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Donald Eastlake <d3e3e3@gmail.com> Tue, 01 September 2015 14:36 UTC

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From: Donald Eastlake <d3e3e3@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2015 10:35:57 -0400
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Hi,

Adding a little on two points:

On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 11:54 PM, Mingui Zhang <zhangmingui@huawei.com> wrote:
> Hi Russ,
>
> Thanks for the comments. Please see the in-lines below.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Russ Housley [mailto:housley@vigilsec.com]
>> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 5:59 AM
>> ...
>>
>> Document: draft-ietf-trill-pseudonode-nickname-05
>> Reviewer: Russ Housley
>> Review Date: 2015-08-24
>> IETF LC End Date: 2015-09-01
>> IESG Telechat date: unknown
>>
>> Summary: Almost Ready
>>
>> Major Concerns:
>>
>> ...
> ...
>
>> (2)  Also, in Section 5.2, Step 1, I think the intended sort order depends on all
>> of the LAALP IDi values being represented with the same number of bits.
>> Since Section 9.1 provides a variable length field to carry a LAALP ID value, I
>> assume that they are not always the same length.  Is a step needed to
>> encode the LAALP ID to a consistent length?
>
> [MZ] The sort is done in the per-LAALP base. It's not necessary to make the LAALP ID to a constant length. Besides, the 'mod' function always returns a value in [0, k-1] whatever the length of LAALP ID is.

We could add "considering System ID and LAALP ID as byte strings".

>> ...
>
>...
>
>> Minor Concerns:
>>
>> (1)  ...
>...
>
>> (2)  I found the last sentence of Section 2 confusing.  I am suggesting a
>> rewording to see if I figured it out.  If I did not figure it out properly, then the
>> sentence really does need to be reworked.
>>
>>    Under the assumption that the default learning is enabled at
>>    edge RBridges, MAC flip-flopping can be solved by using a
>>    Virtual RBridge together with its pseudo-nickname.  This
>>    document specifies a way to do so.
>
> [MZ] Yes, this is clear. Will be incorporated.

Suggest: "Assuming that the default data-plane learning is enabled at
edge RBridges, MAC flip-flopping can be solved by using a Virtual
RBridge together with its psuedo-nickname. This document specifies a
way to do so."

>> ...
> ...
>
>> ...
>>

Thanks,
Donald
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> Thanks,
> Mingui

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