Re: single/double exchange mode doubt

"Brian F. G. Bidulock" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.sigtran
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Ankit,

Ankit Kumar Sharma wrote:                                            (Thu, 05 Jul 2007 15:43:53)
> 
>    Hi all,
>    I  have  a  doubt  over  single/double  exchange  mode.  When  we  say
>    single/double exchange mode then do we mean:
>    a)  it  is  a property of ASP. For all ASs served by this ASP, my mode
>    would be either single or double exchange, but not both.

ASPs do not do single or double exchanges: IPSPs do.

>    b)  it  is  a  property  of  AS. For one AS, an ASP could behave as in
>    single exchange and for other it could behave as a double exchange.

No.

>    Please look at the example below:
>            ----------                       ------------
>            |ASP 1|----------------------|ASP A |
>            ----------                       -----------
>    ASP  1  is serving AS 1 with routing context 1. ASP A is serving AS A,
>    with  routing  context 1. This configuration is running fine in single
>    exchange mode.
>    Now,  I want to add one more AS at ASP 1, say AS 2. Routing context of
>    this  AS  would  be 2 and I want to run it in double exchange mode. Do
>    someone see any discrepancy in this configuration?

ASPs do not communicate directly with each other in this fashion: IPSPs do.

The RFCs state that both IPSPs must operate in the same mode for all messages.

--brian


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