<wg chair hat off> 
If we just state, "Just use" - I'm happy with this as well. 
Sue

-----Original Message-----
From: Mach Chen [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 1:14 AM
To: Jeffrey (Zhaohui) Zhang; Susan Hares; Linda Dunbar; 'Joel M. Halpern';
'Loa Andersson'; 'Acee Lindem (acee)'; 'Alia Atlas'
Cc: 'Jeffrey Haas'; [email protected]; 'Jeff Tantsura'
Subject: RE: [i2rs] FW: I-D Action: draft-ietf-i2rs-rib-data-model-04.txt

It makes sense to me.

Best regards,
Mach

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey (Zhaohui) Zhang [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 11:52 AM
> To: Susan Hares; Mach Chen; Linda Dunbar; 'Joel M. Halpern'; 'Loa 
> Andersson'; 'Acee Lindem (acee)'; 'Alia Atlas'
> Cc: 'Jeffrey Haas'; [email protected]; 'Jeff Tantsura'
> Subject: RE: [i2rs] FW: I-D Action: 
> draft-ietf-i2rs-rib-data-model-04.txt
> 
> I think we can just state that the model only intends to use tunnels.
> 
> As the name suggests, "encap nexthop" only put on the encapsulation 
> for transmitting the packets, just like putting on an Ethernet header.
> 
> Jeffrey
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: i2rs [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susan Hares
> > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 10:02 PM
> > To: 'Mach Chen' <[email protected]>; 'Linda Dunbar'
> > <[email protected]>; 'Joel M. Halpern' <[email protected]>; 
> > 'Loa Andersson' <[email protected]>; 'Acee Lindem (acee)' <[email protected]>; 
> > 'Alia Atlas' <[email protected]>
> > Cc: 'Jeffrey Haas' <[email protected]>; [email protected]; 'Jeff Tantsura'
> > <[email protected]>
> > Subject: Re: [i2rs] FW: I-D Action:
> > draft-ietf-i2rs-rib-data-model-04.txt
> >
> > Mach:
> >
> > I agree that the IM model did a great job of focusing on the use 
> > cases and motivation.  However, it appears we have two cases:
> >
> > 1) some people think the tunnel encap creates the tunnel if not 
> > established,
> >
> > 2) some people (like me) thought we were only using pre-established 
> > tunnels.
> > 3) some people thought (like me) encap/decapsulation created a 
> > tunnel
> >
> > Since there is a debate among knowledgeable people, we need to go
through
> > the use cases and clearly state what is happening per use cases.   And
> > then
> > go through this and make it clear at each step.
> >
> > Perhaps you and other IM/DM can send me offline your view on each of 
> > the use cases?  We can come back to the mail list with a proposal.
> >
> > Sue
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: i2rs [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mach Chen
> > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:13 PM
> > To: Susan Hares; Linda Dunbar; 'Joel M. Halpern'; 'Loa Andersson'; 
> > 'Acee Lindem (acee)'; 'Alia Atlas'
> > Cc: 'Jeffrey Haas'; [email protected]; 'Jeff Tantsura'
> > Subject: Re: [i2rs] FW: I-D Action:
> > draft-ietf-i2rs-rib-data-model-04.txt
> >
> > Hi Sue,
> >
> > Regarding a, for those non-pre-established tunnels, as Joel said, it 
> > could be considered that the tunnel-encap "creates" the tunnels. But 
> > someone can also thinks that we just use those tunnels although they 
> > are not created in advance (and actually no need to be created at 
> > all). For those pre-established tunnels, the tunnel-encap/decap 
> > really does not create the tunnels.
