Re: [rbridge] working group last call for PPP TRILL protocol control protocol [was Re: I-D Action:draft-ietf-pppext-trill-protocol-02.txt]

On 01/27/11 09:33, Donald Eastlake wrote:
> Hi James,
> 
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 4:38 PM, James Carlson <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Donald Eastlake wrote:
>>> I don't understand why you say that. Seem to me that TRILL over PPP
>>> just involves the formats, code points, and PPP procedures. Anyway, it
>>> isn't clear to me that anyone will build a practical RBridge that
>>> doesn't have a MAC address Ethernet interface even if it is just a
>>> virtual internal interface for a virtual internal end station. If that
>>> doesn't exist, you can't really address the RBridge for management or
>>> maintenance.
>>
>> Sure, you could.  It would just have to be addressed via IP (e.g., via
>> SNMP, ssh, or even TELNET) rather than by something locked into Ethernet.
> 
> Really? RBridge don't route on IP addresses. They route based on
> nickname and, on ingress, they convert to nickname from MAC/VLAN. How
> are you going to get an RBridge to route on an IP address?

You provide it with access to a management network, perhaps also through
PPP.  This could be done via separate interfaces or, if desired, by
running IPCP in parallel with TRILL on the existing PPP links.

Who said all management must be in-band with the data network?

-- 
James Carlson         42.703N 71.076W         <[email protected]>
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