Re: [MIB-DOCTORS] [bess] MIBDoc review of draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-vpn-mcast-mib-04.txt

[Glenn Mansfield Keeni <[e-mail]>]

Hi Tsunoda,
 > I have started to volunteer to help to move this document forward.
Great!
 > I posted a new revision and addressed all editorial things in
 > that revision.
    Got this. Looks good.
 > Please give me some more time for revising other parts,
No problems. Will be looking forward to the revised document.

Glenn

On 2016/12/02 12:12, Hiroshi Tsunoda wrote:
> Dear Glenn,
>
> Thanks for your careful review and detailed comments/suggestions.
> I have started to volunteer to help to move this document forward.
> I posted a new revision and addressed all editorial things in that revision.
> Please give me some more time for revising other parts,
> in order to be familiar with the context of the original and related documents.
>
> URL:         https://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-vpn-mcast-mib-05.txt
> Status:      https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-vpn-mcast-mib/
> Htmlized:  https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-vpn-mcast-mib-05
> Diff:
> https://tools.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-vpn-mcast-mib-05.txt
>
> Please see some notes below.
>
>> 0. Abstract.
>> 0.1.
>>>  it describes common managed objects used to configure
>>    and/or monitor both L2 and L3 VPN Multicast.
>>
>> There are no writable MOs in this MIB. So it does not look
>> as though this MIB will be used for configuration directly.
>> The use case scenario for monitoring is not clear, either.
>> It appears that the MIB module(s) in this document will be
>> used by other modules which are designed for monitoring and/
>> or configuring L2 and L3 VPN Multicast. Please re-examine the
>> wording.
>
> Fixed.
>
>> 1.  Introduction
>>
>> 1.1
>>    Would be very nice if a short explanations of MVPN and
>>    L2 VPN Multicast were given. With emphasis on the operational
>>    aspects.
>
> TBD. Please give me some more time to revise.
>
>> 1.2
>>    s/referred to MVPN and L2 VPN Multicast respectively/
>>      referred to as MVPN and L2 VPN Multicast,respectively/
>
> Fixed.
>
>> 1.3
>>    s/MVPN [RFC6513] [RFC6514]/MVPN [RFC6513],[RFC6514]/.
>
> Fixed.
>
>> 1.4 .... there are 2 types of PMSIs ..
>>
>>>   o I-PMSI: Inclusive PMSI - to all PEs in the same VPN.
>>>   o S-PMSI: Selective PMSI - to some of the PEs in the same VPN.
>>
>>    please make these explanations more gentle(complete) to the reader.
>>    Also, give the references where these terms are defined.
>
> TBD. Please give me some more time to revise.
>
>> 3.  Summary of MIB Module
>> 3.1
>>>   Attributes (PTAs) advertised/received in I/S-PSMI Auto-Discovery
>>     Typo: I/S-PMSI,  (see 3.3 below).
>
> Fixed.
>
>> 3.2 some more text like the following will be good.
>>     L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB contains
>>     o a Textual Convention L2L3VpnMcastProviderTunnelType that provides
>>       an enumeration of the  provider tunnel types and,
>>     o a table l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeTable. The table index is
>>       composed of multiple attributes that depend on the tunnel type and
>>       uniquely identify a tunnel. This table will be used to ... monitor
>>       the tunnels supported by the system at a given point of time (?)
>>       It may also be used in conjunction with XXXX-mib to obtain the
>>       other details of a tunnel by following the row pointer of the
>>       corresponding tunnel's row in this table.
>>     [ Please treat the above as a template and modify the text as
>>       appropriate ..]
>
> TBD. Please give me some more time to revise this point.
>
>> 3.3 Since this will become a standard document, please take care of
>>     definitions and notations used in the document.
>>     The notation I/S-PMSI is not defined. If you must use a new
>>     term/notation,  define it before use.
>
> TBD. Please give me some more time to revise this point.
>
>> 4.  Definitions
>>
>>>  IMPORTS
>>>    MODULE-IDENTITY, OBJECT-TYPE, experimental
>> 4.1 Since this is not a Experimental MIB do not import use experimental.
