Re: [PWE3] Re: IMPORTANT: Strategy for VPN work in IETF

Thomas,

> Catching up a bit (and summarizing)...

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> As one example, on the topic of "one vs. multiple solutions", I know
> the IESG will ask, why are we standardizing 3 solutions to the same
> problem (if that is what the WG thinks it is going to do). The WG will
> have to be able to answer that sort of question with a credible
> response (and in some cases, a credible justification is that the
> solutions are very different and there are different applicabilities
> to the mechanisms -- but one needs to look at the details on this). If
> the answer simply is "because we want to and we'll let the market
> decide", the IESG may well come back and say fine, make them all
> experimental, none of them on standards track. Revisit when the market
> has decided. 

And what is wrong with this (make all experimental, revisit when the
market has decided) ?

> Would that be what the WG wants? Would that be in the
> best interests of the IETF and Internet community? I wonder.

Even more important what would be in the best interests of the
Service Providers ? (as ultimately it is the Service Providers who
are going to use this technology).

Yakov.