Re: [Pppext] LCP echo request/reply support over multilink interface (RFC 1990)

[Ignacio Goyret <[e-mail]>]

At 10:19 AM 3/3/2010 +0530, Y Prasad wrote:

>It says LCP echo-req/reply on the bundle is optional. Assume that an
>implementation sends LCP ECHO req. on the bundle and the remote chooses
>not to reply (as it is optional) then sender would likely to drop the
>bundle.

If it does that, then the sender of the Echo-Request is not
compliant.


> Perhaps mentioning one of the following clauses help.
>
> 1. Let the peer negotiate "LCP-echo req on the bundle" during LCP req
>and subsequently send LCP echo req on the bundle only if it is accepted
>by the remote peer.

The LCP Echo function is not negotiated. It is mandatory at the link level
and optional at the bundle level.


>OR
>
> 2. Sending LCP ECHO-req on the bundle is option. But LCP ECHO-reply on
>the bundle need to be mandatory.

No, the remote peer is not required to respond to the Echo-Request
on the bundle (meaning, with MP headers).

If you make any assumption based on not receiving a response in
this case (other than the remote didn't answer), you are writing
code that it is not interoperable.

-Ignacio