Re: MPLS OAM & the IETF

["Mohammad Siddiqui" <[e-mail]>]

I second this and vote for 2.


>From: "Thomas D. Nadeau" <[e-mail]>
>To: [e-mail]
>CC: Scott Bradner <[e-mail]>
>Subject: Re: MPLS OAM & the IETF
>Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 12:28:19 -0500
>
>
>         I vote for 2.  Although I think there is room
>for input in the form of requirements/requests and such
>from the ITU, I think that having to interface with
>the ITU for this work is going to lead to interop
>problems as well as delay the work.  The IETF created the
>standards for MPLS and continues to evolve the technology,
>so it makes sense to me that we continue to create and evolve
>the standards for managing MPLS.
>
>         --Tom
>
>
>>Scott Bradner wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > 0/ you think I do not understand the issue
>> >
>> > 1/ split the tasks:  The IETF focus on the ping/traceroute mechanisms 
>>and
>> > cede to the ITU-T work on the more telco-like OAM.  In this option the 
>>IETF
>> > would publish draft-ohta-mpls-label-value-01.txt as an RFC and assign 
>>an
>> > MPLS reserved label value for use by the ITU-T to identify Y.1711
>> > information.
>> >
>> > 2/ The IETF work on a suite of technologies ranging from the
>> > ping/traceroute-like mechanisms to the more telephone system OAM ones.  
>>The
>> > IETF could try to figure out how to do this in conjunction with the 
>>ITU,
>> > though it is a bit late for that considering the state of Y.1711, or be 
>>in
>> > competition with the ITU-T.
>> >
>> > So - please indicate your opinion on how the IETF should proceed
>> >
>> > 1 - split the tasks between the IETF and the ITU-T
>> > 2 - IETF produce standards track documents covering both areas
>> >   2a - trying to work with the ITU-T to produce common technology
>> >   2b - in competition with the ITU-T
>> >
>> > In any case, it would be good to provide feedback to the ITU-T on 
>>Y.1711 if
>> > you see anything that looks broken.
>> >
>> > Scott (with sub-ip AD hat on)
>
>
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