Re: [homenet] I-D Action: draft-haddad-homenet-multihomed-00

Michael Richardson <mcr+ietf@sandelman.ca> Wed, 24 October 2012 23:25 UTC

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Comments: In-reply-to RJ Atkinson <rja.lists@gmail.com> message dated "Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:13:58 -0400."
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Subject: Re: [homenet] I-D Action: draft-haddad-homenet-multihomed-00
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RJ Atkinson <rja.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
    RJ> It might be useful for James Woodyatt's notes about these
    RJ> technical issues to get written up as an Informational RFC, to
    RJ> help document the technical issues/operational issues for any
    RJ> new participants here (and more generally for IETF newcomers who
    RJ> might not immediately grasp the issues).

...+1

    RJ> PS: Yes, I understand this won't stop a vendor from shipping
    RJ> NPT66, but we can at least make it clear that NPT66 has
    RJ> significant technical limitations and unresolved issues, so is
    RJ> NOT part of the Home Net solution set.

more importantly, if said document was written from a SHOULD
point of view rather than a strict SHOULD NOT, it might be possible
for a large buyer of either equipment or services to use it as part of
an RFP.  This could be a media ISP procuring settop boxes, or
a hospital procuring digital TV services, or a government department
procuring a managed VPN service, etc.




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Michael Richardson
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