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RE: draft sub-ip area meeting in SLC



The following statement was attributed to me (Daniel Awduche) 
in the minutes: 

> "The IETF must change to follow MPLS."

This is incorrect. What I stated was something to the
effect that: 

 "The Internet is about change, and the IETF cannot 
  expect to remain immune to these changes."

Please correct the minutes accordingly.

Cheers,
/Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Bradner [mailto:sob@harvard.edu]
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 10:53 AM
> To: subip-area@subip.ietf.org
> Subject: draft sub-ip area meeting in SLC
> 
> 
> 
> Draft minutes of the SLC Sub-IP Area meeting
> 
> comments by Jan 11 at 8pm EST 
> 	thanks
> 		Bert & Scott
> 
> SUB-IP Area Open Meeting, SLC, Dec 10th, 2001, 09:00-11:30
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> (minutes from Don Fedyk)
> 
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>   Agenda for SUB-IP Area Open Meeting, Dec 10, 2001:
> 
>    5 min    - Admin (minute takers) and Agenda Bashing
>    5 min    - Note: CCAMP discussion in wed Plenary
>   15 min    - Ads Area Status
>    5 min    - IPORPR Status
>    5 min    - MPLS Status
>    5 min    - GSMP status
>   10 min    - IPO Status
>   10 min    - TEWG Status
>   10 min    - CCAMP Status
>   10 min    - PPVPN Status
>   10 min    - IETF - ITU relationships and division of work
>   10 min    - Future of SUB-IP Area
>   15 min    - MPLS and IETF
>   30 min    - Open Mike
>    5 min    - Wrap up
> 
> Ads Area Status
> ---------------
> 
>   Scott -
>   The IPORPR working group will be moved back to Internet Area
>   Sub-IP Mibs have to been waiting for an MIB-roadmap ID
>               which is now done - MIB review has started 
> 
>   Bert -
>   W.r.t. the MIBs, they don't even compile. They still talk
>   about being experimental... various other nits.
>   In general: to improve AD processing: Authors/editors and
>   WG chairs better check ID NITS before submitting IDs 
>   See: http://www.ietf.org/ID-nits.html
>   If you address all the points listed in there... things may 
>   move much faster.
> 
>   Scott
>   Question:
>   What should be done about the MPLS Recovery Framework with respect 
>   to CCAMP? Do we wait for CCAMP.
>  
>   Frank C.
>   CCAMP may not work out, don't wait.
>  
>   George S.
>   Ditto
>  
>   Philip Mathews
>   Progress recovery in MPLS in MPLS.
>  
>   Bert: 
>   The worry we have is if this could be a more generic document.
>   CCAMP is supposed to come up with a generic framweork
>   Other WGs can then extend that framework with technology or
>   protocol specific aspects of the framework.
>  
>   George S
>   21 Months, slower than the ITU.
>   We would like to see this get out. 
>  
>   ????
>   MPLS document should be tested to see if this works.
>   Becoming too slow. 
>  
>   ????
>   MPLS framework does have general comments.
>   Will this be the basis for the GMPLS document? 
> 
>   Kiereeti
>   We will start new. Don't have a packet based control plane. 
>   Will look at the document for useful pieces.
> 
>   General note. Security becoming more important. 
>   Issues around an SMNP document. 
> 
> WG status overview by WG Chairs. 
> --------------------------------
> 
> IPORPR - Frank Kastenholz
>   WG deactivated waiting for the IEEE to produce a document on RPR.
>   Then will reactivate to put IP over RPR.
>  
> MPLS - George Swallow
>   In a wind down process. In terms of implementation experience.
>   LDP fault tolerance complicated, simplifications proposed. 
>  
>   Bert
>   Are all the documents still WG documents?
>   In other words, pls check that the list of I-Ds on the WG 
>   charter page are indeed all WG documents.
>  
> IPO - Dan Awduche
>   Concerned with the technology aspects of the optical networks.
