RE: MPLS Tunnel Maximum Hops

["Thomas D. Nadeau" <tnadeau@cisco.com>]

>Tom,
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>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?

	That is a good idea. I will keep a list of things
that didn't get into the current version.

	--Tom



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>/Loa
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>Thomas D. Nadeau wrote:
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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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