Excerpts from Jari Arkko on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 02:40:54PM +0300: > There has been some discussion on whether the key issue is merging > configuration from multiple sources (the "DHCP view"), multiple > interfaces (the "original view"), multiple default routers (the "routing > view"), multiple addresses (the "IP layer view"), multiple > administrative domains (the "operational view"), and so on. > > I would like to make the point that there is no single, perfect answer. > Its easy to find examples where the key issues above do not capture > everything that we want to capture (see, e.g., George's response to > Keith). Its really about the combination of these issues. And I think > that is the way it should be. > > The charter text that I sent out yesterday attempts to explain what the > problem space is without prejudicing ourselves to a view from just one > perspective (except perhaps through the group's acronym). I think the > rest is work on the problem statement, and we should let the group write > that. > > The IESG telechat where this could be approved is two days away. Does > someone have a big problem with the charter as written, serious enough > to warrant a change? I think it's just about right. It includes scenarios where an endpoint gets information from multiple apparent sources, and does not mention that it might be getting complex information from a single source. That's good. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf