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Why RBridge Extensions? Proof by Assumption: It is intuitively obvious that protocols need an extension facility… Proof by Tradition: All IETF Protocols have extensions… Proof by Aesthetics: Extensible protocols are beautiful, nonextensible ones are ugly… Proof by Intimidation: Any fool can see that protocols need an extension mechanism… … To support following possible extensions to RBridge: LIDs (Local IDs) if there isn’t consensus to put them into the fixed shim Security, such as Rbridge end to end authentication The most interesting extensions: those we haven’t thought of yet |