Re: [irs-discuss] IRS Problem Statement Posted

[Thomas Nadeau <[e-mail]>]

On 7/31/12 9:16 AM, "Robert Raszuk" <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Jim,
>
>> IMO the ability to manipulate routing state, context, etc... is what IRS
> > brings to the table and this capability is needed..
>>
>> Jim Uttaro
>
>Manipulating routing state from outside of routing protocols seems to me
>like tampering with jet engines during the flight.

	Network operators modify the routing system while it is in flight all
the time using other interfaces, so I fail to see why this is so alarming.


>Alia,
>
>There is no point to keep arguing about IRS framework .. it can call to
>address world hunger or propose to turn Sahara into rain forest.
>I think we need to wait and see actual protocol(s) proposals which
>write/stream into current routing systems as opposed to industry
>alternatives which target to write to forwarding layer directly or use
>already proposed IETF tools like NETCONF which already provide a very
>good provisioning abstraction today.
>
>My observation is that IRS is yet one more attempt to wave the SDN
>banner in the IETF without much substance behind it.

	We would appreciate keeping the discussion focused on whether or not this
is a good problem to solve, and identifying that clearly. We are not
interested in 
pontifications about the IETF, its management or policies on this list. 8)

	Thanks,

	--Tom