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

[Sanjeev C. <Sa...@co...>]

Hi Pim,

>> 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. 
Well, you are right that there isn't a direct correlation but what I'm
anticipating is that, in future there will be more protocols supported in
Zebra (eg., ISIS http://isisd.sourceforge.net/) and possibly RSVP someday.
That way, the mpls-linux developer community may get help from developers of
other packages and as Zebra also has a significant number of users, more
feedback/users of mpls-linux may be found. These are some of my thoughts and
not facts that I can assert in anycase.

Sanjeev