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Re: WG Review: Multiple InterFaces (mif)

2009-04-20 18:09:14
"Keith" == Keith Moore <moore(_at_)network-heretics(_dot_)com> writes:

    Keith> It seems to me that the general problem is not multiple
    Keith> interfaces, but multiple addresses per host.  It doesn't
    Keith> matter (much) whether those addresses result from multiple
    Keith> physical interfaces, a combination of physical and virtual
    Keith> network interfaces, multiple prefixes being advertised on
    Keith> the network attached to any particular interface, or even a
    Keith> mixture of v4 and v6.

    Keith> So that might have some impact on the name, particularly if
    Keith> you want to attract the breadth of interests whom this
    Keith> affects.  Something like Hosts Addressed Multiply (HAM),
    Keith> perhaps?


I'd actually appreciate focus on the multiple interfaces (or multiple
network providers) problem.  I think that attacking this in full
generality is well beyond what we can manage.  I think even a focused
problem may prove challenging.
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