Hi Acee, > I'd like to understand your objections to our approach in option 2. > Is it number of extra packets? > > For one thing, I don't like the fact that multicast hellos contain the > session ID and nounce for every router on the network (as shown in figure > 6).
I dont understand this concern; I see several service providers running OSPF in point-to-point mode even on ethernet links because nobody wants the complexity of DR and bDR that one gets on a broadcast medium. Even if they dont do this i have never seen large LANs with lots of OSPF neighbors chatting away till glory. The point that i am trying to make is that you will never see an OSPF hello message with lots of neighbors. Given this, i think the whole concern about adding extra information in hellos is moot. Glen > _______________________________________________ OSPF mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ospf
