Re: draft rolc minutes

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<<> I agree with the idea of removing IP Encapsulation. The benefits
<<> of removing IP encapsulation e.g., simplifying the operation,
<<> protocol independence, better support for MPOA and providing
<<> a better working ground for the router-router case outweight
<<> the benefit of retaining IP encapsulation, ie Server Mode.
<<
<<I'd like to understand how removing IP Encapsulation provides
<<"a better working ground for the router-router" case.
<<
<<Yakov.

Removing IP encapsulation virtually implies that all the routers
in the NBMA cloud be NHRP speakers. Otherwise, the use of NHRP 
would be limited , in that as soon as your NHRP request hits a non-NHRP
speaker, it is dropped. Then, in a "homogeneous" NHRP environment,
your proposals number 1 and number 2, which require that routers
in the short cut path propagate topology changes information
can be implemented more easily. As you pointed out, when there are
non-NHRP speaking routers in the short-cut path, additional measures
should be taken. I used the term "better working ground" to mean that
fabric mode provides a more flexible environment towards the implementation
of some of your proposals. 

Having said that, among the proposals by you and Bruce, I like the 3rd 
one the most. Conceptually, it is simple. Also, it is more general in 
that it will detect a loop regardless of its cause.

Derya