Re: [Int-area] new I-D available - tunnel issues

["John.zhao" <john.zhao at huawei.com>]

Hi,Joe

> 
> 
> John.zhao wrote:
> > Hi, Joe
> > 
> > 	Thanks. So it is can be learnt that GRE,Mini 
> Encapsulation seem also 
> > can be discussed here, right?
> 
> We intend to include broader discussion of other 
> encapsulations in future versions; this was intended to be an 
> initial attempt, and omissions were not intentional.
> 
> We've already received suggestions to include GRE. Can you 
> please provide info on Mini Encapsulation, though?

Fine to me.

> 
> Note that we've also had a suggestion to include MPLS. MPLS 
> is more like a conventional L2 layer, which not only 
> encapsulates and decapsulates, but also adds new hop-by-hop 
> forwarding. I think it's important to distinguish tunneling 
> from L2 or other conventional protocol layering, and I 
> believe this is easy as follows:
> 
>     tunnels:
> 	- encaps/decaps of new headers at the endpoints
> 	- NO new mechanism between the endpoints
> 
>     other protocol layering
> 	- encaps/decaps of new headers at the endpoints
> 	- new mechanism between the endpoints that may or may
> 	not rewrite thes headers
> 
> Joe
> 

So which kind of info you would like to expect to ? Also focus on problem
statement?

> 

John.zhao


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