On (2014-03-07 10:49 +1030), Glen Turner wrote: > That's pretty much what the OSPF tag and the BGP's synchronisation with OSPF > were originally intended for.
1403 (1364) is historic and never referenced by OSPF standard. Original intention for external tag is unspecified information carried between AS borders. > However it's pretty much a design misfeature and you'd be happier with iBGP > over a tunnel Agreed. If this is common requirement, nothing stopping figuring out new LSA/LSP to properly carry BGP information. Of course won't be solution for near-term, unless OP controls the edge and uses open source implementation, in which case he might send this information in opaque LSA. -- ++ytti
