Re: [rrg] RRG to hibernation

Scott Brim <swb@internet2.edu> Mon, 10 December 2012 13:10 UTC

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On 12/05/12 12:09, Tony Li allegedly wrote:
> Yes, entirely reasonable.  When an application is going to be mobile
> across stacks, then another mechanism is necessary.  However, for the
> mobility of the stack itself, that support should be intrinsic.

Sure.  The network layer entity can have its own identification
functions for its own purposes, and higher layer entities can and _will_
have their own.

> Should apps have to know that the infrastructure has changed and that
> the active interface now has a different L3 name?

They shouldn't have to but after years of having nothing to depend on in
L3, they are not going to trust the lower layers to take care of it for
them.