Randy, > > "We're doing it" is a statement of fact. However, we've been > > doing it for over two years. Pseudo-wire work has been ongoing > > for over 4 years. MPLS has been ongoing since 1996 or > > thereabouts. > > no disagreement. the question i am hearing is not why is this > being done, but rather why is the ietf working on a an l2 over l2 > protocol. Would you please elaborate on what makes MPLS an L2. For that matter would you also explain what makes MPLS a layer on its own. randy