At 04:52 PM 4/24/2012, Stewart Bryant wrote:
On 24/04/2012 22:39, Linda Dunbar wrote:
I think that the Charter should have some text to identify the key
differences between DCVPN and L2VPN/L3VPN. If the key differences
aren't properly described, all the protocols developed for L2VPN
and L3VPN will pop up as potential solutions.
I do not think that the charter is the place to provide a technical
definition of the difference between DCVPN and L2VPN/L3VPN. The
charter sets the scope of the work.
Here are some key differences I see:
- Majority of VMs (or End-Systems) do communicate with external
peers, even though their volume may not be large. Most external
peers access their VMs (or End-Systems) in Data Centers via
internet or IP network until packets reach the Data Center gateway.
- Majority of VMs are end systems, vs. nodes in L2VPN/L3VPN are not.
That really would be a better fit in the requirements and framework documents.
While I generally agree, in this case IMO it is worth mentioning in
the charter that this difference will be covered within both the
requirements and framework documents - to be clear to everyone
reading the charter. Little or no details are necessary, I should think.
James
- Stewart