Re: [Isis-wg] draft-amante-isis-reverse-metric-01

[mike shand <[e-mail]>]

On 06/12/2010 16:51, Les Ginsberg (ginsberg) wrote:
> Shane -
>
> I am not arguing syntax. My point is that using Reverse Metric TLV one
> has to make a configuration change (whether one command or two) on a
> router which:
>
> a)Temporarily changes the metric advertised by the local router
> b)Temporarily generates the Reverse Metric TLV requesting the peer to
> also change the metric it advertsies.
>
> That said, I am guilty of poor exposition - which is perhaps why Tony
> and I were not able to reach agreement. Let me provide a revised summary
> of the differences between the available solutions:
>
> P2P
> ---
>
> Without Reverse Metric TLV: Must temporarily alter metric configuration
> on both neighbors
>
> With Reverse Metric TLV: On one neighbor temporarily change the local
> metric AND
> configure the reverse metric TLV to be sent to the other neighbor
>
> The difference is then one config change on two neighbors vs two
> (conceptual) config
> changes on one neighbor.


But presumably, there is no reason why these two conceptual actions 
could not be triggered by a single CLI command.

Mike