On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 03:31:56PM -0400, Melinda Shore allegedly wrote: > > The IETF does continue to have an emphasis on connectionless, > > packet-oriented delivery. That's our fundamental architecture, > > without question. In the meantime there are customers who want to > > transition to c, p-o d but need mechanisms for doing so. > > Personally I'd find this proposal more compelling if it were being > presented as being oriented towards transitional mechanisms.
You're right, that doesn't get mentioned. However, many providers see it that way. (Admittedly there are some who don't.) > We're seeing circuit-y proposals show up in other working groups and > I'm concerned that these reflect a shift in basic assumptions about > the characteristics of the underlying network, at least among a > non-trivial number of participants. People who can't see beyond the circuit approach shouldn't be given responsibility for Internet architectural thinking, and right now fundamental architectural thinking is what we need more than anything. .swb
