On 03/09/2014 05:32 PM, Alia Atlas wrote:
Hi Brian,
On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 6:08 PM, Brian Trammell <ietf(_at_)trammell(_dot_)ch
<mailto:ietf(_at_)trammell(_dot_)ch>> wrote:
On 09 Mar 2014, at 22:33, Alia Atlas <akatlas(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com
<mailto:akatlas(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com>> wrote:
> In the last few years, there seems to be a drive towards
overlays and additional
> packet encapsulations. What problems do you see these as
solving? Is there a
> more focused way to consider the drivers and downsides?
>
> Thoughts?
Oh. Could we have an easier one to start with? Especially on the
Sunday after an IETF? Because my response to this one right now
would be to say lots of terribly unkind things about dodgy
middleboxes, which is not a very balanced approach to the issue
and unlikely to be very helpful in steering the list toward more
productive conversation. But let me try.
Oh, but this is exactly the type of Sunday-after-IETF discussion when
one can think about big picture wide-ranging ideas without needing to
think about the practical implications for a while!
Speaking as someone who hasn't been at home for the airport 24 hours
yet, I might have characterized this as "without remembering all the
reasons why this is hard, because we wouldn't be able to remember much
of anything before Wednesday-ish" :p
Spencer