Subject: Re: [Isis-wg] Comments on Extensions to IS-IS for Advertising Optional Router Capabilities

From: Jeff Learman <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 09:02:01 -0400

At 05:08 AM 7/1/2003, Jonnala, Nagi wrote:
>1) As you mentioned, this feature can be used in MPLS-TE environment (or) by
>the Network management (or) for some other informational purposes.
>
>Having said that, Router-ID may not be available (if TE extensions are not
>implemented) in some implementations. How do we solve that? Shouldn't  we
>consider System-ID as the unique identity?

Good point.  I wondered about that.  Note that the draft doesn't say the
LDP router ID should be used.  Is that necessary, or can any unique numbering
scheme be used?  If it's necessary to use the LDP Router ID for TE
purposes, that should be made explicit.

Jeff

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