Given the context, I think indeed option 1 seems to be the only viable alternative. It seemed close to impossible to get consensus for a single implementation during the long time the drafts were being discussed, so trying to vote for one now will probably not lead anywhere, IMO.
DIEGO GARCÍA DEL RIO Nuagenetworks from NOKIA PRODUCT MANAGER 755 Ravendale Drive Mountain View CA 94043 Mobile: +1 (415) 439-9420 OnNet: 2852-2726 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: nvo3 [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Quinn (paulq) Sent: Wednesday, 20 July 2016 12:59 To: Bocci, Matthew (Nokia - GB) <[email protected]> Cc: NVO3 <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [nvo3] Mail regarding NVO3 data plane drafts Dear Chairs, Option 1 seems the most pragmatic and to yield the desired success. Thanks Paul > On Jul 14, 2016, at 12:21 PM, Bocci, Matthew (Nokia - GB) > <[email protected]> wrote: > > WG, > > The NVO3 working group has adopted three data plane encapsulations: > - VXLAN-GPE, > - Geneve, > - GUE (although the draft is moving to the Intarea WG, we anticipate > that NVO3 will still reference this). > > We have discussed this situation with Alia and we feel that there is little > benefit to the community in publishing all three as standards track RFCs. > > We would note that the discussion on the drafts has been relatively light > since their adoption. There has not been serious discussion about their > relative pros/cons (if any), or about the actual usefulness of their > extensibility or differentiators. > > This leaves two options: > > 1) Publish all of them as informational or experimental, potentially moving > one of them to standards track in the future based on > implementation/deployment. > 2) Pick one now based on technical and/or implementation/deployment criteria. > > We would therefore like to gain a sense of what the WG would like to do with > these drafts. > > Please post your comments to the list. We also have a slot to on the NVO3 > agenda in Berlin where we would like to continue this discussion. > > Best regards, > > > Matthew and Sam > > > _______________________________________________ > nvo3 mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/nvo3 _______________________________________________ nvo3 mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/nvo3 _______________________________________________ nvo3 mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/nvo3
