On Wed, 12 Jan 2022 at 18:20, <aar...@gvtc.com> wrote: > Like ytti (saku) mentioned, with SR/SPRING the IGP is finally carrying the > Label/Sid, so we no longer need a label distribution mechanism running > alongside the IGP (don't need LDP or RSVP). And for SRv6 vice SR-MPLS, the > SID is now the IPv6 address, and not the MPLS Label. So we don't even need > MPLS, but can accomplish network virtualization using a pure IPv6 core. > Reminds me of Cell Mode MPLS vs Frame Mode MPLS... whereas the ATM Cell > header VPI/VCI was repurposed as the MPLS label, until we went with straight > MPLS shim headers.
No SRv6 is MPLS labeling where label is carried inside IP instead before the IP header. Layering violation which increases complexity and cost for no other purpose except dishonest marketing about 'it is IP, you already understand it, MPLS is hard'. -- ++ytti
