Tom, > I'm still hoping to see a response to this. > > On 06/02/2013 8:42 AM, Tom Taylor wrote: >> Section 5 of the latest version of MAP has the following: >> >> 1. Basic Mapping Rule (BMR) - mandatory, used for IPv4 prefix, >> address or port set assignment. There can only be one Basic >> Mapping Rule per End-user IPv6 prefix. The Basic Mapping Rule is >> used to configure the MAP IPv6 address or prefix. >> >> 2. Forwarding Mapping Rule (FMR) - optional, used for forwarding. >> The Basic Mapping Rule is also a Forwarding Mapping Rule. Each >> Forwarding Mapping Rule will result in an entry in the Rules >> table for the Rule IPv4 prefix. >> >> Question: there will always be a BMR. In the absence of additional >> rules, how does a CE know whether it can use the BMR for forwarding or >> must always use the default rule?
the answer to that is in section 7, last bullet. that is, the MAP CE must be configured to be in hub and spoke mode or mesh mode. which mode it is in decided if the BMR is used for forwarding or not. cheers, Ole _______________________________________________ Softwires mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/softwires
