Re: [Apn] Problem statement

[Joel Halpern <[e-mail]>]

Just focusing on the problem statement aspects at this moment, trimming 
the rest.

Yours,

Joel

On 5/6/2023 6:25 AM, Pengshuping (Peng Shuping) wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> These are very good points and suggestions. Thank you!
>
> I try to first summarize the current discussions, which actually lead 
> to three key questions that need to be answered.
>
> 1.What are the core problem?
>
> 2.What are the uses?
>
> 3.What are the key items?
>
> Let’s focus on them one by one.
>
> 1.What are the core problem?
>
> Maybe we could first try to use one sentence to describe this core 
> problem. Considering the discussions, I am thinking that this sentence 
> would be something like “How to maintain continuously the fine 
> granularity within the network in an efficient manner”. Please suggest 
> better wording.
>
> <jmh> My concern is that "maintaining continuously the fine 
> granularity within the network" is itsself a solution to something.  
> It is a means to an end.  Depending upon what we mean by "fine 
> grained" it may or may not be useful.  But there needs to first be a 
> description of what problem the network is trying to solve that leads 
> to fine grained traffic control.

Remember that the history of fine grained traffic control is littered 
with demonstrations that it has not added enough value to justify the 
complexity, and coarse grained was able to meet the needs.

</jmh>