[Diffserv] Re: Diffserv WG last call: draft-ietf-diffserv-2836bis-00.txt to PS

Hi,

This last call has concluded and the only comments received were
editorial. Therefore, there will be an editorial revision of the
draft, which will be forwarded to the IESG.

   Brian

Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> 
> This is a Diffserv WG Last Call. It is intended to submit
> draft-ietf-diffserv-2836bis-00.txt to the IESG for publication
> as a Proposed Standard RFC, replacing RFC 2836.
> 
> The changes are a section clarifying the meaning of PHB Identifiers
> for the Class Selector code points, and a small addition to the
> Security Considerations.
> 
> Comments to this list by February 16 please. Silence means consent.
> 
>    Brian Carpenter
>    diffserv co-chair
> 
> Internet-Drafts@ietf.org wrote:
> >
> > A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts directories.
> > This draft is a work item of the Differentiated Services Working Group of the IETF.
> >
> >         Title           : Per Hop Behavior Identification Codes
> >         Author(s)       : D. Black, S. Brim, B. Carpenter, F. Le Faucheur
> >         Filename        : draft-ietf-diffserv-2836bis-00.txt
> >         Pages           : 8
> >         Date            : 30-Jan-01
> >
> > Differentiated Services [RFC 2474, RFC 2475] introduces the notion of
> > Per Hop Behaviors (PHBs) that define how traffic belonging to a
> > particular behavior aggregate is treated at an individual network
> > node. In IP packet headers, PHBs are not indicated as such; instead
> > Differentiated Services Codepoint (DSCP) values are used. There are
> > only 64 possible DSCP values, but there is no such limit on the
> > number of PHBs. In a given network domain, there is a locally defined
> > mapping between DSCP values and PHBs. Standardized PHBs recommend a
> > DSCP mapping, but network operators may choose alternative mappings.
> >
> > A URL for this Internet-Draft is:
> > http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-diffserv-2836bis-00.txt

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