Re: [M3UA] Can IPSP client receive ASP UP message

"Brian F. G. Bidulock" <[email protected]> Fri, 15 May 2009 02:34:02 -0600

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Santhana,

Santhana wrote:    (Fri, 15 May 2009 11:06:39)
> 
>    Hi Brian
> 
>                Considering two IPSPs, IPSP A and IPSP B, can any of them
>    receive ASP UP message for bringing up the ASP.

Sure.

>    Does each ASP be able to act as server or client? Does the M3UA RFC
>    mandate this behavior ?

No, it does not mandate that both are able to act as both.

>    Or once it has started operating as Client or server it can stick to
>    that role. So that the client will always receive ASP
>    UP/DOWN/ACTIVE/INACTIVE ACK messages and server always receive ASP
>    UP/DOWN/ACTIVE/INACTIVE messages.

An implementation should be able to stick to one role if it wishes.

>    If in some implementation an IPSP cannot act as client and server both
>    what should be the response from the client IPSP when it receives ASP
>    UP message.

ERROR "Unexpected Message"

--brian

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