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[Fwd: I-D ACTION:draft-pan-lsp-ping-00.txt]

  • From: "S.Matsushima" <satoru@japan-telecom.co.jp>
  • Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 14:08:15 +0900
  • Cc: swallow@cisco.com, erosen@cisco.com, rbonica@mci.net, mpls-ops@mplsrc.com
  • X-Dispatcher: imput version 20000228(IM140)

Hi All,

I'm glad that mpls guys think LSP condition check and failure detect
is neccesary feature. Because, I'v described it as LSP-keepalive in
draft-satoru-mpls-1hop-lsp-00.txt.

Keepalive is a proactive failure detecting method for some data-link,
routing-protocol and session. It is also needed for LSP because of the
LSR can feedback LSP condition to routing/forwarding autonomic decision.
I think it is need to consider in this working group.


--
Satoru Matsushima


From: George Swallow <swallow@cisco.com>
Subject: Re: [Fwd: I-D ACTION:draft-pan-lsp-ping-00.txt] 
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 11:26:46 -0400

> > George> The mechanism is  intentionally tied to the control  plane to ensure
> > George> that the source  is properly informed even if  the reverse data path
> > George> may be broken.  
> > 
> > If  the reply is  encapsulated in  a UDP  packet which  is addressed  to the
> > tunnel head and has router alert  set, isn't this just as effective, without
> > the dependence on the control plane? 
> 
> Interesting idea.  We should explore this.
> 
> ...George
> 
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