> > "The semantics of a network model should be defined by the network
> > elements!"
> I think you are right, though the level of abstraction providedd by the
> network elements may be quite low if you want network-wide rather than box
> by box management. For example, ACLs can provide network-wide perimeter
> defense, with appropriate clauses embedded in the edge routers. It's all
> there in the routers, but it is not expressed directly as a network-wide
> constraint (which might help manage ACLs).
The node would know well about itself, but not too much about the network
other than it's direct box by box relations or being part of various kinds
of peer groups.
The network-wide constraints are not solved by the approach I propose, only
supported.
Thank you!
Gio
Epygi Labs DE GmbH - Georg 'Gio' Magschok
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