Just one question/comment on this draft -- In section 6.1, MRT-Ineligible Links TLV for OSPFv2, the draft says there should be a new TLV in the router capabilities LSA that advertises links not to be included in the MRT calculation (excluded links). I'm not certain why an option isn't used in the LSA header for this, instead. Two things that seem strange to me:
- The exclusion of a link is a link property, not a router property, so I'm not certain why this would be advertised as a property of the OSPF router. This seems to muddy the line between router and properties and link properties in a way that sets the stage for make the router capabilities just another area into which to stuff various bits of information we can't find a home for elsewhere. - If you modify a specific link state, then you must advertise two TLVs, or rather two LSAs, rather than one. Thus these two pieces of information must be connected in a local database, but advertised separately, with all the coordination/etc. that implies. It seems like it might be better to move this bit of information into the TLV where the actual link state is advertised in some way. :-) Russ _______________________________________________ OSPF mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ospf
