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RE: Tunnel Discovery
I agree Alan with your mail below. And yes add that one too "discovery"
below and I have read that too. Yes it is critical and I just think we
can reduce the number of specs maybe?
Thanks
/jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alain.Durand@Sun.COM [mailto:Alain.Durand@Sun.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 1:35 PM
> To: Bound, Jim
> Cc: v6ops@ops.ietf.org
> Subject: Re: Tunnel Discovery
>
> Bound, Jim wrote:
>
> >Appears to me we have a few specs doing tunnel endpoint discovery or
> >automation of tunnels. At this point I think we need to see
> if we need
> >one document. Two I reviewed are below:
> >
> >draft-palet-v6ops-solution-tun-auto-disc-01.txt
> >
> >The above has good uses cases but I am not clear DNS should
> be used in
> >the manner suggested operationally.
> >
> >
>
> There is also:
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-yamamoto-naptr-servi
> ce-discovery-00.txt
>
> >draft-ietf-v6ops-assisted-tunneling-requirements-01.txt
> >
> >The above is approaching the problem correctly and a good
> piece of work.
> >And also a good vechicle to documet the various issues and
> >opportunities for work.
> >
> >
> This one is a requirement document, not a solution one..
>
> >Does the working group believe tunnel discovery is important to
> >automate or have means to set up policy or do we leave to
> the market,
> >given all other work we have to do? I don't know right now?
> >
> >
> IMHO, this is/should be on the critical path of this wg.
>
> - Alain.
>