>>     It is good practice to keep the draft in the as "close to final form"
>>     as possible. (See below)
>
> Fixed.
>
>> 4.2
>>>   LAST-UPDATED "201310141200Z"  -- October 14, 2013
>>     Please update this date.
>
> Updated.
>
>> 4.3
>>>   DESCRIPTION
>>>    "This MIB contains common managed object definitions for
>>>     multicast in Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs, defined by
>>>     [RFC7117] and [RFC6513] [RFC6514] respectively.
>>     Would be good if you could rearrange the text. Something like
>>      "This MIB module will be used for managing multicast in Layer 2
>>       VPNs [RFC7117] and Layer 3 VPNs [RFC6513], [RFC6514].
>>     Or, even better
>>      "This MIB module will be used by other MIB modules designed for
>>       managing multicast in Layer 2 VPNs [RFC7117] and Layer 3 VPNs
>>       [RFC6513], [RFC6514]
>>     Or, a combination of both, depending on the envisaged use case
>>     scenarios.
>
> Rearranged the text along with your comment.
>
>> 4.4
>>>    ::= { experimental 999 }
>>     Please
>>       o Replace "experimental" by the branch where this mib module will
>>         be anchored; that is a decision that the WG will take, probably.
>>       o Import the branch in the IMPORTS statement
>>       [ In the IANA Considerations section a branch in the mib-2 subtree
>>         is requested. In that case this must be
>>          ::= { mib-2 XXX }
>>       ]
>
> Fixed.
>
>> 4.5
>>>   -- Please also remove the ", experimental" text from earlier
>>>   -- IMPORTS section.
>>     Remove these instructions.
>
> Removed.
>
>> 4.5.2
>>>  -- Texual convention
>>    Typo: -- Textual convention
>
> Fixed.
>
>> 4.6
>>> L2L3VpnMcastProviderTunnelType ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
>>>   DESCRIPTION
>>>       "Types of provider tunnels used for multicast in
>>>        BGP/MPLS L2 or L3 VPN. Additional types may be defined
>>>        in future RFCs, and those will be allowed as
>>>        valid types for L2L3VpnMcastProviderTunnelType."
>>     The part
>>>                               Additional types may be defined
>>>        in future RFCs, and those will be allowed as
>>>        valid types for L2L3VpnMcastProviderTunnelType."
>>     may be deleted.
>
> Deleted.
>
>> 4.7
>>> -- Top level components of this MIB.
>>> -- tables, scalars, conformance information
>>>
>>> l2L3VpnMcastObjects     OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { l2L3VpnMcastMIB 1 }
>>> l2L3VpnMcastConformance OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { l2L3VpnMcastMIB 2 }
>>   l2L3VpnMcastStates  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { l2L3VpnMcastObjects 1 }
>>>
>>>  -- Table of PMSI Tunnel Attributes
>>>
>>> l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeTable OBJECT-TYPE
>>
>> should be
>>
>>   -- Top level components of this MIB.
>>
>>   l2L3VpnMcastObjects     OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { l2L3VpnMcastMIB 1 }
>>   l2L3VpnMcastConformance OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { l2L3VpnMcastMIB 2 }
>>   l2L3VpnMcastStates      OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { l2L3VpnMcastObjects 1 }
>>
>>   -- tables, scalars, conformance information
>>   -- Table of PMSI Tunnel Attributes
>>
>>   l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeTable OBJECT-TYPE
>
> Fixed.
>
>> 4.8
>>> l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeTable OBJECT-TYPE
>>>    SYNTAX        SEQUENCE OF L2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeEntry
>>>    MAX-ACCESS    not-accessible
>>>    STATUS        current
>>>    DESCRIPTION
>>>        "This table is for PMSI Tunnel Attributes (PTAs)
>>>         advertised/received in I/S-PSMI Auto-Discovery routes.
>>>         The entries may be referred to by I-PMSI or S-PMSI table
>>>         entries defined in other MIBs, e.g. mvpnMIB in
>>>         [I-D.ietf-bess-mvpn-mib]."
>>
>>   It would seem that each row in this table is an index for a PTA
>>   and may contain pointers to rows in tables of other MIB modules
>>   which may contain more details for the PTA. Is that correct?
