Re: [Dime] OVLI: comments to 4.2

Ben Campbell <ben@nostrum.com> Fri, 06 December 2013 21:31 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Dime] OVLI: comments to 4.2
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On Dec 6, 2013, at 4:19 AM, Jouni Korhonen <jouni.nospam@gmail.com> wrote:

>> 
>> 2. Supporting OLR_DEFAULT_ALGO means different things depending on the endpoint’s role (reacting/reporting).
>> Proposal is to expand the text to read:
>> 
>> 
>>      When this flag is set by the overload control reacting endpoint it means
>>      that the default traffic abatement (loss) algorithm is supported by the
>>      reacting endpoint, i.e. the reacting endpont is able and willing to execute
>>     the default traffic abatement algorithm if so requested by the reporting
>>     endpoint.
>>      When this flag is set by the overload control reporting endpoint it means
>>     that the reporting endpoint when overloaded is able and willing to demand
>>     executing the default traffic abatement algorithm from the reacting endpoint.
> 
> OK with me.
> 

On reflection, if that's all it means why does the reporting node need to send it at all? It can just choose to send OLRs for the algorithm the reacting node has advertised. Or is the reporting node declaring that this is the algorithm it will use?

> - Jouni