The MPLS WG Archive

["Brijesh Kumar" <bkumar@ennovatenetworks.com>]

Eric,

I don't think I said that Route Reflectors need to be in the path, or
this function cannot be implemented on an Edge router itself. But
given the performance difference in access routers and core routers,
and the role of a route reflector in applying policies on behalf of
clients, it is pretty obvious that a core router is more suitable for
route reflection function. And we both agree that a router designated
as Route Reflector need to run BGP.

Cheers,

--brijesh

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mpls@UU.NET [mailto:owner-mpls@UU.NET]On Behalf Of Eric
> Rosen
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 4:18 PM
> To: bkumar@ennovatenetworks.com
> Cc: 'Chris Flores'; 'Javier Antich'; 'Michel Redondo Ferrero';
> mpls@UU.NET
> Subject: Re: MPLS/BGP routing question
>
>
> Brijesh> The claim that only edge  routers need to run
> BGP/MPLS VPN software
> Brijesh> is  not  true,  as  you   have  correctly  pointed
> out.  It's  not
> Brijesh> appropriate to  consider the required  Route
> Reflection as  an edge
> Brijesh> router function.
>
> You can sure tell it's the season for political debates ;-)
>
> You're aware,  aren't you,  that route  reflectors don't need
>  to be  in the
> path, and  in fact don't need  to pass data  traffic at all.
> I  suppose the
> more accurate  statement would be that  the only routers
> which  need to both
> pass traffic and run BGP are the edge routers.
>