Re: [mpls-linux-general] Some Questions
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From: <seh...@ya...> - 2002-01-23 20:30:44
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Hi, do you know where can i get more docs on how to use ldp-portable prompt ? thanks in advance. kind regards. --- "James R. Leu" <jl...@mi...> a écrit : > Yep. > > Start by getting the newest ldp-portable from CVS: > > http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=15443 > > Then read, ldp-portable/linux-port/README.sample > > Jim > > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 05:05:01PM +0100, sehla > loussaief wrote: > > Hi, > > do you know how can i use the LDP in an ethernet > LAN? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > --- "James R. Leu" <jl...@mi...> a écrit > : > > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 04:55:06PM +0100, sehla > > > loussaief wrote: > > > > HI, > > > > once the mpls-linux1.0 and ldp-portable.0.08 > > > installed > > > > do you know how can i test them? > > > > In addition, i have an ATM switch on witch we > want > > > to > > > > implement MPLS+LDP through an externe > controller. > > > have > > > > you an idea how can we implement the General > > > Switch > > > > Managment Protocol (GSMP) on linux ? > > > > > > Your going to have difficulty with this. The > > > current Linux ATM stack > > > doesn't handle multicast. So you will not > beable to > > > send/receive LDP > > > hellos. In addition I haven't tested the ATM > > > specific code inside of > > > ldp-portable. > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > kind regards. > > > > > > > > --- "James R. Leu" <jl...@mi...> a > écrit > > > : > > > > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 06:49:54AM -0800, > Cheng > > > > > Zhengchao wrote: > > > > > > Hi,All, > > > > > > > > > > mpls-linux is an MPLS forwarding plane > > > > > implementation. It contains > > > > > kernel code to support label switching of > > > packets. > > > > > It also has a > > > > > utility to statically create LSPs (like the > good > > > old > > > > > days of creating PVCs > > > > > through and ATM network, or statically > routing a > > > > > subnet through a network) > > > > > > > > > > If you want a dynamic means to setup LSPs > (which > > > is > > > > > what it seems you are > > > > > about) you need an MPLS signaling protocol > like > > > LDP, > > > > > RSVP-TE, or CR-LDP. > > > > > The protocols take care of advertising > labels. > > > > > ldp-portable is an > > > > > implementation of RFC3036 (label ditribution > > > > > protocol). > > > > > > > > > > > I met some questions in my reading > codes.I > > > will > > > > > > appreciate your help very much. > > > > > > 1.In the mpls_linux,How do the labels are > > > > > distributed > > > > > > among the ldp peers?In other words,How > does > > > the > > > > > > mplsadm get to know the infor about > FTN,ILM > > > and > > > > > NHLFE? > > > > > > What is the relation between mpls_linux > and > > > > > > ldp_portable?Does mpls_linux need > ldp_portable > > > to > > > > > > distribut lables? > > > > > > 2.Can someone tell me the meanings of > > > variables in > > > > > the > > > > > > structure mpls_printf_info?Especially the > > > "pos". > > > > > > > > > > This structure is used to help in the > handling > > > of > > > > > buffers used for > > > > > displaying the content of the virtual files > in > > > the > > > > > /proc file system. > > > > > 'pos' stands for 'position', the current > > > printing > > > > > position in the > > > > > virtual file. Remember that the virtual > file > > > may be > > > > > larger then the > > > > > buffer suplied to the *_print functions, so > the > > > > > *_print function will be > > > > > called multiple times, with a different > offset > > > each > > > > > time. '*_print' can't > > > > > translate offset into 'where it left off' so > the > > > > > function just starts over, > > > > > but the 'pos' and 'offset' are used to > decide > > > when > > > > > to start filling > > > > > the buffer again. > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks a lot. > > > > > > > > > > > > Best Regard > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheng > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > > Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! 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