Re: [dhcwg] WGLC: draft-ietf-dhc-leasequery-by-remote-id

[Alfred Hönes <[e-mail]>]

I'm in support of this draft as well, in principle.

However, on a quick pass over the current version, I now see some
of my editorial points raised once in a review of a previous draft
version still not being addressed, and new ones having crept in.

My apologies, but I doubt I'll be able to compile a detailed report
today.  Therefore here's an advance notice of the more significant
details, where the first perhaps should be discussed:


The various definitions in Section 2 still talk about "hosts".

In recent discussions on broadband access gateway behavior
it has become apparent that, from the perspective of different
specifications, such devices have to behave as a "host" on the
upstream interface and as a "router" and the LAN side, and for
other specifications, this differentiation does not need to be
applied.  Since the distinction in some context really matters,
I reinforce my previous strong suggestion to   s/host/node/g .

Rationale:  For all purposes within the scope of the draft,
it does not matter whether a device acts as a router or a host
(i.e., its IP forwarding behavior and/or L2 switching behavior),
be it in general or per interface.  The only focal point of the
draft is the device's role in DHCP (client/server/relay agent).
Therefore the use of "host" is considered confusing and too
restrictive.  The more general term, "node", should be used
throughout.


Section 4, 2nd para:   3x "specified"/"specifies" in a single
sentence on two lines -- argh!   Please rephrase!
I suggest to change:

   A DHCPLEASEQUERY specified in this document specifies a lease query
   by Remote ID unless otherwise specified.
---
   When used in this document, the unqualified term "DHCPLEASEQUERY"
   indicates a lease query by Remote ID, unless otherwise specified.


I'll hurry up to document ASAP all the remaining editorials (like
singular/plural mismatches, wrong/missing articles, etc.) in the memo,
but please admit it might take me until Sunday to accomplish that.


Kind regards,
  Alfred Hönes.

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