Snipped > > > > > > > States are supposed to be destroyed on explicit signalling > > message (e.g. PathTear or PathErr with the state removal > > flag), but not because of the absence of refreshes. > > [JD] Igor, Just to be clear, we are talking about RSVP here, and RSVP *is* a soft state protocol. Can you point to any RFC that supports your statements above? Thanks, John