Re: MPLS Tunnel Maximum Hops

[Loa Andersson <NtscpUsrLoa@netscape.net>]

Tom,

while I agree that we don't want any changes just now.
It would also be good to understand if this is a good idea
or not. If not we could discard it now, if it is would could
make a log for future updates. Any opinion?

/Loa

Thomas D. Nadeau wrote:

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> > Any response to the bellow?
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>   The MIB is well past IETF last call, so
> I don't believe we can make any further changes
> at this time.
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>   --Tom
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> > Hi,
> > I have a question  regarding the mplsTunnelMaxHops scalar that 
> > indicates the
> > maximum number of hops that can be specified on each tunnel 
> > supported by the
> > LSR.
> > This scalar is a read only attribute but I can find it very 
> > useful to let
> > configure it as well. 
> > One of the CSPF constraints is the maximum number of hops the 
> > LSP may follow
> > through. The limitation on the maximum number for example can 
> > result from
> > the maximum packet size when fragmentation is not supported. 
> > In such a case
> > the maximum number of hops can depend on the network nature
> > (numbered/unnumbered). Instead of hard coding it with the 
> > worst case number,
> > let the network administrator, that is aware  of the network nature,
> > configure it.
> > Moreover, I think that the maximum hops should be configurable 
> > per tunnel.
> > Thanks, Nurit.
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