> From: "George, Wes" <[email protected]>
> We have an unfortunate overloading of the term "interface" here
> ...
> These are not the same sort of interfaces, and their proximity can lead
> to confusion.
Good catch. I can't offhand think of a good synonym for either one (which we
could/would always use to refer to that flavour of interface) - can anyone
else?
Failing that, we'll have to use an attached modifier (which I suggest be
included in all uses of the word 'interface') - 'physical interface' or
'traffic-carrying interface' for one, and something like 'control plane
interface' for the other.
> Or am I inferring a distinction where none is desired?
No, there's definitely a real distinction between i) an interface over which
user data packets are sent, to the next-hop router (or the final
destination), and ii) the interface between two control plane subsystems,
which the two subsystems use to interact with each other.
Noel
_______________________________________________
i2rs mailing list
[email protected]
https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/i2rs