> >
> > So, I think the key point should not be about whether the tunnel- 
> > encap/decap creates a tunnel, we should focus on the use cases. I 
> > think that the IM model did a great job on describing the use cases 
> > that are the motivations of the design of the model.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Mach
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: i2rs [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susan Hares
> > > Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 9:31 AM
> > > To: Linda Dunbar; 'Joel M. Halpern'; 'Loa Andersson'; 'Acee Lindem 
> > > (acee)'; 'Alia Atlas'
> > > Cc: 'Jeffrey Haas'; [email protected]; 'Jeff Tantsura'
> > > Subject: Re: [i2rs] FW: I-D Action:
> > > draft-ietf-i2rs-rib-data-model-04.txt
> > >
> > > Joel, Linda, Loa, and Acee:
> > >
> > > <wg chair hat off>
> > >
> > > You are right - the I2RS initial work considered the encapsulation 
> > > differently than the decapsulation.
> > >
> > > Do you think I2RS RIB needs to:
> > > a) create the tunnel if it is not there,
> > > b) specification the encapsulation (currently specified) linked to 
> > > a tunnel interface,
> > > c) specify the decapsulation (somewhat specified) linked to a 
> > > tunnel interface,
> > > d) some of the above (a-c),
> > > e) all of a-c?
> > >
> > > <wg chair hat on>
> > > Acee - if this is the whole issue you were pointing to rather than 
> > > just want the I2RS RIB to link to specific tunnel creations, then 
> > > I really misunderstood your post.  For that, I apologize I 
> > > misunderstood your post. I want to thank you for raising the issue 
> > > now - rather than
> > in
> > the next step of the approval process.
> > > <wg chair hat off>
> > >
> > > Sue
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Linda Dunbar [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 5:21 PM
> > > To: Joel M. Halpern; Susan Hares; 'Loa Andersson'; 'Acee Lindem 
> > > (acee)'; 'Alia Atlas'
> > > Cc: 'Jeffrey Haas'; [email protected]; 'Jeff Tantsura'
> > > Subject: RE: [i2rs] FW: I-D Action:
> > > draft-ietf-i2rs-rib-data-model-04.txt
> > >
> > > I tend to agree with what Joel said.
> > >
> > > It worth noting that
> > > 1. there is "Pre-established Tunnel" as in LSPs or PW and 2. there 
> > > is "Ingress node encapsulating outer address for overlay 
> > > environment" as in TRILL or NVO3.
> > >
> > > Do we call both "tunnels"? or only the first one?
> > >
> > > Linda
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: i2rs [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joel M.
> > > Halpern
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 12:13 PM
> > > To: Susan Hares; 'Loa Andersson'; 'Acee Lindem (acee)'; 'Alia Atlas'
> > > Cc: 'Jeffrey Haas'; [email protected]; 'Jeff Tantsura'
> > > Subject: Re: [i2rs] FW: I-D Action:
> > > draft-ietf-i2rs-rib-data-model-04.txt
> > >
> > > I wonder if part of the problem here is the difference between the 
> > > ingress and egress sides of tunnels, and the various degrees of 
> > > dynamicity that tunnels support.
> > >
> > > On the side where a packet is injected into a tunnel (ingress), 
> > > almost the only state one needs is the encapsulation state.  So 
> > > there is tendency to view the creation of this encapsulation state 
> > > as equivalent
> > to
> > the creation of a tunnel.
> > > And for the sending end of a unidirectional tunnel, it is.
> > > In that sense, I think the RIB model can (whether intended or not)
> > "create"
> > > a tunnel.
> > >
> > > However, decapsulation state (on the egress side) frequently 
> > > requires more state, that is note described by such RIB entries.  
> > > So this aspects tends to lead to the conclusion that creating RIB 
> > > entries does
> > not
> > create tunnels.
> > >
> > > And if one is thinking in terms of bi-directional tunnels (common 
> > > for some technologies, uncommon for others), one tends to want to 
> > > configure the two aspects together.  Which does not match what we 
> > > are doing with the RIB model handling of tunnel encapsulation.
> > >
> > > Trying to discuss all of this under the rubrik of "tunnel creation"
> > > tends to induce confusion.
