Re: [nvo3] Role of control plane in draft-dt-nvo3-encap-01

Erik Nordmark <nordmark@acm.org> Tue, 23 May 2017 20:30 UTC

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Subject: Re: [nvo3] Role of control plane in draft-dt-nvo3-encap-01
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On 05/19/2017 07:19 AM, Tom Herbert wrote:

> Sounds like a lot of complexity to me without a well defined benefit.
> I'd suggest investigating some specific examples and implementation to
> evaluate whether a negotiated ordering can be helpful and to whom.

Tom,

Sounds like it makes sense to at least clarify the draft to capture the 
set and the order as separate items.
The we can recommend that control planes add a way to carry the set.
And mark the ordering part as an item for further study.

Thanks,
   Erik