Subject: Re: Questions for SE --- RSVP

From: "Hong Liao" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 15:11:06 -0400

David,

Thanks, it makes sense.

Julia

David Charlap <[email-masked]> on 09/27/2000 01:57:59 PM

To:   Hong Liao <[email-masked]>
cc:    (bcc: Hong Liao/Telcordia)
Subject:  Re: Questions for SE --- RSVP

Hong Liao wrote:
>
> How do you know that the Extended Tunnel ID is optional?  It is
> because it says in RSVP-te spec, it is normally set to all zeros, or
> ingress node can be placed here.  Except this, I did not see from the
> spec. that this field is optional.  Can you point it out?

That is the place.

I suppose "optional" isn't technically correct.  But the all-zeros value
means "don't care", so the effect is the same as if it was optional.

-- David