RE: FCP over IP item on the agenda

["Douglas Otis" <dotis@sanlight.net>]

You will notice that this work group is developing standards for IP over
Fibre-Channel whereas the iSCSI is Fibre-Channel over IP.  Similar but
different.

Doug
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ips@ece.cmu.edu [mailto:owner-ips@ece.cmu.edu]On Behalf Of
Matt Wakeley
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 1:04 PM
To: julian_satran@il.ibm.com
Cc: Black_David@emc.com; ips@ece.cmu.edu
Subject: Re: FCP over IP item on the agenda


Notice that FC over IP is also being discussed in the IP over FC WG (for
some
reason):
http://search.ietf.org/ietf/00aug/ipfc-agenda.txt

-Matt

julian_satran@il.ibm.com wrote:

> David,
>
> I've seen the proposed agenda of the BOF on the IETF site.
> I think that we have far less time than we asked for but we may try to
make
> up for this.
>
> I was also under the impression that we are going to discuss thing that
> where
> already published on the IETF and /or IPS board.
>
> Considering the limited time we have - and the fact that we went through
> the FCP
> over IP thing several times in public forums and designer group I wonder
> why
> it appears as a tentative item on your agenda.
>
> If we have to consider new facts we have to have time to digest them and
we
> did not see the yet on any forum (unlike all other items).
>
> I feel very uneasy about having to give up precious time during the only
> face-to-face
> session we have to an item that has yet to be brought to us.
> I think this is also contrary to the IETF practice - or the little I've
got
> to know about it.
>
> Again I have nothing against discussing again FCP over IP - but in order
to
> see if there
> are arguments for it that we did not consider before I think we need time
> off line
> and getting it a first hearing during the only session we have will do a
> disservice
> to the community.
>
> Regards,
> Julo