Re: [dhcwg] I-D Action: draft-shen-dhc-client-port-01.txt

Hi:

Some initial comments:

1.       For DHCPv4, the zero length option can work since there is no provision for relay chaining.

2.       For DHCPv6, the zero length option does NOT work since this provides no means for a case where Relay 1 uses port X which is sent to Relay 2 which uses port Y to send to the Server. The server can response to Relay 2 on port Y (since that is the incoming port), but there is no place for Relay 2 to have stored the port. You should go back and make this option a 2 octet option with the port number. The server would then see:

Relay-Forw from Relay 2

                Relay Port Source Port option Y

                Relay-Message option

                                Relay-Forw from Relay 1

                                                Relay Port source Port option X

                                                Relay- Message Option

                                                                <client’s request>
                And all would work correctly as the Server would use the port Y from the outermost relay option, relay 2 would use the port X from the Relay 1 Relay-Forw.

-          Bernie

From: dhcwg [mailto:dhcwg-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Naiming Shen (naiming)
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 12:29 AM
To: dhcwg@ietf.org
Subject: [dhcwg] Fwd: I-D Action: draft-shen-dhc-client-port-01.txt

Hi,

We have updated the draft of “Generalized Source UDP Port of DHCP Relay”.
Please review and comment.

Thanks.
- Naiming

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Date: July 7, 2016 at 9:13:05 PM PDT
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A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts directories.

       Title           : Generalized Source UDP Port of DHCP Relay
       Authors         : Naiming Shen
                         Enke Chen
Filename        : draft-shen-dhc-client-port-01.txt
Pages           : 7
Date            : 2016-07-07

Abstract:
  This document extends the DHCP and DHCPv6 protocols for the UDP
  transport from relay agent to server and allows the port to be any
  valid number on the DHCP relay system.

The IETF datatracker status page for this draft is:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-shen-dhc-client-port/

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