Re: RSVP-TE: specifying links in EROs

David Charlap <[email protected]> Wed, 30 Nov 2005 15:11:31 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.tewg
Organization Marconi, Vienna VA
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Tony Li wrote:
>> Suppose there are two routers with three links between them
>>
>>       _________            _________
>>      |        A|----------|B        |
>>      |   R1   C|----------|D   R2   |
>>   ---|G       E|----------|F       H|----
>>      |_________|          |_________|
>>
>> Suppose, however, that the ERO instead consists of ingress interface
>> addresses (G, B, ...) or of egress interface addresses (A, H, ...) or
>> perhaps even both (G, A, B, H, ...).  In these cases, has the ERO
>> specified that the LSP should be created over the A-B link?  Or are
>> these examples no different from the case of using router addresses?
> 
> Yes, if the ERO contains interface addresses, that specifies the  
> interfaces to be used.

Could you point out the section of the RFC where this is stated?

As I wrote, this behavior seems to be a common practice, but I can't 
find any document that mandates this behavior.

-- David