Posted over in the cloud forum group by Reuven Cohen "The IETF has announced the formation of an official LISP (Locator/Identifier Separation Protocol) working group. See > http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/lisp/current/msg00413.html Why is LISP important for cloud interoperability? * As an end-point addressing identifier to uniquely identify a network interface within its local network addressing context * As a locator for routing purposes, to identify where a network interface is located within a larger routing context * Requires no changes to end-systems or to most routers. * As an incrementally deployable protocol. * Particularly useful for VM centric application portability" Andy Edmonds skype: andy.edmonds tweets: @dizz tel: +353 (0)1 6069232 IT Research - IT Innovation Centre - Intel Ireland Ltd. Intel Ireland Limited (Branch) Collinstown Industrial Park, Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland Registered Number: E902934 This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. ------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Ireland Limited (Branch) Collinstown Industrial Park, Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland Registered Number: E902934 This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies.