Re: A few potential requirements

[Bill Woodcock <woody@pch.net>]

    > we need to differentiate what we as customers ask a vendor from what we as
    > drafters of ietf standards ask.

Specifically, I think we need to pretty much draw the line at on-the-wire
protocol, as is traditional in the IETF.  In that, I'm including what you
see on the serial ports, if any, but I don't think it's appropriate for an
IETF draft to mandate specific hardware configurations, or inside-the-box
implementation details.  I'd like to focus on what the operator sees going
across the wire.

                                -Bill