Subject: Re: mplsTunnelResourceTable in TE MIB

From: Namita Sinha <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 16:29:23 -0400 (EDT)

Tom,

>         Namita,
>
>>Could someone clarify the semantics of the
>>mplsTunnelResourceIn{MaxRate,MeanRate,MaxBurstSize}
>>vs. the semantics of the
>>mplsTunnelResourceOut{MaxRate,MeanRate,MaxBurstSize}
>>in the mplsTunnelResourceTable?
>
>         The description in the MIB indicates that
>they contain resources required for the tunnel.
>If two tunnels point at the same resources, this
>indicates sharing (though does not require it).
>The reason why there are in/out parameters is
>because some folks apparently felt that it was
>necessary or useful to specify these
>parameters/resources for both data sent and
>received on the tunnel.
>
>         --Tom

I guess my question addresses your last sentence
above: why is it necessary/useful to specify
these parameters for in and out traffic for a
tunnel? Under what circumstances would in "in"
values be different from the "out" values?
An example would greatly help.

Thanks
Namita

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