IMO it is a control plane role to at least detect such inconsistency.

On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 11:11 PM Tony Li <tony...@tony.li> wrote:

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> Les,
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> [LES:] Node R1 uses metric-type A for Application X and metric type B for
> Application Y.
> Node R2 uses metric-type B for Application X and metric type A for
> Application Y.
> Both nodes are advertising both metric-types.
> But neither node is aware of the inconsistency because nothing in the
> metric advertisement indicates how to make the metric-type/app association.
>
> Clearly this is a problem.
> Are you arguing that it is up to the operator to make sure that they
> associate the same Metric-type with the same application by making sure
> node configurations are consistent?
>
>
>
> Yes.  More specifically, the management plane code should be debugged.  It
> is not the control plane protocol’s job to debug the management plane.
>
> Tony
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