Technical Summary
This document describes a BGP/MPLS IP VPN-based subnet extension
solution referred to as Virtual Subnet, which can be used for
building Layer3 network virtualization overlays within and/or between
data centers.
Working Group Summary
This document generated a lot of discussions within L3VPN/BESS Working Groups
up to the level where it "could have been considered controversial" (Shepherd), due
to the existence of certain limitations of the solution.
The consensus nevertheless was in favor of the adoption, and the limitations have
been described in the document.
Document Quality
The extension described in the document amounts to a potential
set of deployment scenarios using existing technology, so it doesn't
specify protocol extensions. There is at least one known deployment.
Personnel
Martin Vigoureux is the Document Shepherd
Alvaro Retana is the Responsible AD