>>>>> "David" == David W Hankins <David_Hankins@xxxxxxx> writes:
David> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 06:08:40PM -0400, Sam Hartman wrote:
>> I'd actually appreciate focus on the multiple interfaces (or
>> multiple network providers) problem. I think that attacking
>> this in full generality is well beyond what we can manage. I
>> think even a focused problem may prove challenging.
David> I'm not sure if this agrees or disagrees with your view;
David> I think the problem being skirted, and the one that needs
David> resolution, is any situation where a host receives
David> configuration from two different administrative domains it
David> straddles, regardless of mechanism.
Well put.
David> A single administrative domain that wishes to present
David> inconsistent configuration seems like a problem that can be
David> solved by having the domain present itself as two (or
David> more).
This is the sort of thing I'd like to see out of scope for the MIF
working group. I'd also like to see source address selection within a
domain including cases like choosing between ULAs and global prefixes
within a domain, route selection within a domain, etc all ruled out of
scope.
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