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[Anouk Rocher <anouk@ureach.com>]

Minor point in line Don.


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---- On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Don Fedyk (dwfedyk@nortelnetworks.com) wrote:

> Hi
> 
> So what I think I heard is either:
> 
> Standard says: All labels from the same space. No problems.
> 
> But in practice I thought VPNs used:
> 
> Assume per/interface outer labels, the next inner stacked label 
> from per node space. PHP to be avoided adjacent to boxes doing this.

As per my understanding, VPNs need not use per interface labels for
the outer label. Per Platform labels for this should work equally well.

Or was there a point in there that I missed?

> 
> In the end it is a local decision of the box. No other box 
> cares what algorithm the allocating box is using. 
> 
> So should the standard be updated?
> 
> Don

Anouk.