RSVP <-------> PEP <------------> PDP ________ _____ _____ ^ Traffic control _____________ \----> _________ capacity ADM CTL _________ -------------> ____ ____ Data PC PS ________ _____________
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Figure 3: Relationship between PEP and other int-serv components within an RSVP router. PC -- Packet Classifier, PS -- Packet Scheduler
When a RSVP message arrives at the router (or an RSVP related event requires a policy decision), the RSVP module is expected to hand off the request (corresponding to the event or message) to its PEP module. The PEP will use the PDP (and LPDP) to obtain the policy decision and communicate it back to the RSVP module.
4.2. Additional functionality at the PDP
Typically, PDP returns the final policy decision based on an admission control request and the associated policy elements. However, it should be possible for the PDP to sometimes ask the PEP