Re: [mpls] proposed charter update for the MPLS TP work

[George Swallow <swallow@cisco.com>]

We are not reducing anything in the MPLS architecture and protocols.  There
will be a few extension.  The Transport Profile will define a profile of the
MPLS architecture and that is were the reduction comes.

...George

On 5/9/08 4:26 PM, "Shahram Davari" <davari@ieee.org> wrote:

> Hi Loa,
> 
> Just a clarification. The term reduction means components of the MPLS
> architecture left unused.
> 
> Regards,
> Shahram
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mpls-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:mpls-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of
> Shahram Davari
> Sent: May-09-08 2:52 PM
> To: 'Loa Andersson'; 'ccamp'; mpls@ietf.org; 'pwe3'
> Subject: Re: [mpls] proposed charter update for the MPLS TP work
> 
> Hi Loa,
> 
> The term "extension" is not very appropriate. It doesn't cover the possible
> case of MPLS TP requiring a reduction in MPLS functionality?
> 
> How about changing that to "extensions and reductions"
> 
> Regards,
> -Shahram
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mpls-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:mpls-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Loa
> Andersson
> Sent: May-09-08 6:57 AM
> To: ccamp; mpls@ietf.org; pwe3
> Subject: [mpls] proposed charter update for the MPLS TP work
> 
> MPLS, CCAMP and PWE3 working groups,
> 
> 
> The Joint Working Team of the IETF and ITU-T has resulted in
> the agreement to create a Transport Profile for MPLS (MPLS TP).
> This effort requires the MPLS, PWE3 and CCAMP Working Groups
> are chartered to do the required work.
> 
> The MPLS, PWE3 and CCAMP chairs proposes that we add the
> following paragraph to the three working group charters:
> 
>    "- Include extensions to the [MPLS, PWE3, CCAMP] protocols and RFCs
>       necessary to fulfill an MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS TP), the work
>       on the MPLS TP needs to be coordinated between the three working
>       groups (MPLS, PWE3 and CCAMP) that are chartered to do MPLS TP
>       work."
> 
> Please send your comments to the working group(s) mailing list(s)
> eob Friday May 16.
> 
> Adrian, Deborah, Danny, Stewart, George and Loa
>