Re: DRN and TID Issues - Issue #4

Lincoln,

TID and DRN routing is not implementation dependent.  It is specified,
however poorly, in the RFC.

--brian

Haresign Lincoln wrote:                                           (Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:28:42)
> Brian,
> 
> Yes, I agree.  The algorithm is implementation dependent.  If based upon
> all the registration parameters and (if used) TID or DRN routing.
> 
> Regards,
> Lincoln 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian F. G. Bidulock [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 3:50 PM
> To: Haresign Lincoln
> Cc: Barry Nagelberg; [email protected]
> Subject: [Sigtran] DRN and TID Issues - Issue #4
> 
> Lincoln,
> 
> RFC 3868 says:
> 
> 4.3.4.3.  ASP Active Procedures
> 
>    ...
> 
>    In the case of a Loadshare mode AS, reception of an ASP Active
>    message at an SGP or IPSP causes the direction of traffic to the ASP
>    sending the ASP Active message, in addition to all the other ASPs
>    that are currently active in the AS.  The algorithm at the SGP for
>    loadsharing traffic within an AS to all the active ASPs is
>    implementation dependent.  The algorithm could, for example, be round
>    robin or based on information in the Data message (e.g., the SLS or
>    SSN).
> 
> This paragraph is inconsistent with the application of DRN/TID label.
> It tells me that the algorithm for loadsharing is implementation
> dependent.
> 
> --brian
> 
> 
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