Re: [mpls] 答复: Solicit Opinions on Definition of MPLS Global Label

Loa Andersson <loa@pi.nu> Wed, 04 November 2015 12:40 UTC

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Robin,

On 2015-11-04 18:28, Lizhenbin wrote:
> 2. For entropy label/flow label, though it maybe calculated by the ingress router
      locally, all nodes along the path have the universal understanding 
that its usage
      is for ECMP.

That an LSR understands that the EL is for ECMP has nothing to do with
the EL, but is a property bound to the ELI. The EL is in no way global,
it is local for the label stack.

By redefining concepts it is possible to "prove" anything.

/Loa