Re: [Softwires] [Softwire] draft-ietf-softwire-map-00 does NOT reflect the consensus from the WG

[Satoru Matsushima <[e-mail]>]

Hi Maoke,

On 2012/06/27, at 10:48, Maoke wrote:

> dear Satoru, 
> 
> 2012/6/26 Satoru Matsushima <[e-mail]>
> On 2012/06/27, at 0:11, Qiong wrote:
> 
> > Agree with Ian.
> >
> > MAP is designed and optimized for algorithmatic address mapping, but not for per-subscriber rule mapping. Actually, the more you would like to solve, more complicated it will become.
> >
> > I will certainly not buy MAP for per-subscriber case when MAP-T, MAP-E, map-dhcp all becomes useless or not optimized. And I will not deploy per-subscriber stateful and stateless solutions at the same.
> >
> > So I encourage two seperated approaches optimized for different scenarios. It will be good for both.
> >
> > Do we really all forget about the "KISS" principle ?
> 
> Not quite.
> I believe that the most motivate to start this work in the wg has destined MAP to be 'multi-protocol socket v2.0' that's what the former wg chair wished to. Do you remember that?
> 
> i like the philosophy of "multi-protocol socket". however, i moderately doubt the "multi-protocol socket v2.0" is a perfect plan for every cases. in a quite good hotel, we see typically one 'multi-protocol socket' while a lot of local-standard sockets. i never think it will make me happy if i see every socket in my room is *multi-protocol*, occupying much spaces and quite noticeable on the walls. we need one to deploy somewhere not the only one type to deploy anywhere. ;-)

That point would be an operational matter for deploying any standardized technology. For example, an operator adopt OSPF to use its rich routing feature but the network is small, the operator does just area 0 routing, even OSPF allow inter-area routing for scale. Is an another ospf specification needed for 'OSPF Area 0 Only Routing'?


> 
> therefore i understand the motivation of the wg is making a unified solution covering both encapsulation and translation in the framework of stateless, WITHOUT the exclusiveness against other solutions, more specifically suitable for a certain use case. 
> 

Studying each significant use case is quite important. I agree on that point with no doubt. However, is it IETF business for each use case specification?

cheers,
--satoru