Re: Options to consider [Re: tunneling [Was: Agenda for Vienna]]

[Kurt Erik Lindqvist <kurtis@kurtis.pp.se>]

> I personally like conservative approaches. Brian, you asked in another
> message whether multi-addressing is desirable. I don't think that the
> working group should try to answer that "desirability" question. If we
> want to make progress, we should rather charter two groups, and then 
> let
> the market choose. I would much rather see one group working on the
> multi-addressing solution and another working on the split
> locator-identifier solution, than trying to coerce everybody in a 
> single
> group.
I agree with you that we should explore both solutions, but I don't 
think having two groups and eventually two standards will benefit 
anyone. Especially from a operational perspective where we would end up 
having to maintain both solutions.

I would rather suggest to form two design teams then.

> So I guess one of the short term exercises should be to
> draft a comprehensive charter for a multi-addressing working group. If
> we could adopt that in Vienna, we would have achieved something.
See above.


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