Re: default-iids: dropping requirement 1 in Section 3

Fernando Gont <fgont@si6networks.com> Mon, 23 May 2016 15:14 UTC

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Subject: Re: default-iids: dropping requirement 1 in Section 3
To: Lorenzo Colitti <lorenzo@google.com>
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On 05/22/2016 09:12 PM, Lorenzo Colitti wrote:
> On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 4:40 AM, Fernando Gont <fgont@si6networks.com
> <mailto:fgont@si6networks.com>> wrote:
> 
>     The root of this whole problem is embedding a layer-2 id in a layer-3
>     field in the first place.
> 
> 
> No, the root of this whole problem is embedding a *stable* layer-2 ID in
> a layer-3 field.

You're wrong. I've provided references that explain why, and Brian has
provided examples. There's not much I can do other than that.

Thanks,
-- 
Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
e-mail: fgont@si6networks.com
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