>>   Please reword the DESCRIPTION acordingly.
>>   Also see comments in 4.15
>
> TBD. I need some more time to understand the original context.
>
>> 4.9
>>> l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeEntry OBJECT-TYPE
>>>        "An entry in this table corresponds to a PTA
>>>         that is advertised/received on this router.
>>   We are in the description of "l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeEntry"
>>   so "entry in this table" does not fit in well.
>>   A rewording like
>>          "A conceptual row corresponding to a PTA
>>           that is advertised/received on this router.
>>           ....
>>   would be better.
>
> Fixed.
>
>> 4.10
>>>         For BGP-based signaling (for I-PMSI via auto-discovery
>>>         procedure, or for S-PMSI via S-PMSI A-D routes),
>>>         they are just as signaled by BGP.
>>>         For UDP-based S-PMSI signaling for PIM-MVPN,
>>>         they're derived from the S-PMSI Join Message.
>>
>>>         Note that BGP-based signaling may be used for
>>>         PIM-MVPN as well."
>>    Is the signaling mechanism important here? If it isn't then the
>>    above part of the description is redundant.
>
> Removed the above part.
>
>> 4.10-2
>>   PIM-MVPN appears for the first time.
>
> Defined the notation of PIM-MVPM as follows
>   Protocol Independent Multicast - MVPN (PIM-MVPN)
> However, I think that some descriptions may be required for this
> somewhere in this document. That is TBD.
>
>> 4.10-3
>>   the phrase UDP-based S-PMSI appears here for the first time.
>>   Somewhere earlier it should be made clear that UDP too may be used
>>   in signaling.
>
> TBD.
>
>> 4.11
>>   l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeFlags OBJECT-TYPE
>>>         "For UDP-based S-PMSI signaling for PIM-MVPN, this is 0.
>>      "this" is unclear.
>>      Something like "the value of this object is 0"  will be better.
>
> Fixed.
>
>>>          More bits may be defined in the future and
>>>          they will be registered in IANA Registry xxxx."
>>   This part is probably redundant.
>
> Removed.
>
>> 4.12
>>>   -- RFC Ed. replace xxxx with the actual registry name
>>>   -- that is being created via [I-D.ietf-bess-mvpn-mib]
>>>   -- and remove this note.
>>
>>   Look at the comments in 6.0
>
> The above description ("IANA Registry xxxx.") was removed,
> thus this part was also removed.
>
>> 4.13
>>   l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeType OBJECT-TYPE
>>>    DESCRIPTION
>>>        "As defined for L2L3VpnMcastProviderTunnelType.
>>>         For UDP-based S-PMSI signaling for PIM-MVPN,
>>>         this is pim-asm (3), pim-ssm (4), or pim-bidir (5).
>>>         For BGP-based I/S-PMSI signaling, this is the Tunnel Type
>>>         field in PMSI Tunnel Attribute of the corresponding
>>>         I/S-PMSI A-D or Leaf A-D route."
>>   o Does this description cover all the types? If not, then cover all the
>>     types unless there is a good reason to focus only on the above types.
>>   o I/S-PMSI: unexplained notation.
>
> TBD. Please give me some more time to address this point.
>
>> 4.14
>>
>>   l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeId OBJECT-TYPE
>>>    SYNTAX        OCTET STRING ( SIZE (0|4|8|12|17|24|29) )
>>   It appears that you also allow sizes "16" and "32"; these must be included.
>
> Fixed.
>
>>>            IPv4/IPv6     l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeType
>>   Please indicate that the first column gives the size
>
> I made a change as follows.
>
>                 Size        l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeType
>            (IPv4/IPv6)
> --------------------------------------------------
>                        (snip)
>                  8/32       pimAsm
>                        (snip)
>
> Is this OK?
>
>>>               8/32       pimAsm
>>>               8/32       pimSsm
>>>               8/32       pimBidir
>>>               4/16       ingressReplication
>>
>>>         For UDP-based S-PMSI signaling for PIM-MVPN, the first
>>>         8 or 32 octets of this attribute are filled with
>>>         the provider tunnel (source, group) IPv4/IPv6 addresses.
