[rbridge] Consensus Check: Configure ports to disable endstation traffic

[Caitlin Bestler]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rbridge-bounces at postel.org [mailto:rbridge-bounces at postel.org]
On
> Behalf Of Eric Gray
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:39 AM
> To: Anoop Ghanwani; James Carlson
> Cc: Rbridge at postel.org; Joe Touch
> Subject: Re: [rbridge] Consensus Check: Configure ports to disable
> endstation traffic
> 
> Anoop,
> 
> 	Sorry to have to disagree with your well-intended
> suggestion, but this is a BAD idea.
> 
> 	The fact that we don't need to document it from a
> interoperability perspective is sufficient reason not to
> do so.
> 

Would it make sense to go as far as to state that any
implementation-specific optimizations on frame forwarding
that are appropriate for a 802.1 Bridge are appropriate
for an RBRidge?