Re: [dhcwg] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC7839 (7016)

Bernie Volz <bevolz@gmail.com> Tue, 12 July 2022 12:05 UTC

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Subject: Re: [dhcwg] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC7839 (7016)
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Yes, this text is in error (field is fixed length, 32 bit integer).

- Bernie Volz

> On Jul 7, 2022, at 3:11 PM, RFC Errata System <rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org> wrote:
> 
> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC7839,
> "Access-Network-Identifier Option in DHCP".
> 
> --------------------------------------
> You may review the report below and at:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid7016
> 
> --------------------------------------
> Type: Technical
> Reported by: Alan DeKok <aland@deployingradius.com>
> 
> Section: 4.4.1
> 
> Original Text
> -------------
>   Length
>      4
> 
>   Operator-Identifier
>      The Operator-Identifier is a variable-length Private Enterprise
>      Number (PEN) ...
> 
> Corrected Text
> --------------
>   Length
>      4
> 
>   Operator-Identifier
>      The Operator-Identifier is a 32-bit Private Enterprise
>      Number (PEN) ...
> 
> Notes
> -----
> Either the length is 4, and the contents are 32-bits.  Or the length is >1, and the length is variable.
> 
> My guess is that the intention is to have a fixed length.  The variable-length encoding from RFC 6757 is likely not needed here.
> 
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> --------------------------------------
> RFC7839 (draft-ietf-dhc-access-network-identifier-13)
> --------------------------------------
> Title               : Access-Network-Identifier Option in DHCP
> Publication Date    : June 2016
> Author(s)           : S. Bhandari, S. Gundavelli, M. Grayson, B. Volz, J. Korhonen
> Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
> Source              : Dynamic Host Configuration
> Area                : Internet
> Stream              : IETF
> Verifying Party     : IESG