To: p8021@hepnrc.hep.net
Cc: 802exec@hepnrc.hep.net
Subject: 802.1 Interim Meeting - VLANs - Objectives, Contributions, Agenda
Date: Fri, 03 May 1996 15:53:28 -0700
From: Mick Seaman <mjs@NSD.3Com.COM>


802.1 Interim Meeting, 4,5,6 June 1996.
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Subject: VLANs (802.1Q)

Objective(s):

    1. Define the basic/a working structure and organization for the 802.1Q
       standard so that we can get down to detailed decisions on the
       areas we believe we know well and can instruct editor(s) for
       these portions of the document.

    2. Develop further areas of work (further as in beyond the basic
       format and  forwarding, not further as in completely new to the
       group) so that we can get down to either/or decisions.

    3. Provide further time for discussions of important but tough
       topics which did not have time for in the March meeting.

    We should be at the point where we can have a very detailed discussion
    of the forwarding process, the possible content of the filtering
    database (or its VLAN equivalents), the management statistics and
    controls on forwarding. It is probably time to start developing
    `final text' on those issues.

    The second category of areas of work where we need to get down to the
    presentation of alternatives for decision includes (at least) the VLAN
    Grammar issues.

    Tough but important topics include further discussion of the
    Configuration/Distribution/Mapping framework presented at the Milpitas
    meeting, and of the two-level/encapsulation scheme for scalability.

Contributions:

    The above objectives are listed in priority order (for the present
    at least) however a degree of precedence will be given to those
    who have prepared presentations/paers for discussion at the
    meeting.

    Please let me know via email of prepared presentations so that I
    have an opportunity for detailed planning just prior to the
    meeting. If you are intending to put together a presentation but
    are wary of wasting your time on something that someone else is
    working on, I suggest that you circulate a brief description of
    the subject, your coverage of it, and any particular angle
    taken/position adopted to this email list.

    I will be out of the office on sabbatical from now until the day
    prior to the interim meeting so I will be unable to provide
    feedback or moderate any discussion. However I would welcome input
    on the meeting and detailed agenda so I can consider it prior
    to kickoff.

    The minutes of the last meeting are on the server and I would
    encourage you all to consider particularly the proposed
    organization of work contained in 960313c.txt.

Start Time:

    9.00 a.m. on 4th June
    (allowing for offline discussions with/among presenters prior to
    this hard start time)

    8.00 a.m. 5th, 6th June

End:
    12.00 p.m. 6th June
    (hard stop to allow attendees to make flights etc.)