Subject: RE: [PWE3] MPLS PID

From: "David Allan" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 16:43:51 -0500

Tom
> 
>          As far as I can tell, the hashing algorithmS 
> employed by most routers are not an IETF standard. In this 
> case, it is clear that t is not about supporting a single, 
> proprietary implementation; it is about supporting ALL 
> implementations. But if you insist on trying to convince the 
> community as you and others unsuccessfully tried to in 
> Atlanta to use a standard ECMP algorithm, have fun.

Poor characterization of the Guildlines draft. Didn't propose a standard
algorithm, just suggested specific knobs were required for those operators
who cared to preserve path semantics for test purposes. BTW it is posted as
'03 now.

Dave