>>>         For BGP-based I/S-PMSI signaling, this is the Tunnel
>>>         Identifier field in PMSI Tunnel Attribute of the
>>>         corresponding I/S-PMSI A-D route."
>>
>>   A more generous description of the AttributeID would be good. All the
>>   cases must be covered. Section 5 of RFC 6514 does it nicely. A simple
>>   summary would be very nice.
>
> TBD. Please give me some more time to revise this point.
>
>> 4.15
>>   l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelPointer OBJECT-TYPE
>>>    SYNTAX        RowPointer
>>>    DESCRIPTION
>>>        "If the tunnel exists in some MIB table, e.g. mplsTunnelTable
>>>         [RFC3812], this is the row pointer to it. Otherwise, the
>>>         pointer is null."
>>   I am having problems understanding this. Will help if you can give
>>   a use case of how this will be used. As of now the intent is unclear.
>>   A RowPointer cannot be pointing to "some MIB table". It must be
>>   pointer to a specific row in a specific table. If this is a pointer to
>>   a row in the mplsTunnelTable spell it out clearly and unambiguously.
>
> TBD. I will need some more time to understand the original context.
>
>> 4.16
>>   l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelIf OBJECT-TYPE
>>      DESCRIPTION
>>>        "If the tunnel has a corresponding interface, this is the
>>>         row pointer to ifXTable. Otherwise, the pointer is null."
>>   This description is better.  Would be even better with
>>          "If the tunnel has a corresponding entry in the ifXTable,
>>           this object will point to the row pertaining to the entry .....
>
> Fixed.
>
>> 4.17
>>   l2L3VpnMcastOptionalGroup    OBJECT-GROUP
>>>     DESCRIPTION
>>>         "Support of these object is not required."
>>            Support of these objects is not required.
>
> Fixed.
>
>> 5.0
>>> 5.  Security Considerations
>>    TBD
>
> Still TBD.
>
>> 6.0
>>> 6.  IANA Considerations
>>
>>>  IANA is requested to root MIB objects in the MIB module contained in
>>>  this document under the mib-2 subtree.
>>
>>    Please Note:
>>    To make the L2L3VpnMcastProviderTunnelType TC maintainable you need to
>>    put the definitions in a separate MIB module. That would mean a
>>    separate  branch in the mib-2 subtree. Then the maintenance of the
>>    TC can be carried out by some entity ( IANA or, some WG or, whoever is
>>    responsible for maintaining the TC) independent of other MIB objects.
>>    If that is the intent you will need to define 2 mib modules and you will
>>    need to request 2 branches in the mib-2 subtree- one for the module
>>    containing the L2L3VpnMcastProviderTunnelType TC and another for the
>>    module containing the l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeTable.
>
> TBD. I will address this point in the next revision.
>
> 2016-06-07 18:39 GMT+09:00 Glenn Mansfield Keeni <[e-mail]>om>:
>> Hi Jeffrey,
>>    Thanks for the good work on draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-vpn-mcast-mib
>> document. It took me some time to do this review. But now here it
>> is. A (near complete) review of draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-vpn-mcast-mib-04.txt is
>> attached. Hope this helps.
>>    I understand that the Security Considerations section is TBD.
>>
>>    Glenn
>>
>> On 2016/05/19 4:48, Jeffrey (Zhaohui) Zhang wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Glenn,
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Glenn Mansfield Keeni [mailto:[e-mail]]
>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2016 11:02 AM
>>>> To: Jeffrey (Zhaohui) Zhang <[e-mail]>et>; Benoit Claise
>>>> <[e-mail]>om>; EXT - [e-mail]
>>>> <[e-mail]>
>>>> Cc: Mach Chen <[e-mail]>om>; [e-mail]; Martin Vigoureux
>>>> <[e-mail]>om>; [e-mail]; [e-mail]
>>>> Subject: Re: [bess] MIBDoc review of draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-vpn-mcast-mib-
>>>> 02.txt
>>>>
>>>> Jeffrey,
>>>>  > Thanks for your comments. I've addressed most of your comments
>>>>  > in the new revision:
>>>> Thanks for your cooperation. I will need at least one more revision
>>>> with the following comments/recommendations addressed before I will
>>>> be able to complete the detailed review. In the following the numbers
>>>> refer to the issue numbers in the initial review. The issues that are
>>>> addressed and closed are not listed. For brevity, the issue
>>>> descriptions have been trimmed. In case of doubts please look at the
>>>> response mail appended below.
