RE: draft-fedyk-gmpls-ethernet-pbt-00.txt

["Don Fedyk" <dwfedyk@nortel.com>]

Hi Dimitri

It escapes me why the second case cannot be related to a VPN service as
viewed by the provider.  I'm not trying to link the current draft to a
VPN BTW.  There are no references to anything but the edge to edge model
in the draft.

Regards,
Don 

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dimitri.Papadimitriou@alcatel.be 
> [mailto:Dimitri.Papadimitriou@alcatel.be] 
> hi don - i would say that the GELS models are of two categories
> 
> o) edge to edge (SPC or SPVC model)
> 
> o) end-to-end (SC or SVC model) with two sub flavors one 
> where the end-node is not Ethernet device and one where the 
> end-node is an Ethernet device
> 
> i would not make any direct relationship between these models 
> and any VPN model simply because the latter refers to the 
> service while GELS is specifically linked to the "network 
> connectivity"
> 
> much thanks,
> - dimitri.
>  
> 
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