Re: [lisp] Adoption of draft-chiappa-lisp-architecture-01 and draft-chiappa-lisp-introduction-01

2012-09-04 Thread Ronald Bonica
Hi Fred, The term EID bothers me too, but for a different reason. The function of an EID varies depending upon your location with respect the interface that the EID references. If you are behind the same ETR as the referenced interface, the EID both locates and identifies the referenced interfa

Re: [lisp] Adoption of draft-chiappa-lisp-architecture-01 and draft-chiappa-lisp-introduction-01

2012-09-04 Thread Templin, Fred L
I have long maintained that what LISP is calling "EID" is not really an identifier but rather names a (virtual) interface the same as any IP address. Therefore, if the node has multiple independent (virtual) interfaces to which LISP EIDs must be assigned, it is not possible to say that only one of