Re: [dhcwg] Options in base doc for DHCPv6

I propose we move Domain Search Option and Domain Name Server Option out of 
the base DHCPv6 spec, as well...

- Ralph

At 09:20 AM 1/23/2002 +0100, Martin Stiemerling wrote:
>I totally agree with this. Escpecially the point of slowing down the 
>acceptance process is worth to mention. A lot of IPv6 networks are in the 
>deployment process or will be deployed in the near future and DHCPv6 is 
>needed for this deployment, i.e. there should be a standard.
>
>Martin
>
>
>
>--On Dienstag, Januar 22, 2002 14:55:41 -0500 Ralph Droms 
><rdroms@cisco.com> wrote:
>
>>We've recently experienced a proliferation of proposed and defined
>>options for DHCPv6.  Initially, the WG agreed to publish all options that
>>were defined at the time the base spec was completed in the same doc.
>>I'm having second thoughts about that decision.  Here's what I'm thinking:
>>
>>* The new options are adding more weight to
>>    an already hefty document
>>* Keeping all the options in one doc make
>>    updating any one option more complicated
>>* Reviewing all of these options will slow
>>    down the acceptance process
>>
>>I propose that we put a moratorium on adding any new options to
>>draft-ietf-dhc-dhcpv6-22.txt, and move any non-essential options out of
>>draft-ietf-dhc-dhcpv6-22.txt into individual drafts.  The definition of
>>"essential" is open to discussion; here's a first pass at a list of the
>>options to retain in draft-ietf-dhc-dhcpv6-22.txt:
>>
>>* DHCP unique identifier option
>>* Identity association option
>>* IA Address option
>>* Requested Temporary Addresses (RTA) Option
>>* Option request option
>>* Preference option
>>* Elapsed Time
>>* Client message option
>>* Server message option
>>* Authentication option
>>* Server unicast option
>>* Domain Search Option
>>* Domain Name Server Option
>>* Status Code Option
>>
>>- Ralph
>>
>>
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>Martin Stiemerling
>
>NEC Europe Ltd. -- Network Laboratories      Martin.Stiemerling@ccrle.nec.de
>IPv4: http://www.ccrle.nec.de             IPv6: http://www.ipv6.ccrle.nec.de

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