On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Thomas Narten <[email protected]> wrote: >> =====> Now, if I replace "VM" with "mobile node", that's layer-3 >> mobility and we have few solution options there… > > No. Let's please not go here. As David pointed out in a different > thread, NVO3 is about VM *migration*. > > Mobile IP is a very different beast built on a number of fundamentally > different assumptions. E.g., in mobile IP, the entire physical device > is mobile, not just a VM. Also, the physical device is moving, i.e., > because its owner is carrying it around. In the DC, the VM is moving > because the DC operator wants to move it. Finally, in MIP, the mobile > device itself *knows* it is mobile and actively participates in that > mobility. In data centers, the VMs are oblivious to being moved and > are not themselves actively involved in any of the signaling or steps > of the move. >
I agree with this. Should we continue using VMs and use VM mobility? Regards, Behcet > Thomas > _______________________________________________ nvo3 mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/nvo3