>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for your detailed comments/suggestions. I posted a new revision
>>> with the following issues addressed.
>>>
>>> URL:
>>> https://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-vpn-mcast-mib-04.txt
>>> Status:
>>> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-vpn-mcast-mib/
>>> Htmlized:
>>> https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-vpn-mcast-mib-04
>>> Diff:
>>> https://www.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-vpn-mcast-mib-04
>>>
>>> Please see some notes below.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Glenn
>>>>
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> Comments:
>>>>
>>>> 1.1
>>>>  >  I had thought this would be standard/obvious for all MIB objects -
>>>> We will comeback to this time and again, whereever possible make
>>>> matters explicit and clear. That will help.
>>>>  >  Is it enough to say something similar? For example:
>>>>  >          In particular, it describes common managed objects used
>>>>  >          to configure and/or monitor both L2 and L3 VPN Multicast.
>>>> That is better.
>>>
>>>
>>> I take it that this is already closed in -03 revision.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2.2
>>>>  >  Having said that, I'll explain PMSI a bit further.
>>>> PMSI explanation is good.
>>>> Please use the same style/format for I-PMSI and S-PMSI.
>>>
>>>
>>> I think -03 revision already use the same style/format for I-PMSI and
>>> S-PMSI?
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2.3
>>>>  >  No difference. I was using "Layer 3" or "L3" but it was pointed out
>>>>  > that the layer 3 VPN is often referred to IP VPN in other RFCs and I
>>>>  > was advised to change it accordingly. Looks like I did not change all
>>>>  > the cases.
>>>>  >  On the other hand, I noticed that RFC 4382 does use "Layer 3 VPN" so
>>>>  > I'll change it back.
>>>> No problems. just make sure that the same expression/notation is used
>>>> uniformly.
>>>
>>>
>>> I take it that this is also addressed in -03 already.
>>>
>>>> 3.
>>>>  >  > > 3.  Summary of MIB Module.
>>>>  >  > >     An overview of the L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB will be good- the
>>>>  >  > >     structure of the MIB, short descriptions of the table(s)
>>>>  >  > >     including usage of the table(s) for management and/or by
>>>>  >  > >     other MIB(s).
>>>>  >
>>>>  >  I had that, but have added one sentence about the only table.
>>>> A sentence or two about the textual convention will be good.
>>>
>>>
>>> Added in -04.
>>>
>>>>  >  > > 4. MIB syntax checking:
>>>>  >  > >    smilint -s -e -l 5 mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB
>>>> 2>L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB.txt
>>>>  >
>>>>  >  I used simpleweb's validation tool but looks like I did not use the
>>>>  > strictest level of validation. I've now fixed the following issues and
>>>>  > verified.
>>>> Good.
>>>> 5.
>>>>  >  > >
>>>>  >  > > 5. REFERENCE clauses: Please use REFERENCE clauses liberally.
>>>>  >  > >    Wherever possible, provide references for objects used in
>>>>  >  > >    the MIB. The references will point to specific sections/
>>>>  >  > >    sub-sections of the RFCs defining the protocol for which the
>>>>  >  > >    MIB is being designed. It will greatly improve the readability
>>>>  >  > >    of the document.
>>>>  >
>>>>  >  Added.
>>>> I would recommend using the REFERENCE clause as in rfs4382 and
>>>> improve on it.
>>>> Specifically, instead of keeping the reference in the DESCRIPTION
>>>> clause move it to a separate REFERENCE clause. The addition of the
>>>> section number is an improvement. It is friendlier to the reader.
>>>> Note. Same comment for other OBJECTs too.
>>>
>>>
>>> Oh I missed that. All fixed.
