Re: [auth48] AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9268 <draft-ietf-6man-mtu-option-15> for your review

[Bob Hinden <[e-mail]>]

Sandy,

Thanks very much, a few comments below.

Bob


> On Aug 2, 2022, at 4:15 PM, Sandy Ginoza <[e-mail]> wrote:
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> Hi Bob, IANA,
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> Just jumping in on this one — I’ve added IANA to this thread so they can chime in if we’ve misunderstood or in case anything has changed.
> 
>> On Aug 2, 2022, at 2:26 PM, Bob Hinden <[e-mail]> wrote:
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>>>>> 
>>>>> I note that the reference to the IANA HBH option registry was changed from:
>>>>> 
>>>>> [IANA-HBH] "Destination Options and Hop-by-Hop Options",
>>>>> 
>>>>> <https://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv6-parameters/
>>>>>            ipv6-parameters.xhtml#ipv6-parameters-2>
>>>>> .
>>>>> 
>>>>> to:
>>>>> 
>>>>> [IANA-HBH] IANA, "Destination Options and Hop-by-Hop Options",
>>>>> 
>>>>> <https://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv6-parameters/>
>>>>> .
>>>>> 
>>>>> The original reference goes directly the specific Destination Options and Hop-by-Hop Options registry, where the new one goes to the general IPv6 parameter registry.   Why the change?
>>> 
>>> We updated the reference per input from IANA. IANA recommended that RFCs point to the top-most registry since they are considered stable; they prefer that the direct URLs to specific registries on a page not be used.
>> 
>> I wasn’t aware of that.   The result is a little confusing.  The text in the reference says:
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>> "Destination Options and Hop-by-Hop Options”
>> 
>> but it goes to a page titled:
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>> Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Parameters
> 
> I see what you’re saying.  My hope is that a reader will search for the registry title on the main page.  Would it be more clear to add some text where the registry is cited?  For example:
> 
> IANA has registered an IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Option type in the "Destination Options and Hop-by-Hop Options" registry within the "Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Parameters” registry [IANA-HBH].)

Yes, that would help.

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>> Would something like the following be better?
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>> IANA, "Destination Options and Hop-by-Hop Options”, Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Parameters, <https://www.iana.org/ assignments/ipv6-parameters/>.
> 
> The current format is based on IANA’s input.  We suggested a similar format in the past, but there was a preference not to include the top-level registry/group title as the page may/will be formatted differently in the future (e.g., the registry/group title may change or no longer appear).
> 
> Previously proposed:
> [NAME]  IANA, "Top-Level Registry Name: Registry Name", <URL to top-level registry>.
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>> Seems to me that for IANA registries that are stable, like this one, it’s not too burdensome for IANA to have a stable link to each sub-registry.
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> I believe this is in the works.

That would be helpful.

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> Thanks,
> Sandy
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