>   Impairments and framework document.
>   Impairments document going to last call
>   Carrier requirements document. 
>  
>   Interdomain rouitng considerations for optical networks.
>   Drafts discussing the work that is going on in the ITU 
>   Protection and restoration issues
>  
> GSMP -  Avri Doria
>   Work items GSMP to support GMPLS.
>   Framework and Protocol.
>   Two documents progressing.
>   Partitioning the core elements?
>  
> TEWG - Ed Kern
>   Restoration Hierarchy 
>   BCP going to IESG
>   Take a long look at direction no proper requirements
>   filtering the documents.
>   Originally out to the operations area.
>   Throwing documents to informational as an option.
>  
> CCAMP - Kireeti Kompella
>   Base signaling SDH/Sonet
>   G709
>   Link/metrics/topology
>   Base documents
>   Signaling documents
>  
>   LMP
>   Is this ready for IETF last call?
>   What is the status?
>   Lou all addressed except for few minor issues. 
>  
>   Rough consensus for the signaling drafts. 
>  
>   Eve Varma
>   please publish a summary of the comments and the disposition. 
>  
>   Kireeti
>   We will address the issues with a summary.
> 
> PPVPN - Marco Carugi
>   Solutions for PPVPNs.
>   Main deliverables
>   Framework and service requirements
>   Goals and Milestones
>   Approve wg documents
>   BGP based
>   VR approach
>   Possible - CE- based IPSEC VPNS
>  
>   Port based based approach
>   L2 VPN
>   Optical VPNS
>   
>   Design Teams created:
>   Service require (7 members)
>   PPVPN Framework (9 members)
>   Requirements for VPLS (7 members)
>   Requirements for PPVPN discovery schemes (11 members)
>   L2 VPN (9 members)
>   L3 applicability DT soon. 
> 
> IETF - ITU relationships and division of work 
> ---------------------------------------------
>   Bert:
>   We had a small meeting/get-together last night to talk about
>   about optical control. Too many vocal/"fighting" people
>   on the mailing list. We wanted to try to get better 
>   understanding of IETF-ITU relationship and who works on what.
> 
>   LMP and NTIP and VBI
>   ITU said that this is treading into their space. 
>   In SG-15 documents have taken place and documents are 
>   available VBI acronym.
>   Some conclusions don't see operators want it and need it 
>   others as there is.
>   Other want to address the whole space.
>   More items in the ITU to define.
>   Conclusion for consensus in the meeting: 
>   - IETF would work on LMP WDM for pre-OTN network.
>   - ITU will work on VBI for OTN networks. 
>   Hopefully this will reduce the discussion on these topics.
> 
>   There was a discussion on whether things in SONET or SDH are 
>   the same or different .
>   All the SDH stuff fits in (is subset of) SONET.
>   Some more items that need more discussion.
>   More details will be available in CCAMP meeting. 
>   
>   MPLS OAM BOF.
>   Deep disagreement on what level of OAM tools are available.
>   There is a BOF this week for more discussion.
> 
>   Steven Trowbridge
>   Liaison and documents sharing of ITU documents is available 
>   through an ftp area.
>   Both recommendations and works in progress.
>   Need to accurately agree on the level of detail.
> 
>   Jerry Ash
>   Resolution of the labels will that be discussed again? 
>   (see above, it is on agenda for CCAMP)
>  
> Future of SUB-IP Area
> ---------------------
>   Scott
>   AD view on the progress of the area.
>   The area will be closed down, probably after the next IETF meeting.
>   Those WGs that are not concluded will move back into the
>   appropriate areas.
>   Time will tell if the sub-IP area was useful.
> 
>   The nomcom was not asked to find ADs for a long-term Sub-IP area. 
> 
> MPLS and IETF and Open Mike 
> ---------------------------
>   Scott
>   We whould like to have a discussion on how MPLS fits 
>   into the future in the IETF? 
