Re: [dhcwg] Genart last call review of draft-ietf-dhc-mac-assign-06

["Bernie Volz (volz)" <[e-mail]>]

Hi Roni:

Sorry for the late response to this review. Thanks for doing it!

>1. In the terminology section I was wondering why the client is a device while the server is a software. Any reason for this distinction.

I can easily replace both with "node" as that matches RFC8415:

So:
     client        A device that is interested in obtaining link-layer
...
   server        Software that manages link-layer address allocation and

Replace with:
   client        A node that is interested in obtaining link-layer
...
   server       A node that manages link-layer address allocation and

>2. The server can allocate a smaller size chunk and not the requested size. The allocation policy is up to the server. Should it be required from the server to allocate the largest chunk that is closer to the requested size.

I'm not sure that this would necessarily be the best thing to "require"? It would seem like the most obvious policy, but in the end it really shouldn't matter (i.e., whether the client gets 10% or 90% of what if requested shouldn't matter)? If it needs more, it can send additional requests to get the remaining (in one or more additional requests). And, we generally leave this issues up to the server as policy.


There was another review that raised some issues (see https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/review-ietf-dhc-mac-assign-06-iotdir-lc-chakrabarti-2020-05-11/) and I had some follow up questions related to it. So, once those get addressed I will likely do an update.

- Bernie

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Reviewer: Roni Even
Review result: Ready with Nits

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Document: draft-ietf-dhc-mac-assign-??
Reviewer: Roni Even
Review Date: 2020-05-11
IETF LC End Date: 2020-05-19
IESG Telechat date: Not scheduled for a telechat

Summary:
The document is ready for publication as a standard track RFC with nits Major issues:

Minor issues:

Nits/editorial comments:
1. In the terminology section I was wondering why the client is a device while the server is a software. Any reason for this distinction.

2. The server can allocate a smaller size chunk and not the requested size. The allocation policy is up to the server. Should it be required from the server to allocate the largest chunk that is closer to the requested size.