Peter, My point was that this should be at least mentioned in operational considerations section if dynamic flooding is expected to work in mixed networks where some nodes support new algorithm and some do not your "regular flooding case".
On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 10:28 AM Peter Psenak <[email protected]> wrote: > Robert, > > On 27/11/2024 10:22, Robert Raszuk wrote: > > Peter, > > I am not sure if what Tony said is a requirement or an observation. > > > Note that combining routers that run the elected optimized algorithm > > with routers that do run the regular flooding is not a problem. > > Note that static mesh groups can be present today too and you can't assume > that it is either an optimized algorithm or full flooding. > > please do not compare apples with oranges. > > Static mesh groups are manually configured and if not done correctly can > result in broken flooding. What we are discussing here is a dynamic > flooding algorithm, not manual flooding blocking. > > thanks, > Peter > > > Thx, > R. > > > On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 9:58 AM Peter Psenak <ppsenak= > [email protected]> wrote: > >> On 27/11/2024 00:18, Tony Li wrote: >> > A distributed algorithm computing a flooding topology must only >> > operate upon nodes running the same algorithm (and version). If >> > multiple algorithms (and/or versions) are running in the same network, >> > then any given algorithm and version defines a subgraph and the >> > algorithm can only optimize flooding within its own subgraph. Legacy >> > full flooding must be used between subgraphs of different algorithms >> > or versions. >> >> This is a new requirement for the flooding algorithm itself. This does >> not exist with the existing leader based election, as that guarantees >> that only one optimized flooding algorithm is ever present in the area. >> Note that combining routers that run the elected optimized algorithm >> with routers that do run the regular flooding is not a problem. >> >> thanks, >> Peter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Lsr mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> > >
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