> > >
> > > Yours,
> > > Joel
> > >
> > > On 12/3/15 12:42 PM, Susan Hares wrote:
> > > > Loa:
> > > >
> > > > <WG chair hat on>
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for your note.  The rudimentary analysis was incorrect.
> > > > The I2RS RIB Information Model (RIB IM) and RIB Data Model (RIB
> > > > DM) is a pair of documents that explain the I2RS RIB. The 
> > > > authors of these models will need to improve the text to 
> > > > indicate tunnels are not being
> > > created.
> > > >
> > > > Since RIB IM has passed WG LC,  anyone wishes to propose that 
> > > > the RIB IM/DM create tunnels should send me an indication they 
> > > > wish to create such a proposal by 10/9/2015.  Otherwise, we will 
> > > > start the WG LC the RIB IM and RIB DM have improved their text 
> > > > to indicate tunnels are not being created, only used).
> > > >
> > > > Sue
> > > >
> > > > *Details: *
> > > >
> > > > The RIB Info Model(IM)/RIB Data Model(DM) is a pair of documents.
> My
> > > > understanding of the WG Agreement (early 2015) is that we would 
> > > > keep the RIM IM in sync with the for the first revision of the I2RS
RIB.
> > > > (Unless the AD for I2RS (Alia) provides me with the feedback 
> > > > these documents should merge).
> > > >
> > > > The actions in the I2RS RIB are add/delete RIB, 
> > > > add/delete/update route, and add/delete nexthop.  The I2RS RIB 
> > > > does not provide an add/delete tunnel.
> > > >
> > > > My understanding of the WG agreement which is distilled in the 
> > > > draft-ietf-i2rs-rib-info-model-08.txt, is that the I2RS data 
> > > > models are not creating tunnels.  The I2RS data models are 
> > > > referring to tunnels which are created by other "hard" or "soft"
> provisioning.
> > > > My recollection is that the WG felt other WG groups (such as rtgwg
and
> > > > MPLS) where charter to provision these models.   This is similar to
> > the
> > > > interface yang creation.  Interface configuration is created by 
> > > > the interfaces yang module.
> > > >
> > > > <WG Chair hat off>
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: i2rs [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Loa 
> > > > Andersson
> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 11:34 AM
> > > > To: Acee Lindem (acee); Alia Atlas
> > > > Cc: Jeffrey Haas; [email protected]; Susan Hares; Jeff Tantsura
> > > > Subject: Re: [i2rs] FW: I-D Action:
> > > > draft-ietf-i2rs-rib-data-model-04.txt
> > > >
> > > > Folks,
> > > >
> > > > On 2015-11-25 01:19, Acee Lindem (acee) wrote:
> > > >
> > > > <snip>
> > > >
> > > > There is a non-converged discussion going on on draft-ietf-i2rs- 
> > > > rib-data-model, the key statement seems to be:
> > > >
> > > >  >
> > > >
> > > >  > I believe the intention of the model is clearly to 
> > > > dynamically create
> > > >
> > > >  > the tunnels.
> > > >
> > > >  >
> > > >
> > > > <snip>
> > > >
> > > > I think that was is going on is (something like) this:
> > > >
> > > > The authors intend to create a model that can be used to add, 
> > > > remove and find information about the routes in the RIB (read 
> > > > series of
> RIBs).
> > > >
> > > > Acee see is that adding this type of information to the RIB may 
> > > > very well be used create (add) tunnels. After all the 
> > > > information manipulated in both cases are very much the same.
> > > >
> > > > If this very rudimentary analysis is correct, it should not be 
> > > > impossible to add text to the document explaining what the 
> > > > intention
> > is.
> > > >
> > > > On one had I don't think it is motivated to not allow what the 
> > > > model is intended for, on the other hand it should be perfectly 
> > > > what the intention is (and what is is not).
> > > >
> > > > /Loa
> > > >
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