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Re: Global Crossing Network Problem.

  • From: Jesper Skriver
  • Date: Wed Jun 28 09:25:21 2000

On Wed, Jun 28, 2000 at 09:13:13AM -0400, Mohamed Hirse wrote:
> I agree this is an option. How would you control the traffic flow if one
> link goes down?
> 
> The APS configuration on the router relies on communication between
> the router and the ADM. with in the configuration of the router you
> would label and assign groups to the interface configuration. This would
> tell the router/interface to respond accordingly when the circuit
> switches from working to protect. This occurs automatically (most of the
> most of the time) 
> 
> Are you proposing using some sort of routing mechanism to shift the
> traffic or will there be intelligence build in to the ADM that would allow
> the router to switch automatically?

Just use plain routing, or if you feel like it, MPLS TE tunnels ...

/Jesper

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