What Information Is Distributed
So what's involved in information distribution? Information distribution is easily broken down into three pieces:
What information is distributed and how you configure it
When information is distributed and how you control when flooding takes place
How information is distributed (protocol-specific details)
Chapter 4 details exactly how this information is used to calculate a TE tunnel path.
As discussed in previous chapters, the idea behind MPLS Traffic Engineering is to allow routers to build paths using information other than the shortest IP path. But what information is distributed to allow the routers to make more intelligent path calculations?
MPLS Traffic Engineering works by using OSPF or IS-IS to distribute ...
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