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> On Dec 19, 2014, at 10:05 AM, Benoit Claise <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> On 03/12/2014 08:59, Sri Gundavelli (sgundave) wrote:
>> Hi Benoit,
>> 
>> > Let me propose a solution: augment draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel 
>> > with the information elements for CAPWAP (not the others one). 
>> 
>> The above draft defines number of encapsulation modes and that list 
>> includes, CAPWAP, L2TPv2, L2TPv3, IP-in-IP, PMIPv6, GREv4 and GREv6. Each of 
>> those tunnel types can be activated with a set of tunnel parameters. These 
>> parameters include source IP, destination IP, sport, dport, GRE key ..etc. 
>> To most part this is about identifying a common set of parameters, providing 
>> definition for those parameters and grouping the relevant one's for each of 
>> the encapsulation modes. Taking GREv4, GREv6, IP-in-IP or PMIP (uses GRE), 
>> each are not radically different from the others and the above common 
>> parameter set is sufficient for these modes.  To create a tunnel with GRE 
>> with IPv4 transport is not any different from GRE with IPv6 transport, or 
>> for that matter for IP-in-IP mode. 
>> 
>> It is to be noted there are no proposed changes to any of these 
>> encapsulation modes, or to the control protocols activating those encap 
>> modes. Its mostly about activating a         tunnel state with a set of 
>> parameters.  If at all, CAPWAP data plane may be bit complex and even L2TP 
>> as its unclear if the control protocol has semantics for the L2TP peers to 
>> separate control and data plane. If not, it requires changes to the L2TP 
>> protocol. So, its easier to keep CAPWAP + GRE/IP-in-IP modes in the main 
>> spec as the work has a well defined scope.
> If it works for the WG, it works for me. Any objections anybody?
> That would imply a new draft and a new consensus call.
> 
> Regards, Benoit
>> 
>> So, my suggestion is to allow draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel  to also 
>> support GRE/IP-in-IP modes and have draft-xue focus exclusively on L2TP 
>> extensions and move it on a fast track. IMO, this is a reasonably split.  
>> I'm also happy to provide the text for the above encap modes and ensure the 
>> changes do not delay the publication. 
>>  
>> 
>> Regards
>> Sri
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: "Benoit Claise (bclaise)" <[email protected]>
>> Date: Monday, December 1, 2014 7:37 AM
>> To: "Rajesh Pazhyannur (rpazhyan)" <[email protected]>, 
>> "[email protected]" 
>> <[email protected]>, 
>> "[email protected]" 
>> <[email protected]>
>> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [OPSAWG] draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel and 
>> draft-xue-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel-information relationship
>> 
>> Hi Rajesh,
>> 
>> I'm concerned that:
>> - draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel does not provide a complete solution
>> - draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel requires the encoding from 
>> draft-xue-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel-information, an individual draft.
>> - draft-xue-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel-information covers 6 different tunnel 
>> types, and required expertise from many different group. This might take 
>> some time...
>> 
>> Let me propose a solution: augment draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel with 
>> the information elements for CAPWAP (not the others one). This way, this 
>> draft would be a complete solution. 
>> And if people wants alternate tunnel types, this would be done in 
>> draft-xue-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel-information
>> 
>> Regards, Benoit
>> 
>>> Hello
>>> 
>>> I realized there was a typographical error in my response below. 
>>> Please see corrections.  
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> Rajesh
>>> From: Rajesh Pazhyannur <[email protected]>
>>> Date: Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 12:30 AM
>>> To: "Benoit Claise (bclaise)" <[email protected]>, 
>>> "[email protected]" 
>>> <[email protected]>, 
>>> "[email protected]" 
>>> <[email protected]>
>>> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>>> Subject: Re: [OPSAWG] draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel and 
>>> draft-xue-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel-information relationship
>>> 
>>> Hi Benoit
>>> 
>>> But now I wonder: why do we have two different drafts, as opposed to a 
>>> single one?
>>> 
>>> This is a good question.  
>>> 
>>> [original] Yes, you are correct that draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel 
>>> does not provide a complete solution and needs something like  
>>> draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel to complete the solution. 
>>> [corrected statement] Yes, you are correct that 
>>> draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel does not provide a complete solution 
>>> and needs something like  draft-xue-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel-information to 
>>> complete the solution. 
>>> 
>>> The best answer I have is  that we wanted the keep the following two areas 
>>> separate (and in different drafts) 
>>>     • Discover and negotiation of alternate tunneling capability. These are 
>>>  independent of specific alternate tunnel method 
>>>     • [original] Definition of tunnel specific message elements. While 
>>> draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel contains message elements for most of 
>>> the tunneling methods defined in  draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel, I 
>>> had anticipated separate drafts for each tunneling protocol.
>>> [corrected] 2 Definition of tunnel specific message elements. While 
>>> draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel contains message elements for most of 
>>> the tunneling methods defined in  
>>> draft-xue-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel-information I had anticipated separate 
>>> drafts for each tunneling protocol.
>>> 
>>> Finishing 1. would allow 2. to be completed separately and independently in 
>>> potentially different drafts (and potentially different groups with 
>>> relevant expertise). It is somewhat akin (though not identical) to 
>>> separation between RFC 5415 and RFC 5416 where RFC 5415 is wireless 
>>> technology independent and RFC 5416 is 802.11 specific.  
>>> 
>>> Hope the above  makes sense. 
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> Rajesh
>>> From: "Benoit Claise (bclaise)" <[email protected]>
>>> Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 11:50 AM
>>> To: "[email protected]" 
>>> <[email protected]>, 
>>> "[email protected]" 
>>> <[email protected]>
>>> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>>> Subject: [OPSAWG] draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel and 
>>> draft-xue-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel-information relationship
>>> 
>>> Dear CAPWAP authors,
>>> 
>>> After the draft-xue-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel-information presentation at 
>>> the last IETF meeting, I've been wondering about the relationship between 
>>> the two drafts:
>>> - draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel provides the tunnel types
>>>   Note:this draft is currently in AD review, so close to be sent to the 
>>> IESG.
>>> - draft-xue-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel-information provides the encoding of 
>>> the tunnel-specific fields.
>>> 
>>> I believe I'm correct that the draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel doesn't 
>>> provide a complete solution without 
>>> draft-xue-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel-information?
>>> 
>>> I'm aware of the changes between version 3 and 4 (attached picture and 
>>> http://tools.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-ietf-opsawg-capwap-alt-tunnel-04.txt)
>>> 
>>> But now I wonder: why do we have two different drafts, as opposed to a 
>>> single one?
>>> 
>>> Regards, Benoit
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> .
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