@@ -88,10 +88,12 @@ allows R3 to forward the traffic in the two classes differently.
8888
8989One question that then arises is how do all the routers in the network
9090agree on what labels to use and how to forward packets with particular
91- labels? The protocol that was adopted and extended for this task is
92- the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP). For now it suffices to say
93- that it is possible to send an RSVP message along an explicitly
94- specified path (e.g., R1-R3-R6-R7) and use it to set up label
91+ labels? The short answer is that some control plane protocol handles
92+ the task. There have actually been a few different protocols used,
93+ included RSVP (the Resource Reservation Protocol) and extensions to
94+ existing routing protocols. For now it suffices to say
95+ that it is possible to distribute label mappings to nodes on an explicitly
96+ specified path (e.g., R1-R3-R6-R7) and thus set up label
9597forwarding table entries all along that path. This is very similar to
9698the process of establishing a virtual circuit.
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@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ algorithm, but which also takes various *constraints* into
102104account. For example, if it was required to find a path from R1 to R7
103105that could carry an offered load of 100 Mbps, we could say that the
104106constraint is that each link must have at least 100 Mbps of available
105- capacity. CSPF addresses this sort of problem. It works just like the
107+ capacity. CSPF addresses this sort of problem. It works like the
106108SPF algorithm described in Section |Routing |.3 except that links which
107109don't meet the constraints, e.g., because they lack sufficient
108110capacity for the demand, are excluded from the calculation.
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