Re: [Dime] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC6733 (5084)

["Priyatosh Mandal" <[e-mail]>]

Hello ,
Should I consider the Reported Errata ID: 5084, as rejected.

Kindly confirm.

Regards,
Dr. Priyatosh Mandal, Ph.D.

On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 19:47:28 +0530, Priyatosh Mandal wrote
Kindly note that, with the incremental change of this origin-state-id the peer node clear sessions. So when the change is from the maximum value to the minimum value of origin-state-id then it is not an incremental change. This is an exceptional situation, which I feel to be part of rfc. 

 Regards, 
 Dr. Priyatosh Mandal, Ph. D.

 On Aug 14, 2017 6:32 PM, "Bertz, Lyle T [CTO]" <[e-mail]> wrote:

 I believe what Dave is alluding to is that if one *does intend for the inferences to be made* then rolling over the value to 0 is not appropriate and avalue > 0, e.g. 1, MUST be used. 
  
 In a sense it is not an error as much as a note / warning for those who are allocating that AVP in a specific manner.
  

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 Subject: Re: [Dime] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC6733 (5084)
  
 Hello Sir, 
 The situation is a transition from the maximum value 4294967295 of Origin-State-Id. If after this, the value of Origin-State-Id is increased, it will automatically become 0. So the peer node which receives the value 0 after 4294967295, can assume the node whichsent this 0, 
 faced a restart. Here the peer-node  is already aware that the previous value of origin-state-id was 4294967295. So it can easily conclude node restart.

 I understand  the meaning of 0 as explained in RFC 6733 :"If an access device does not intend for such inferences to be made, it MUST either not include Origin-State-Id in any message or set its value to 0".But this is a special case, where the value of Origin-State-Id changes 
from  4294967295 to 
0.

 So kindly reconsider 
this. 

 Thanking you, 
 Priyatosh

 On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 10:51:25 +0000, Dave Dolson wrote
 In my opinion, the change should not be accepted.  
 In your roll-over special case, the device should skip over the value 0, using 1 or some other value instead of zero.

 David Dolson 
 Sandvine

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 Dear All, 
 Kindly verify this.

 Regards, 
 Priyatosh Mandal

 On Thu, 10 Aug 2017 21:04:56 -0700 (PDT), RFC Errata System wrote 
 The following errata report has been submitted for RFC6733, 
 "Diameter Base Protocol".

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 You may review the report below and at: 
 http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid5084

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 Type: Technical 
 Reported by: Priyatosh Mandal <[e-mail]>

 Section: 8.16

 Original Text 
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 By including Origin-State-Id in a message, it allows other Diameter 
 entities to infer that sessions associated with a lower Origin-State-Id 
 are no longer active. 
 If an access device does not intend for such inferences to be made, it 
 MUST either not include Origin-State-Id in any message or set its value 
 to 0.

 Corrected Text 
 -------------- 
 By including Origin-State-Id in a message, it allows other Diameter 
 entities to infer that sessions associated with a lower Origin-State-Id 
 are no longer active. 
 If an access device does not intend for such inferences to be made, it 
 MUST either not include Origin-State-Id in any message or set its value 
 to 0. 
 As a special case when the value of Origin-State-Id changes from 
 4294967295 to 0, then also the access device  clear all the sessions.

 Notes 
 ----- 
 Origin-State-Id is defined as Unsigned32 in RFC 6733, Section 8.16. So the maximum
 value it can have is 4294967295. If the system restarts many times and the value of
 Origin-State-Id reaches the value which is same as its maximum value 4294967295. 
 Then what will happen for the next restart. At the next restart the value of Origin-State-Id
 will be 0 if we try to increase the value of Origin-State-Id. 
 It is not defined in the RFC 6733, that how the system should behave after 4294967295-th
 restart with respect to Origin-State-Id.

 Generally when the peer receives an increased value of Origin-State-Id, then it clear all sessions.
 If the value of Origin-State-Id reaches its maximum i.e., 4294967295, then after another restart
 its value will be 0. For a special case for transition of value of Origin-State-Id from
 4294967295 to 0, the peer should clear its session.

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 RFC6733 (draft-ietf-dime-rfc3588bis-33) 
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 Title               : Diameter Base Protocol 
 Publication Date    : October 2012 
 Author(s)           : V. Fajardo, Ed., J. Arkko, J. Loughney, G. Zorn, Ed. 
 Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD 
 Source              : Diameter Maintenance and Extensions 
 Area                : Operations and Management 
 Stream              : IETF 
 Verifying Party     : IESG

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