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

Hamid,

> > Thomas> The above could be read as indicating that the 
> > discussion/urgency of
> > Thomas> the L2 work is pushing out or drowning out discussion 
> > on L3 topics.
> > 
> > Yes, I do think so. 
> 
> To be more precise, the discussions were mostly on vpls service,
> and since l2vpn includes services other than vpls, this could
> be read as well that vpls discussion/urgency is pushing out or
> drowning out discussions on other l2vpn services. 

Agreed. In fact, if the justification for splitting the PPVNP WG
into two is to allow discussion for L3 services, then following
the same line of reasoning there should be not one, but two L2 VPN
WGs, one for L2 VPN services (other than VPLS), and one for VPLS.
Yet, the IESG said nothing about having two L2 VPN WGs. Perhaps the 
IESG would be kind enough to explain this inconsistency.

> In that respect, creating a new l2vpn wg will not make the situation any 
> better.

Agreed.

Yakov.