Re: [mpls-linux-general] Integration with Zebra?

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Sanjeev Chakravarty wrote:
> 
> Hi Folks,
> 
> Since mpls-linux code is fairly robust, I was wondering if there are any
> thoughts of integrating it with other open source routing protocol suite
> like Zebra. To me both the software are complementary. Some of the pros and
> cons:
> 
> pros:
> 1. mpls-linux will be more versatile
> 2. creation of VPNs will now be possible
> 3. use of BGP to exchange labels needed in case of VPNs would be possible
> 4. RSVP-TE or other extensions of MPLS would be easier to implement
Can you elaborate on that please? How does a tight integration of
mpls-linux and zebra facilitate the implementation of a MPLS signaling
daemon compared to using mpls-linux and (rt)netlink separately in the
daemon. 

Pim.

> 
> cons:
> 1. kinda vendor specific (Cisco like) implementation
> 2. some dependency may arise
> 
> look forward to hearing your comments,
> 
> Sanjeev
> 
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