>   Does MPLS have a place in the IETF?
>   For example, should the IETF do technology over IP *and* MPLS?
>  
>   Lou Berger
>   MPLS is good for the IETF to work on both data plane and the 
>   control plane. According to RFC 2026 the IETF works on all
>   technologies for IP or related to IP.
> 
>   George Swallow
>   Two views:
>   - MPLS adds capabilities to IP, lives off the IP control plane.
>     Did not make sense for label distribution.
>     So we built a protocol.
>   - The other view MPLS is it own technology add QoS etc OAM 
>     layer etc. 
>   First camp falls in the IETF.
>   The other can go somewhere else.
>  
>   Mina Azad Nortel Networks
>   If on all technologies then it belongs otherwise it should go 
>   else where. 
>  
>   Randy Bush
>   MPLS as a switching technology, is a fairly clean technology. 
>   It has uses. 
>   When we get in trouble is when we go down and up layer 1 
> through layer 7.
>   Must answer - "is this in our domain".
>   IP is the control plane for every thing.
>   Because IP is used for sushi delivery trucks does not mean 
>   that we need this technology in the IETF. 
>   Optical may not belong in the IETF. 
>  
>   Philip Mathew
>   MPLS belongs in the IETF. Where it started.
>   TE. Close relationship with other routing protocols.
>   Some aspects of it should go off in other groups.
>   Voice over IP example.
>   MPLS is central to IP routers. 
> 
>   Frank Kastenholz
>   MPLS is part of IP. MPLS uses our technology. Sushi example.
>   Pride of ownership is not the reason. MPLS is not fundamental 
> 
>   Andy Malis
>   Agree with Philip.
>  
>   Dan Awduche
>   IETF must change to follow MPLS.
>   Decisions for the IP over optical.
>   Concepts are used for IP over FR etc.
>   Evolve the IP control plane substantially.
>   Evolve topologies and routing is the most fundamental
>   technologies for this.
>   Critical look at routing can come up with extensions that are 
>   useful for IP.
>   Clearly IETF should not be involved in developing fundament 
>   technologies for optical networks. 
>   ITU has to continually reexamine itself. 
>   From pragmatic concept MPLS is very powerful IETF should continue
>   in this area. Some pieces moved.
>   But generally keep the MPLS here.
> 
>   ???
>   Tunneling problems in general.
>   Like to keep MPLS in for this reason.
>   Tunneling technologies share many aspects.
>  
>   Angela Chui
>   IP therefore optical is not a core competency.
>   Want interoperability and standards are required.
>   If we support this.
>   Then we should do the work here. 
> 
>   Ron Bonica
>   There are two views.
>   MPLS views should be written down and then we can determine.
>  
>   Dave Allen
>   If used for sushi trucks then we need to consider the 
>   reactions with these trucks. 
> 
>   Ben Mackrane
>   Connection oriented networks.
>   If the IETF continues with MPLS must consider both aspects.
> 
>   Shai Herzog? 
>   Looking at MPLS as a way IP evolves fitting in with marketing 
>   needs. Extending Layer 2 to layer 3 because people like IP.
>   That is why MPLS was of interest.
>   If it is not required what will we use.
>   Have not seen anything to replace it. I do see IP.
> 
>   Bilel Jamoussi 
>   MPLS a protocol suite in IP networks. There is a lot of 
>   interworking in layer 2 and not address in IP PWE3.
>   Set of topics is not suited to the IETF.
>   Pieces of MPLS that help IP networks should be here.
>   GMPLS protocol should continue with close ITU interaction.
> 
>   Alex Conta ? 
>   MPLS is an extension of IP routing. 
>   Being too purist is not good. 
>   
>   Steve Blumental ?
>   Some aspects are tightly coupled to routing
>   Work/apps that use MPLS elsewhere
> 
>   Frank Kastenholtz
>   Just because we like it does not mean we should do it.
