Hi, I do not think this WG should be chartered. On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, The IESG wrote: > > 1. Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS)--L2 service that emulates LAN > across an IP and an MPLS-enabled IP network, allowing standard > Ethernet devices communicate with each other as if they were > connected to a common LAN segment. I *definitely* think we should *NOT* be working on this. > 2. Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS)--L2 service that provides L2 > point-to-point connectivity (e.g. Frame Relay DLCI, ATM VPI/VCI, > point-to-point Ethernet) across an IP and an MPLS-enabled IP network. We shouldn't be working on this. > 3. IP-only L2 VPNs--L2 service across an IP and an MPLS-enabled > IP network, allowing standard IP devices to communicate with each > other as if they were connected to a common LAN segment or a point- > to-point circuit. We may have to work on the point-to-point L2 VPN case, but I'd like to see alternative approaches to this. -- Pekka Savola "You each name yourselves king, yet the Netcore Oy kingdom bleeds." Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings