Re: [scale] Third (and final?) call to discuss scaling VPNs

Rob Shakir <rjs@rob.sh> Tue, 07 January 2014 17:09 UTC

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On 7 Jan 2014, at 17:01, Rob Shakir <rjs@rob.sh> wrote:

> My intention in working on the draft-gs-vpn-scaling doc was to try to highlight what some of the scaling pitfalls can be, and provide some motivation (based on experiences) for such multi-dimensional scaling to be something that is actually examined by equipment implementors (typically, the head-line numbers on the spec. sheet are very nice in isolation, but not very good together). On this note, I am looking to update the doc based on some discussions Wes and I had in Berlin — but I have unfortunately not managed to carve out the cycles to do so just yet.

Although my cycles are limited, they’re not *that* limited — actually I’m updating post-Vancouver!

r.