[Sdnp] updated SDN problem statement draft

[Scott Brim]

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:48, David Meyer <dmm at 1-4-5.net> wrote:
> Thanks Ping. Search for dmm> in-line.

>    Software Defined Network (SDN) is an overlay architecture that
>    presents the underlying transport network to the applications and
>    services for monitoring, and provisioning at abstraction level.
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> dmm> Is it true that SDN an overlay architecture, or is this SDN
> dmm> something different than what is being termed SDN in the
> dmm> industry? If so maybe we should use a different term?

>From a distance I'm still wondering about this group's "SDN" and other
"SDNs".  This definition doesn't sound like an overlay architecture,
rather it sounds like element management.