Uh, PC (Path Computation)? MDPC (multi-domain path computation)? What do you think PCE itself stands for in this - larger - context? Certainly nothing intuitive.
Rather than change an intuitively meaningful acronym to accommodate an arbitrary (and intuitively meaningless) misuse, why not stop using the acronym in the larger sense? -- Eric --> -----Original Message----- --> From: Lou Berger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 4:14 PM --> To: Ash, Gerald R (Jerry), ALABS --> Cc: Gray, Eric; Berger, Lou; Ash, Gerald R (Jerry), ALABS; --> [EMAIL PROTECTED] --> Subject: RE: [Pce] WG Last Call ended on --> draft-ietf-pce-architecture-02.txt --> --> --> Gerry, Eric, --> So what term do you use when referring to the --> identification --> of paths using PCCs and PCEs? The architecture document seems to --> also call this PCE. --> --> Having PCE refer to the whole process and also to a --> component in the --> process seems to be very confusing, and it'll only get --> worse as time --> goes on and the amount of material and discussions increase. IMO it --> would be better to endure the small pain now to fix the limited set --> of documents we have now rather than having to endure all the pain --> and confusion for years to come. --> --> Lou --> --> At 02:07 PM 10/14/2005, Ash, Gerald R \(Jerry\), ALABS wrote: --> --> >Eric, --> >Lou, --> > --> > > PCE stands for "Path Computation Engine" --> > --> >'PCE' stands for 'Path Computation Element'. --> > --> > > PCS when talking the computing/server component. --> > --> >'PCS' was the old name for 'PCE', however 'PCS' connotes too much a --> >separate 'server' implementation of 'PCE' (which doesn't --> have to be a --> >separate network element, but can be 'composite'), so --> 'PCS' terminology --> >was replaced by 'PCE'. --> > --> >Thanks, --> >Jerry --> _______________________________________________ Pce mailing list [email protected] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/pce
