special
> purpose tool to accomplish the same thing is not needed.
>
> Such a tool would only be useful if the administration of the MPLS
> midpoint (where the attribute is set) had no control over the
> administration of the MPLS ingress or a border that is doing route
> computation (where the affinity is set).  I don't see any anticipated
> real world deployment that would benefit from this.  If you do, then
> please explain the deployment scenario.
>

not sure to see your point here ... I was mentioning that the aim of  
this TLV was not to avoid some links.
Looks like you're saying the same thing.

JP.

> Curtis