>>>>> "Scott" == Scott W Brim <swb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Scott> However, it is important that the IETF not *just* do
Scott> protocols. The IETF needs to consider how proposed
Scott> "architectures" fit in with all the other requirements on
Scott> the Internet. The IETF doesn't do protocol engineering, it
Scott> does Internet engineering. It is fine for other
Scott> organizations (not necessarily SDOs) to do service
Scott> requirements and scenarios. They can *propose*
Scott> architectures. If the IETF can support those architectures
Scott> in ways that are consistent with overall Internet design,
Scott> then fine. Otherwise the IETF should not be restricted to
Scott> just protocol extension/definition. The IETF has to think
Scott> of a bigger picture.
Completely agree. I'd rather see architectures and systems proposed
elsewhere, reviewed by the ietf, and then us develop the protocols.
There may be some cases where we do architecture work; I don't think
this is one of them.
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