RE: draft-ietf-ccamp-gmpls-architecture-05.txt

[Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>]

> Randy, does this address the technical issue that was raised?

i think so.  am checking with reviewer

> W.r.t. the "send it to MPLS forum"... I think we have had
> that discussion several times before. Do we want to repeat it
> again?

i think it's too late

> > From: Alex Zinin [mailto:zinin@psg.com]
> > Sent: woensdag 16 april 2003 9:26
> > To: Randy Bush
> > Cc: iesg
> > Subject: Re: draft-ietf-ccamp-gmpls-architecture-05.txt
> > 
> > 
> > Randy,
> > 
> > > one immediate question comes to mind ... they talk of a link
> > > management protocl (lmp) (eg in chap 8) it seems to do just
> > > about what ppp does. the obvious question is 'why not use
> > > ppp?'
> > 
> > ppp control is done in-band. LMP supports the out-of-band mode, which
> > is important in optical networks where you can't simultaneously switch
> > some things through (user data) and take a look at other (control
> > messages). The out-of-band nature places some unique requirements
> > (such as 1:n control to data link ratio, link property correlation,
> > failure detection) that warrant a separate protocol.
> > 
> > Alex
> >