>>>
>>>> 7.1
>>>>  >  > > 7.1 CONTACT-INFO
>>>>  >  > >     Following the conventions (including indentation style) will
>>>>  >  > >     improve the readability. (e.g. RFC4382, RFC5132).
>>>>  >  > >     Will be good if it does not overflow into the next page.
>>>>  >
>>>>  >  Fixed.
>>>> The format is OK. The Postal address etc., need not have been
>>>> deleted. Please put the complete contact information as in the
>>>> Author's Address. (RFC 2578 section 5.7 gives a usage example).
>>>
>>>
>>> Fixed.
>>>
>>>> 7.3
>>>>  >  I kept "experimental 99" so that I could continue to use mib tools
>>>>  > to validate; but I added notes for the editor to replace them as you
>>>>  > indicated.
>>>> Use of "experimental 99" is not recommended.
>>>
>>>
>>> Do you mean 99 is not a good number? What about 9999? As I explained, I
>>> kept it so that we can use mib tools to validate, and I've added detailed
>>> notes for the editor.
>>>
>>>> 8
>>>>  >  > > 8. Specific MO and TC related comments.
>>>>  >  Are spaces allowed? I don't know so I used hyphen. For now I replace
>>>>  > with things like rsvpP2mp.
>>>> Yes. Camelcase is an allowed practice. SMI does not mind it.
>>>
>>>
>>> Ok this is closed already then.
>>>
>>>> 8.2
>>>>  >  > > 8.2   l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeFlags OBJECT-TYPE
>>>>  >  The intent is to simply return the octet value of the flags
>>>>  > field, w/o listing individual bits like "Leaf Information Required".
>>>>  > More bits could be defined in the future but the MIB would not change.
>>>>  >
>>>>  >  Is that OK?
>>>> As far as possible, the meaning of the objects must be made clear.
>>>> That will help implementors and operators- users of the MIB.
>>>
>>>
>>> I added the definition for one existing bit and reference to the IANA
>>> registry being created for this flag field.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 8.3
>>>>  >  > > 8.3   l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeId OBJECT-TYPE
>>>>  >  Depending on the tunnel type, there could be different sizes.
>>>>  > Future tunnel types could have other sizes that not specified
>>>>  > today. I was thinking to just give a size
>>>>  > tPmsiTunnelAttributeId OBJECT-TYPE range so that it is flexible.
>>>>  > Is that ok?
>>>> I see that you have changed the size upper limit to 50.
>>>> If the size varies continuously from 0 to 50 the above description
>>>> is correct.
>>>> Please confirm, explain and cite appropriate reference. If the size
>>>> may change in the future that must be stated too.
>>>
>>>
>>> I changed to discrete sizes for currently defined tunnel types.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 8.4
>>>>  >  > > 8.4  l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelIf OBJECT-TYPE
>>>>  >  > >         SYNTAX        RowPointer
>>>>  >  > >         MAX-ACCESS    read-only
>>>>  >  > >         STATUS        current
>>>>  >  > >         DESCRIPTION
>>>>  >  > >             "If the tunnel has a corresponding interface,
>>>>  >  > >              this is the row pointer to the ifName table."
>>>>  >  > >      o DESCRIPTION looks incorrect. Please fix it. Do you
>>>>  >  > >        want to say this object points to the corresponding
>>>>  >  > >        row in the ifTable?
>>>>  >
>>>>  >  Yes. Fixed.
>>>> Not quite.
>>>>     What is ifName table ? ifName is a columnar object in the ifXTable.
>>>>     Is l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelIf a pointer to the corresponding row in the
>>>>     ifXTable table ? Please fix accordingly.
>>>
>>>
>>> You're right. Fixed.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 9.
>>>>  >  > > 9. The Security Considerations section does not follow
>>>>  >  > >    the Security Guidelines for IETF MIB Modules
>>>>  >  > >    http://trac.tools.ietf.org/area/ops/trac/wiki/mib-security.
>>>>  >  > >    Please fix.
>>>>  >
>>>>  >  I was really hoping that it would not have to be that
>>>>  > tedious. SNMP/MIB secur
>>>> ity should be no different from the
>>>>  > CLI security - once you secure the infrastructure
>>>>  > then what's more to do?
