Re: Route Exclusion

["Adrian Farrel" <afarrel@movaz.com>]

> >Route exclusions are useful when full path computation is not performed at
the
> >head of an LSP. This happens when
> >- an external route server is used (see
> >draft-vasseur-mpls-path-computation-rsvp-te)
>
> note that the PCS is always external ;-) Anyway, this gives me the
> opportunity to mention something that I told you off-line: the draft
> mentioned above does specify an EXCLUDE-ELEMENT object which has the same
> objective as your draft. I'll remove it from the next revision and I agree
> to support your draft.

JP, thanks for your support.

BTW, the PCS is *not* always external unless you use the definition that says it
is only a PCS if it is external :-)

Consider
i. LERs that offer path computation for LSPs that they initiate
ii. PCS function that is offered on a box that is also an LER

Cheers,
Adrian