Maria, While it might not be necessary to run the complete IEEE802.1Qbg's VDP between TES and NVE, the functionalities and attributes defined by IEEE802.1Qbg's VDP would be valuable to the TES/NVE attach/detach. I can understand that XMPP protocol might be used to pass those needed attributes.
Linda > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > NAPIERALA, MARIA H > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 11:21 AM > To: Thomas Narten; Luyuan Fang (lufang) > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [nvo3] TES-NVE attach/detach protocol security (mobility- > issues draft) > > > Also VDP is between the Hypervisor and NVE. Thus, it may still be > > needed, even if the service provided to the TES is L3 only. > > In a layer 3 solution (whether encapsulation starts at the hypervisor > or on a switch outside of the hypervisor) there is no need to run a > complicated (IEEE) protocol such as VDP. VDP was invented to > interoperate a virtual server with an external layer 2 switch/bridge. > A layer 3 solution can use much simpler IP-based protocol (developed in > IETF) such as Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). > > Maria > _______________________________________________ > nvo3 mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/nvo3 _______________________________________________ nvo3 mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/nvo3