>   IETF is not the only standards organization.
>   Stick to what we know.
>   MPLS is useful. But that is not a reason for us to do MPLS.
>   IP is everywhere. IP has won.
>   This is a bad trend and you won't have the clean separation
>   of being agnostic to the layer below.
> 
>   Kireeti Kompella
>   MPLS is being used in IP network in how you structure the network. 
>   Use MPLS for forwarding.
>   Architectures for IP only network.
>   These are protocols that are being used in the networks.
>   Do IP on the edge MPLS in the Core. 
>   If this is what people re doing with this.
>   We should not be doing layer 2 interworking.
>   MPLS is a valid tunneling technology. 
>  
>   Randy Bush
>   I agree with you IP free cores and using this.
>   ATM was the same. Does not need us to standardize this.
>   No outstanding issue. MPLS is not an IP protocol.
>   It is a layer 2 switch. It ain't IP.
>   Just another layer 2 technology.
>   John Moy wandered and wanted to build paths. 
>   Cisco tags as well and MPLS is a compromise.
>   Maybe that should be done here.
>   Do we need a second universe? 
>   But we do need this? Standardize this. 
>   Nobody says throw it out.
>   This just may not be the place to do this.
>   There are ways to achieve this with IP.
> 
>   Daniel Awduche
>   What we are doing here is the difference between change and 
>   evolution. The constant is change.
>   Current architectural paradigms.
>   MPLS allows us to think of the network as a control system.
>   MPLS has made this fundamental architectural change. 
> 
>   Verma
>   The relationship is not a DMZ.
>   Arguments about technologies.  
>   Restoration architectures.
>   Lots of discussions about architectures.
>   Feels like the beginning of a slippery slope.
>   Not getting to the best of the groups.
>   Don't maximize the benefits here since we argue about
>   optical parts of this.
>  
>   Loa Anderson
>   Run an IP network with MPLS.
>   Vendors do try to sell it as an ATM replacement.
>   ATM replacement pieces could go somewhere else. 
> 
>   ???
>   Get rid of MPLS.
>   What is different from MPLS.
>   PPP etc.
>  
>   Lou Berger
>   MPLS as a control infrastructure technology.
>   It is an information infrastructure. 
>   You could run this all over PPP.
>   Voice over PPP does not belong. 
>   Is not different than PPP. 
>  
>   Eric Gray
>   It is here or not here. 
>   There are two ways the world is not that simple. 
>   If we move stuff out side there will be more work on even 
>   though they are not here
>  
>   Mark Townsly
>   When you are involved with carrying some of these things over 
>   IP networks and would not like to see these things thrown out.
>   There is synergy and common development. These two things.
>   Layer over IP is in scope. 
>  
>   ???
>   Back in 1994 IP NG IPV6 has a flow ID.
>   MPLS took this further.
>   This could not happen in IP V6 WG.
>   MPLS has noting to do with IP there is a very strong relationship.
> 
>   Joel Halpren
>   MPLS control plane is in.
>   Forwarding is simple so we did it. 
>   Many other aspects are applications. 
> 
>   Francois
>   Many ways relate to the IETF.
>   Things that modify the IP control planes.
>   There are things that belong elsewhere.
>   Reuse things that use IP control planes. 
> 
>   ????
>   Fine to use IP.
>   Do away with fundamental layering rule. 
>  
>   Osama ?
>   Should keep MPLS in scope of IETF
>  
>   Liam Casey
>   Lack of efficiency - process should be efficient  - 
>   Do not disband the sub-ip area
>   
>   Ron Bonica
>   Document to propose places where MPLS is useful and
>   what's appropriate 
>  
>   Verma
>   Scope of MPLS WG --- 
>   Scope of CCAMP as well -- 
> 
> Wrap-up
> ------- 
>   Scott:
>   Important to get the discussion out in the open. 
>   further discussion on the SUB IP mailing list. 
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