[CII] End2End (was) terms and conditions

[John Osmon]

On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 03:12:24PM -0800, Barry Raveendran Greene wrote:
> 
> 
> > one of the often misunderstood attributes of an IP network
> > is the basic attribute of the End2End principle.  e.g.
> > the network can and perhaps should be decomposed on a periodic
> > basis...  there is nothing sacrosanct about any given IP network
> > or set of interconnects between any set of IP networks.
> 
> Given that this comment was lost, I think it is worth bringing up and
> highlighting. My personal experience working "CII" with Government Policy
> Makers in US and Asia exposed to me just how too few people understand the
> End2End principle.
 
I'm glad you brought it back to the forefront -- it's important.  Enough
so, that I felt it imperative the above is kept in context.  People
involved in this area need to see it often...


> Q. Do you, when you work with "CII" activities, weave the End2End principle
> into your work? 
> 
> I know this was a major shift to my architectural practices for
> high-resilient systems. I'm wondering if is the same for anyone else.

Can you restate that?  I wasn't sure if it meant you had started to
weave things in, or if you'd been asked to do so.  I suspect the
former.