The MPLS-OPS Archive

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
[Date Index][Thread Index][Author Index][Subject Index]

Out of order question re: rfc2961

From: "Michael I Mandelberg(Isaac)" <mmandelberg@fwion.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 14:45:14 -0400
Resent-Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:24:24 -0400
To: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com

I don't understand the purpose of:

   When the Epoch values match and the
   Message_Identifier value is less than the largest value previously
   received from the sender, then the receiver SHOULD check the value
   previously received for the state associated with the message.  This
   check should be performed for any message that installs or changes
   state.  (Includes at least: Path, Resv, PathTear, ResvTear, PathErr
   and ResvErr.) ***** If no local state information can be associated with
   the message, the receiver MUST NOT treat the message as out of
order.*****

What is the circumstance that this is trying to cover? If the message is out
of order, why do you
want to process it?


Thanks

> Michael Mandelberg
> FirstWave Intelligent Optical Networks, Inc.
> 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive, 15th floor
> Reston, Virginia 20191
> (703) 390 - 9401, x 1008
> mmandelberg@fwion.com
> 
> 

-------
The MPLS-OPS Mailing List
Subscribe/Unsubscribe:  http://www.mplsrc.com/mplsops.shtml
Archive: http://www.mplsrc.com/mpls-ops_archive.shtml