To decode Bryan's quote from the RFC (these texts are almost unreadable :-P)
LDP initiates the TCP session of the router with the highest transport!! 
address. Usually this is the router-id (usually the loopback), but could be the 
interface address as well. 

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On 10 feb 2010, at 16:32, Bryan Bartik wrote:

> Taqdir,
> 
> Take a look at RFC 5036, section 2.5. Here is an excerpt:
> 
> "LSR1 determines whether it will play the active or passive role
> in session establishment by comparing addresses A1 and A2 as
> unsigned integers.  If A1 > A2, LSR1 plays the active role;
> otherwise, it is passive.
> 
> If LSR1 is active, it attempts to establish the LDP TCP
> connection by connecting to the well-known LDP port at address
> A2.  If LSR1 is passive, it waits for LSR2 to establish the LDP
> TCP connection to its well-known LDP port."
> 
> 
> On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 8:00 AM, Taqdir Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Team,
>  
> LDP also establishes session like BGP ?
>  
> like we have BGP collision,both peers initiate connection and connection 
> initiated by highest IP address is preserved .
>  
> does the same appy to LDP also ?
> 
> 
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