Re: Last Call: draft-arkko-rfc2780-proto-update (IANA Allocation Guidelines for the Protocol Field) to BCP

Bernard:

The worst case latency comes from the expert review with 
non-disclosure agreements.

We really do believe that this will make the latency much more consistent.

Russ

At 10:02 AM 11/6/2007, Bernard Aboba wrote:
> >I also think this is an appropriate, even if significant,
> >change of policy. I really don't see why we would give away
> >a precious resource such as a protocol number for secret
> >usage.
>
>I also agree that the change is appropriate.  However, I am also aware of
>significant frustration being voiced with respect to the speed by which
>the expert review process moved -- and this change could slow it
>further.  It's worth keeping in mind that the IETF has no power to prevent
>people from using unallocated protocol numbers.

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