Yves,

> Maria,
> 
> Are you referring to the fact that you can 'route' (i.e. swap mac-
> headers) both intra- and intersubnet traffic (via some proxy arp tricks
> and constrained L2 forwarding between host and NVE).

Yes, NVE would implement proxy ARP for all the addresses on the subnet. 
> 
> If yes then indeed we don't need IRB, but would only need to route IP
> (both intra and inter subnet) and bridge non-IP.  Subnet broadcasts and
> Link Local multicast within the subnet can be made to work at the IP
> level as well.

Thanks for clarifying.

> Yves
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> NAPIERALA, MARIA H
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 23:17
> To: John E Drake; Henderickx, Wim (Wim); Luyuan Fang (lufang); Bitar,
> Nabil N; Fedyk, Donald (Don); [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [nvo3] draft-drake-nvo3-evpn-control-plane
> 
> In L3VPN there is only one type of forwarding and there is no
> distinction needed between intra- and inter-subnet traffic.
> 
> Maria
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> > Of John E Drake
> > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 5:06 PM
> > To: NAPIERALA, MARIA H; John E Drake; Henderickx, Wim (Wim); Luyuan
> > Fang (lufang); Bitar, Nabil N; Fedyk, Donald (Don); [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [nvo3] draft-drake-nvo3-evpn-control-plane
> >
> > Maria,
> >
> > This is what you said in the email to which I initially responded:
> >
> > " Since layer 3 can address both intra-subnet and inter-subnet IP
> > communication by a uniform forwarding (i.e., there is no difference
> in
> > forwarding between those two), the question is why to introduce a
> > complication of mixing L2 and L3 forwarding in the *same* solution."
> >
> > Since the text you quote, below, clearly contradicts your text,
> above,
> > I would assert that you are arguing with yourself in public and that
> > you lost.
> >
> > Yours irrespectively,
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf
> > Of
> > > NAPIERALA, MARIA H
> > > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 1:50 PM
> > > To: John E Drake; Henderickx, Wim (Wim); Luyuan Fang (lufang);
> > > Bitar, Nabil N; Fedyk, Donald (Don); [email protected]
> > > Subject: Re: [nvo3] draft-drake-nvo3-evpn-control-plane
> > >
> > > John,
> > >
> > > Let me quote from the document (section 5):
> > >
> > >   "MES(es) should be able to distinguish between intra-CUG/intra-
> > subnet
> > > and
> > >    inter-CUG/inter-subnet traffic originated by that VM (in order
> to
> > >    apply MAC-based forwarding to the former and IP-based forwarding
> > to
> > >    the latter)."
> > >
> > > (section 6.1):
> > >
> > >   "When a MES imports an E-VPN route into a particular EVI, and
> this
> > >    route is associated with a VM that is not part of the L2-based
> CUG
> > >    associated with the E-VPN of that EVI, the MES creates IP
> > forwarding
> > >    state to forward traffic to the IP address present in the NLRI
> of
> > > the
> > >    route towards the Next Hop, as specified in the route."
> > >
> > > Maria
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
> > Behalf
> > > > Of John E Drake
> > > > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 4:23 PM
> > > > To: NAPIERALA, MARIA H; John E Drake; Henderickx, Wim (Wim);
> > > > Luyuan Fang (lufang); Bitar, Nabil N; Fedyk, Donald (Don);
> > > > [email protected]
> > > > Subject: Re: [nvo3] draft-drake-nvo3-evpn-control-plane
> > > >
> > > > Maria,
> > > >
> > > > I had seen that email and I helped Yakov with the draft it
> > > references.
> > > >
> > > > Because you think the section in question bolsters your argument,
> > > > I think it is painfully clear that you haven't read the section,
> > > > or
> > the
> > > > draft for that matter.
> > > >
> > > > Yours irrespectively,
> > > >
> > > > John
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
> > > Behalf
> > > > Of
> > > > > NAPIERALA, MARIA H
> > > > > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 1:05 PM
> > > > > To: John E Drake; Henderickx, Wim (Wim); Luyuan Fang (lufang);
> > > > > Bitar, Nabil N; Fedyk, Donald (Don); [email protected]
> > > > > Subject: Re: [nvo3] draft-drake-nvo3-evpn-control-plane
> > > > >
> > > > > Let me refer you the following e-mail (attached) in case you
> > missed
> > > > it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Maria
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: John E Drake [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 3:38 PM
> > > > > > To: NAPIERALA, MARIA H; Henderickx, Wim (Wim); Luyuan Fang
> > > > (lufang);
> > > > > > Bitar, Nabil N; Fedyk, Donald (Don); [email protected]
> > > > > > Subject: RE: [nvo3] draft-drake-nvo3-evpn-control-plane
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Comment inline.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yours irrespectively,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > John
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > > > > > On
> > > > > Behalf
> > > > > > Of
> > > > > > > NAPIERALA, MARIA H
> > > > > > > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 9:54 AM
> > > > > > > To: Henderickx, Wim (Wim); Luyuan Fang (lufang); Bitar,
> > > > > > > Nabil
> > > N;
> > > > > > Fedyk,
> > > > > > > Donald (Don); [email protected]
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [nvo3] draft-drake-nvo3-evpn-control-plane
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Since layer 3 can address both intra-subnet and inter-
> subnet
> > IP
> > > > > > > communication by a uniform forwarding (i.e., there is no
> > > > difference
> > > > > > in
> > > > > > > forwarding between those two), the question is why to
> > introduce
> > > > > > > a complication of mixing L2 and L3 forwarding in the *same*
> > > > solution.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > JD:  Maria, did you invent some new technology that you're
> not
> > > > > telling
> > > > > > anyone about?
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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