Re: LMP revision 04

[Kireeti Kompella <kireeti@juniper.net>]

Hi Yang-guang,

On Wed, 7 Aug 2002, Yangguang Xu wrote:

> > Here's my view on how LMP fits into the Sub-IP "hourglass":
> >
> >    LMP provides a valuable addition to the control plane that allows
> >    nodes in a network to establish and maintain control channels,
> >    exchange properties of links, abstract groups of such links into a
> >    "TE link", map such TE links to their respective control channels,
> >    and manage faults on these links.  The information gathered by LMP
> >    feeds into the IGP extensions to provide a fuller picture of the
> >    network topology, as well as into signaling protocols for mapping of
> >    control channels to data links, and fault recovery.  LMP operation
> >    is COMMON across a variety of control channel instantiations, and TE
> >    link types.  TE link types may be ATM, Frame Relay, SONET/SDH,
> >    Ethernet, OEO, lambdas, or fibers.
> >
>
> You didn't mention IP above or you missed it intentionally.

There is a reason that CCAMP is in the *Sub-IP* area.

> Just curious, do you
> know any IP router, ATM or FR switch that implements LMP to perform the
> goodies you mentioned above?

Is that relevant to the CCAMP WG, or just your own curiosity?

Kireeti.