[dtn] Regarding BPv7 Obsoleting BPv6

[Magnus Westerlund <[e-mail]>]

WG,

 

The current BPv7 documents (BPbis, BPSec and TCPCLv4) where intending to
obsolete BPv6 and the corresponding RFCs. However, due to a mistake from my
side I would recommend that we split the whole obsoletion out from the
publication of the BPv7 specifications. 

 

There are several reasons for this recommendation:

*	First I missed to make an explicit call in the IETF last call about
the obsoletion and invoking the process. 
*	Secondly, as this would be the first time attempting to use the
process of obsoleting an IRTF stream document. It hasn't been discussed in
IETF in public, although IRSG has approved the IRTF part, and we discussed
it in IESG. However, there has been concerns about the lack of public
discussion in the IESG. Therefore, I have been recommended to first announce
this process and allow for discussion and reply to any concern over it
before applying it to avoid any appeals. 
*	Announcing the discussion, responding to any feedback, then redoing
the IETF last calls will result in a delay of at least month likely two.
This will be a significant delay. 

 

To ensure that we can make progress and don't delay the publication of BPv7
specifications my proposal is the following. 

 

*	BPbis, BPsec and TCPclv4 do not obsolete their BPv6 counter parts.
Thus, making it possible to progress these specification with minimal delay
if any. If the WG agrees to this plan and the authors BPbis and BPsec can
submit a new draft within a week (by 30 Jan) we should have no delay due to
this. 
*	Then the WG can write a separate document requesting making BPv6
historic. This document can then request the obsoletion of the relevant
RFCs. As there was a rough consensus on these obsoletion we can actually
ensure that this document correctly describe the situation that development
will occur in BPv7 and the fact that usage of BPv6 will continue. 

 

So I would very much appreciate rapid feedback on this. 

 

I am very sorry about the complications and my errors in processing this. 

 

Magnus Westerlund

TSV AD