[Idr] One question about "Terminal Action bit" in RFC5575

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Subject: [Idr] One question about "Terminal Action bit" in RFC5575
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Hi all,

    About RFC5575, it seems like that the definition of "Terminal 
Action bit" is blurred. 

    In section 7, the "Terminal Action bit" is defined as follows:
Terminal Action (bit 47): When this bit is set, the traffic filtering 
engine will apply any subsequent filtering rules (as defined by the 
ordering procedure).  If not set, the evaluation of the traffic filter 
stops when this rule is applied.

    How can routers do when many rules that define variant actions 
are applied to a same flow?

   For example, there are four rules that can be applied to one same flow. 

And the sequence has been determined as below. When router executes rule 
1,
the "Terminal Action Bit" is set. It indicated that next rule should be 
executed. When router execute rule 2, which action should be executed? 
Only redirect? Or/and traffic-marking? Which traffic-rate should be 
selected?

rule 1

   traffic-rate: 10Mbps

   traffic-marking: DSCP=10

   traffic-action: T=1 S=1 


rule 2

   traffic-rate: 20Mbps

   redirect: nexthop = 192.168.1.2

   traffic-action: T=0 S=0 


rule 3

   traffic-rate: 30Mbps

   traffic-marking: DSCP=30

   redirect: nexthop = 192.168.2.2

   traffic-action: T=1 S=1 
 

rule 4

   traffic-rate: 40Mbps

   traffic-marking: DSCP=40

   traffic-action: T=0 S=0