Re: [manet] Alissa Cooper's Discuss on draft-ietf-manet-dlep-pause-extension-06: (with DISCUSS and COMMENT)

[Lou Berger <[e-mail]>]

On 4/10/2019 3:39 PM, Alissa Cooper via Datatracker wrote:
> Alissa Cooper has entered the following ballot position for
> draft-ietf-manet-dlep-pause-extension-06: Discuss
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> DISCUSS:
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> This work item does not appear to be inside the scope of the MANET charter, at
> least based on my reading of the charter. Am I missing something?

I presume this is for the AD (or chairs) to respond to.

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> COMMENT:
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> I support the DISCUSS positions of Warren and Magnus.
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> I'm unclear on why this specification is necessary, i.e. why the use of
> existing transport protocols and processing of DSCPs do not suffice to achieve
> what this specification is aiming to achieve. Is that explained in another
> document somewhere?

DLEP flow control is an alternative to existing flow control mechanisms 
such as exists for PPPOE and ethernet (PAUSE and PFC). It has the 
advantage of being able to pause traffic on a per destination and/or 
DSCP basis.

I'll add the above to the document intro.

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> "Various flow control methods are possible, e.g.,
>     see [I-D.ietf-manet-dlep-da-credit-extension]."
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> The referenced document does not specify a flow control method. Maybe
> draft-ietf-manet-dlep-credit-flow-control is what was intended?

Added as a second reference.

Thanks,

Lou

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