Re: IPv6 updates & related RA-Guard document

[Mohacsi Janos <[e-mail]>]

On Wed, 26 Sep 2012, RJ Atkinson wrote:

>
> On 26  Sep 2012, at 03:41 , Mohacsi Janos wrote:
>> RA-guard work mostly done at v6ops.
>> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-v6ops-ra-guard-08
>> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-v6ops-ra-guard-implementation-04
>>
>> Probably drafts should be circulated on v6ops mailing list
>> and have support from there.
>
> IETF v6ops WG Charter does not include updates to the
> IPv6 specifications.  Quoting from this WG Charter:
> 	"Specifying any protocols or transition
> 	mechanisms is out of scope of the WG."
>
> IETF 6MAN WG Charter DOES include updates to the
> IPv6 specifications, again quoting from this WG Charter:
> 	"The working group will address protocol limitations/issues
> 	discovered during deployment and operation."
>
> This is why the draft-*-ra-guard-* documents (quoted above)
> belong in the IETF v6ops WG, while the 2 different I-Ds
> that I mentioned belong here in the IETF 6MAN WG.
>
> Now, in practice, the 2 draft-ietf-6man-* I-Ds that I mentioned
> before already have been reviewed by many folks in v6ops,
> as part of examining the RA Guard documents, and I believe
> there is broad support for these updates within v6ops.
> However, these 2 protocol specification updates are required
> to be handled by the IETF 6MAN WG, simply as a matter
> of the applicable IETF WG charters and usual IETF processes.

The situation must be clear for everybody now. I fully support WGLC for 2 
draft-ietf-6man-* I-Ds to move forward.

Best Regards,
 	Janos Mohacsi