Re: requirements draft comments.

[Brian E Carpenter <brian@hursley.ibm.com>]

Joe Abley wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 04:57:59PM -0500, Bill Sommerfeld wrote:
...
> > section 3.2.3 "impact on hosts":
> >
> >    It would be compatible with this requirement for such a host to lose
> >    connectivity if a site lost connectivity to one transit provider,
> >    despite the fact that other transit provider connections were still
> >    operational.
> >
> > I can read this either as allowing loss of connectivity to hosts at
> > external sites, or as allowing total loss of connectivity, including
> > to other hosts within the site.  Which was intended?
> 
> Either or both, I think. But realistically, probably more likely the
> former.

I agree (as the original author of these words). I don't think we can set
the bar any higher; the idea is only that legacy hosts can continue to
operate when everything is normal.

  Brian