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Re: [re-ECN] Charter Question

"Woundy, Richard" <Richard_Woundy@cable.comcast.com> Mon, 10 May 2010 18:32 UTC

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> This is troubling. Before we invest in tool development, we really
should know something about the intended use of the tool.

I think I gave an example on this list last Friday.

See <http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/re-ecn/current/msg00690.html>.

-- Rich

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> 
>> If I do have this right, who will those routers use this information?
> 
>    I believe we consider that question out of scope; 

This is troubling. Before we invest in tool development, we really
should know something about the intended use of the tool.

I wouldn't mind letting the BoF spend some time bringing this question
into focus before chartering a WG.

                                        Ron
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