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RE: CP-->MP Issue (was RE: Polling for new WG I-Ds)




Don,

At 10:40 AM 8/25/2006, Don Fedyk wrote:
I think there may be something here but I think even the requirements as
stated assume too much of the solution. What is the real issue?

Per my previous e-mail:
At 01:01 PM 8/24/2006, Lou Berger wrote:

At 10:48 AM 8/24/2006, Don Fedyk wrote:
[...]
If we were to ask could you live without the CP->MP feature what
response would we get versus asking if CP->MP is a soft requirement.

From the discussions I've had on this with carriers, for some it's a don't care, for others they won't deploy control plane without this capability.

Lou

AND
At 08:15 AM 8/24/2006, Lou Berger wrote:
[...]I therefore think the definition of CP->MP *is* required. There are multiple options for meeting this requirement, but the solution must provide the "fallback" capability for services existing at the time of the initial MP->CP transition and those created after the transition.
[...]

I think a capability to remove LSP state while leaving forward state untouched will meet the requirements of those I've talked with.

Lou

Regards,
Don