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Re: [i2rs] network-type: container vs. identity?

Robert Varga <nite@hq.sk> Mon, 11 July 2016 10:54 UTC

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Subject: Re: [i2rs] network-type: container vs. identity?
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On 07/08/2016 05:47 AM, Zhangxian (Xian) wrote:
> Hi, Authors,
> 
>  
> 
>    while using this model as a base to augment for technology-specific
> topologies, I wonder why the leaf network-types is a container, instead
> of being as a identity?
> 
>  
> 
> I remember I asked Alex offline before, but the response I got was that
> the identity was also under consideration at that time. Given the latest
> version (June 2016 version) still use container, I wonder if the authors
> can explain why the alternative is discarded? Thank you.

The idea is to be able to have multiple traits, for example for composition.

Bye,
Robert

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