I wonder if the direction of Section 1.2 can be revised to make it more of an
engineering document.
It currently says:
In recent years, the urgency for moving from traditional transport
technologies, such as SONET/SDH, TDM, and ATM, to new packet
technologies has been rising. This is largely due to the fast growing
demand for bandwidth, which has been fueled by the following factors:
...
Please consider an approach that describes the the reasons behind the
transition from the network operator and network user perspectives:
Traditional transport technologies include SONET/SDH, TDM, and ATM.
There is a transition away from these transport technologies to new
packet technologies. In addition to the ever increasing demand for
bandwidth, the packet technologies offer these advantages:
...
The fact that IP networks are being used for new applications and that the
legacy devices are getting old does not motivate the transition to packet
technologies. The advantages that packet technologies offer for these new
applications is the thing that needs to be highlighted here, even if it is just
a list of bullets.
It seems like the only sentence that addresses this point in Section 1.2 is:
"It streamlines the operation, reduces the overall complexity, and improves
end-to-end convergence."
Thanks,
Russ
On Jan 28, 2013, at 3:01 PM, The IESG wrote:
The IESG has received a request from the Multiprotocol Label Switching WG
(mpls) to consider the following document:
- 'MPLS-TP Applicability; Use Cases and Design'
<draft-ietf-mpls-tp-use-cases-and-design-06.txt> as Informational RFC
The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits
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Abstract
This document provides applicability, use case studies and network
design considerations for the Multiprotocol Label Switching Transport
Profile (MPLS-TP). The use cases include Metro Ethernet access and
aggregation transport, Mobile backhaul, and packet optical transport.
The file can be obtained via
http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-mpls-tp-use-cases-and-design/
IESG discussion can be tracked via
http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-mpls-tp-use-cases-and-design/ballot/
No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.