All, I've taken time to re-read this draft over the weekend. I still think it is well-written and extremely to the point; it is in the interest of the IETF to publish. I support publication of the draft. Admittedly there are some issues around the e.g. the description of the SDH/SONNET and the standardization of those technologies. Having been involved in development of equipment that could run both SDH and SONET, my understanding is that both when it comes to chips and SW the split, even after the compromise, lead to higher costs and longer schedules. we would have been in a better shape with one standard also that time. Maybe the authors should reflect the facts that Huub correctly point out in his early mail on this thread, where he describes a situation that was much worse than what is in the document. /Loa On 2011-09-26 12:42, The IESG wrote:
The IESG has received a request from an individual submitter to consider the following document: - 'The Reasons for Selecting a Single Solution for MPLS-TP OAM' <draft-sprecher-mpls-tp-oam-considerations-01.txt> as an Informational RFC The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the ietf@xxxxxxxx mailing lists by 2011-10-24. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@xxxxxxxx instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. Abstract The MPLS Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) is a profile of MPLS technology for use in transport network deployments. That is, MPLS-TP is a set of functions and features selected from the wider MPLS toolset and applied in a consistent way to meet the needs and requirements of operators of packet transport networks. During the process of development of the profile, additions to the MPLS toolset have been made to ensure that the tools available met the requirements. These additions were motivated by MPLS-TP, but form part of the wider MPLS toolset such that any of them could be used in any MPLS deployment. One major set of additions provides enhanced support for Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM). This enables fault management and performance monitoring to the level needed in a transport network. Many solutions and protocol extensions have been proposed to address these OAM requirements, and this document sets out the reasons for selecting a single, coherent set of solutions for standardization. The file can be obtained via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-sprecher-mpls-tp-oam-considerations/ IESG discussion can be tracked via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-sprecher-mpls-tp-oam-considerations/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D. _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list IETF-Announce@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
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