Re: [dhcwg] WG last call on draft-ietf-dhc-pxe-options-00.txt (SECOND REQUEST)

I support publishing this draft, if the suboption terminology is changed 
to "option", to reflect common usage.  I also think the number space 
management within the options should be addressed.  Assuming this will 
not be managed by IANA, it should be explicitly stated. I also believe 
the references should be separated into normative and informative 
references.

On that last point, I observe that the "Preboot Execution Environment 
(PXE) Specification" contains a great deal of DHC protocol detail, in 
terms of flows and packet contents.  While I don't believe that text is 
at odds with the base DHCP RFCs, and there are sections in the PXE 
specification clearly describing the relationship to DHCP in terms of 
employing the standard where applicable, I'm concerned with an IETF 
document having a normative reference to another specification that 
restates an IETF standard.

I assume this document to be published as an Informational RFC, simply 
documenting the use of specific options in a vendor/consortium 
specification?  If so, then I suppose there should be no confusion as to 
whether the DHCP standard is in any way modified by statements in the 
PXE standard, in which case I don't think there is an issue.  But I 
wanted to raise this point for WG discussion.

  -josh

Ralph Droms wrote:
> This message announces a WG last call on "DHCP Preboot eXecution 
> Environment
> (PXE) Suboptions" <draft-ietf-dhc-pxe-options-00.txt>.  The last call will
> conclude at 5PM ET on Friday, 10/24/2003.

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