Subject: Packet ordering or flow stripping question

From: Masataka Ohta <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 97 14:31:03 JST

I need a clarificaiton on flow specifications.

Is it assumed that the order of packets within an RSVP flow
preserved, unless in a rare case when routing changes?

Or, is it allowed to split a flow into two pathes. For example,
if the BW requirement is 6Mbps but there are only two 4Mbps
pathes are available, is it OK for a sender or an intermediate
router to split the 6Mbps flow into two 3Mbps ones for 4Mbps pathes?

The clarificaiton is necessary for hierarchical QoS link stata
merging.

						Masataka Ohta