RE: Advancing the Multicast L3VPN protocol drafts

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> While there was rough consensus in Dublin to decouple the
> protocol drafts from the choice of how to describe the use of those
> protocols
> to create interoperable Multicast VPNs, and to progress the protocol
> drafts immediately,
> such decisions must be confirmed by this list.
> 
> The essence of the "decoupling" proposal is that the protocol
> documents will progress
> (which will clearly take some time) while the Working Group decides
> what profile drafts,
> requirement drafts, etc., will accompany them.

IINM, in essence the question seems: should the WG submit to the IESG a
document as a proposed standard that does not allow for interoperable
equipments? And without a clear & agreed path toward defining
interoperability.

Before collecting answers, I wonder if we shouldn't first discuss and
agree on the question(s) to be asked to the L3 VPN WG.

For example Thomas Morin proposed the following questions:

> Summary
> - question 1 with two choices :
>    (a) adopt draft-morin-l3vpn-mvpn-considerations-03
>    (b) adopt a profile-based approach
> - question 2 (yes/no) : should the working group progress
draft-ietf-2547bis-mcast-vpn and draft-..-mcast-vpn-bgp to the IESG
without the WG having adopted a document describing how interoperability
can happen ? (yes or no)


Shouldn't the WG be proposed and polled on at least an alternative to
the profile option?


> 
> Therefore :
> 
> Should the L3VPN WG submit both
> 
> draft-ietf-l3vpn-2547bis-mcast  AND
> draft-ietf-l3vpn-2547bis-mcast-bgp to the IESG
> 
> as multicast VPN solutions and as proposed standards ?
> 
> If you support this proposal  please
> reply with a "yes", if you're opposed, reply with a "no".
> 
> 
> While comments and suggestions are welcomed, please make your
> position clear in your response. Note that this is not a WG Last Call
on
> these documents, but a request for a WG decision.
> 
> Please provide any feedback no later than August 21, 2008.
> 
> Regards
> Marshall Eubanks