Anybody can participate in the IETF (Was: Why is IPv6 broken?)
Eliot Lear
lear at cisco.com
Sun Jul 17 15:07:09 UTC 2011
We all make mistakes in not questioning our own positions, from time to
time. You, Jeff, seem to be making that very same mistake.
Please keep these points in mind:
* Rome wasn't built in a day. The current system didn't come
ready-made pre-built with all the bells and whistles you are used
to. It grew slowly over time, as we learned what works, what
doesn't, and what was missing. Any system that attempts to deal
with locator/id separation will assuredly not be built in a day, either.
* While you have stated a problem relating to a security consideration
– specifically that there is a potential reflection attack that
could cause cache thrashing, the solution may not be what you expect.
* Yes, you were asked. Even so... Novelty isn't something worth
arguing over, except in patent battles. Usefulness is only worth
arguing over marginally more. Deployment (or lack thereof) speaks
for itself. LISP or ILNP or what-have-you either will or won't be
deployed over the long run.
* Never is a very long time. Many uses of "never" have been used
relating to the Internet. It is the corollary to "Imminent Death of
the 'Net: film @ 11." I still have the NANOG tee-shirt with Robert
Metcalfe, someone with considerably more notoriety, eating his hat.
Eliot
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