> -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Touch [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 2:15 AM > To: Xuxiaohu; Tom Herbert > Cc: Fred Baker (fred); Wassim Haddad; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Int-area] Call for adoption of draft-xu-intarea-ip-in-udp-03 > > > > On 5/24/2016 9:08 PM, Xuxiaohu wrote: > >> The existing protocols that provide the same functionality are GUE and > GRE/UDP. > >> > GUE allows encapsulation of any IP protocol over UDP, GRE will > >> > allow encapsulation of any Ethertype of UDP. Both of these provide > >> > a means to encapsulate of IPv4 and IPv6 in UDP. > > > > Which is more generic? If both are generic, why we need two? > > GRE and GUE represent steps in a direction, as does SEAL. That direction is to > support increased checksums, fragmentation support, control channels, etc.
GRE or GRE/UDP? > This document represents a step backwards, is useful only in more limited > environments, etc. Thanks for confirming that this encapsulation is useful in limited environment (i.e., Softwires networks). As said before, both fruit knives and Swiss Army knives are sold in the market. In other words, both generic and simple approaches have their own applicable scenarios. Xiaohu > Again, not a good reason for the WG to adopt it. > > Joe _______________________________________________ Int-area mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/int-area
