Re: [manet] I-D Action: draft-ietf-manet-dlep-25.txt

[Stan Ratliff <[e-mail]>]

Lou,

I 100% agree with you. But this was an AD (Alvaro) "request". I use
"request" in quotes, as it was along the lines of "an offer you can't
refuse"...

Regards,
Stan


On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 7:04 PM, Lou Berger <[e-mail]> wrote:

> Thanks Stan.  I have some concerns over the following new text:
>
> > If the router and modem support both IPv4 and IPv6, the
>    IPv6 transport MUST be used for the DLEP session.
>
> To me the choice of v6 vs v4 *usage* is a deployment choice and not a
> protocol interop issue.  The new text literally precludes an operator
> from choosing v4 in their network.  I think this is inappropriate and
> means that the protocol can't be deployed in certain combinations (i.e.,
> an implementation that supports v6 but a network that chooses not to.)
>
> Lou
>
> On 10/29/2016 1:26 AM, Stan Ratliff wrote:
> > Lou,
> >
> > That was an AD request.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Stan
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 12:17 PM, Lou Berger <[e-mail]
> > <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
> >
> >     Can elaborate on the new v6 requirement?  It doesn't impact
> >     interoperability and may not be the right default for all.
> >
> >     Lou
> >
> >     On October 28, 2016 11:44:40 AM Stan Ratliff
> >     <[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
> >
> >>     Hello WG participants,
> >>
> >>     As you can see, we posted a new version of DLEP. This addresses
> >>     comments from the AD review, and clarifies handling of IPv4/IPv6
> >>     address and subnet Data Items (issue brought on-list be David
> >>     Wiggins).
> >>
> >>     Regards,
> >>     Stan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>     On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 11:31 AM, <[e-mail]
> >>     <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>         A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line
> >>         Internet-Drafts directories.
> >>         This draft is a work item of the Mobile Ad-hoc Networks of
> >>         the IETF.
> >>
> >>                 Title           : Dynamic Link Exchange Protocol (DLEP)
> >>                 Authors         : Stan Ratliff
> >>                                   Shawn Jury
> >>                                   Darryl Satterwhite
> >>                                   Rick Taylor
> >>                                   Bo Berry
> >>                 Filename        : draft-ietf-manet-dlep-25.txt
> >>                 Pages           : 74
> >>                 Date            : 2016-10-28
> >>
> >>         Abstract:
> >>            When routing devices rely on modems to effect
> >>         communications over
> >>            wireless links, they need timely and accurate knowledge of
> the
> >>            characteristics of the link (speed, state, etc.) in order
> >>         to make
> >>            routing decisions.  In mobile or other environments where
> >>         these
> >>            characteristics change frequently, manual configurations
> >>         or the
> >>            inference of state through routing or transport protocols
> >>         does not
> >>            allow the router to make the best decisions.  A
> >>         bidirectional, event-
> >>            driven communication channel between the router and the
> >>         modem is
> >>            necessary.
> >>
> >>
> >>         The IETF datatracker status page for this draft is:
> >>         https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-manet-dlep/
> >>         <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-manet-dlep/>
> >>
> >>         There's also a htmlized version available at:
> >>         https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-manet-dlep-25
> >>         <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-manet-dlep-25>
> >>
> >>         A diff from the previous version is available at:
> >>         https://www.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-ietf-manet-dlep-25
> >>         <https://www.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-ietf-manet-dlep-25>
> >>
> >>
> >>         Please note that it may take a couple of minutes from the
> >>         time of submission
> >>         until the htmlized version and diff are available at
> >>         tools.ietf.org <http://tools.ietf.org>.
> >>
> >>         Internet-Drafts are also available by anonymous FTP at:
> >>         ftp://ftp.ietf.org/internet-drafts/
> >>         <ftp://ftp.ietf.org/internet-drafts/>
> >>
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