Dear All, I was pointed out that my previous e-mail asking for WG help to progress BFD over VXLAN document by sharing opinions regarding coverage of the BFD Echo mode may be overstepping the bounds of an Editor. I apologize, that was not my intention. I'm asking WG Chairs to help to arrive at the conclusion of this question in a reasonable time.
Regards, Greg On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 4:06 PM Greg Mirsky <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > I have not set the when this poll closes. I hope that two weeks would be > sufficient time for the WG community to express their thoughts. > > Dear Carlos, > thank you for sharing your opinion on the scope of the document in regard > to BFD Echo mode. You've expressed support for exploring the applicability > of the BFD Echo mode. Would you support that effort by contributing some > text, if WG decides that documenting the applicability of the Echo mode in > BFD over VXLAN is useful? > > Regards, > Greg > > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 6:18 PM Carlos Pignataro (cpignata) < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Greg, >> >> The option of replacing the existing text for something more ambiguous >> and implicit does not seem like progress in my humble opinion. The spec >> ends up with the same capabilities, but the text is more obscure. I do not >> support that option. >> >> My recommendation for your consideration would be: >> >> 1. Explore if it is possible to run BFD Echo as a single-hop. >> 2. If yes, add text supporting it. >> 3. If no, add text explaining why not on technical grounds. >> >> >> A less desirable option would be if the WG does not care about BFD Echo, >> to explicitly keep it out of scope (not on technical grounds). >> >> Best, >> >> Carlos. >> >> On Aug 5, 2019, at 6:16 PM, Greg Mirsky <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Dear All, >> in course of reviews of the draft, several times a question was asked >> about the rationale for excluding BFD Echo from the scope of this document: >> >> 7. Echo BFD >> >> Support for echo BFD is outside the scope of this document. >> >> Much appreciate your consideration of the following options: >> >> - describe the applicability of BFD Echo in VXLAN environment in the >> document; >> - remove Section 7 and clarify in the Introduction >> >> NEW TEXT: >> >> This specification describes procedures only for BFD Asynchronous mode. >> >> >> - make no changes at all. >> >> Regards, >> Greg >> >> >>