>>>>  >
>>>>  >  I'll need more time to work on this. Let me try to address
>>>>  > the issues in the other mib first and come back to this.
>>>>
>>>> Please take your time. Looking at examples will help. And let me
>>>> know where I can help.
>>>
>>>
>>> I will need to work on that later.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 10.1
>>>>  >  > > 10.1 Checking nits according to
>>>>  >  > > http://www.ietf.org/id-info/checklist :
>>>>  >  Should I break them into different lines or just keep them
>>>>  >  as is? Any example of expected indentation if I break the
>>>>  >  lines?
>>>> No problems at all to  break lines.
>>>>       l2L3VpnMcastGroups      OBJECT IDENTIFIER
>>>>                               ::= {l2L3VpnMcastConformance 1}
>>>> Should do.
>>>
>>>
>>> Done.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 10.2
>>>>  >  > > 10.2 Checking references for intended status: Proposed Standard
>>>>  >  > >      == Missing Reference: 'RFC 7117' is mentioned on line 76,
>>>>  >  > >          but not defined
>>>>  >  > >         'described in [RFC6513, RFC6514, RFC 7117] and other
>>>>  >  I hope I understood and fixed it (removing the space in "RFC 7117").
>>>> I would recommend that you put it as [RFC6513], [RFC6514], [RFC7117]
>>>> That is simpler to parse.
>>>
>>>
>>> I see some other documents do not have comma between multiple references
>>> so I followed that.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>  >  > > 11.  There is another WIP MVPN-MIB in
>>>>  >  > >      draft-ietf-bess-mvpn-mib-02.txt
>>>>  >  > >      MVPN-MIB has objects that refer to L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB.
>>>>  >  > >      Is there a good reason for not merging the 2 documents?
>>>>  >  > >      I have not seen any discussion or explanation on this.
>>>>  >  > >      I may have missed it.
>>>>  >  > >      Please clarify or, give some pointers.
>>>>  >
>>>>  >  As mentioned in the introduction:
>>>>  >
>>>>  >     this memo describes managed objects common to both VPLS
>>>>  >     Multicast [RFC7117] and MVPN [RFC6513, RFC6514].
>>>>  >     MVPN-MIB is for MVPN. There was another VPLS Multicast MIB
>>>>  >     in the work and both would reference common
>>>>
>>>>  >     objects defined in this MIB.
>>>>
>>>> OK. So you are saying that this MIB contains core objects that
>>>> will be used to manage implementations of various multicast VPN
>>>> protocols e.g. [RFC7117], [RFC6513],[RFC6514] ? It will help if
>>>> you spell it out at the beginning.
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes. I thought I did it already:
>>>
>>> 1.  Introduction
>>>
>>>    ... and this memo describes managed objects common to both VPLS
>>>    Multicast [RFC7117] and MVPN [RFC6513, RFC6514].
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Jeffrey
>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> On 2016/04/16 21:47, Jeffrey (Zhaohui) Zhang wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Glenn,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your comments. I've addressed most of your comments in the
>>>>
>>>> new revision:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> URL:            https://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-bess-
>>>>
>>>> l2l3-vpn-mcast-mib-03.txt
>>>>>
>>>>> Status:         https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-
>>>>
>>>> vpn-mcast-mib/
>>>>>
>>>>> Htmlized:       https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-vpn-
>>>>
>>>> mcast-mib-03
>>>>>
>>>>> Diff:           https://www.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-
>>>>
>>>> vpn-mcast-mib-03
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Please see below.
>>>>>
>>>>>> 1.  Abstract:
>>>>>> 1.1 A sentence on how the managed objects will be used by
>>>>>>     applications for operations, monitoring and management
>>>>>>     would be good.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I had thought this would be standard/obvious for all MIB objects - the
>>>>
>>>> read-write ones are used to control how a device works, and the read-only
>>>> ones are used for monitoring. Do I really need to say it explicitly?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I see RFC 4382 has the following:
>>>>>
>>>>>    This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB)
>>>>>    for use with network management protocols in the Internet community.
>>>>>    In particular, it describes managed objects to configure and/or
>>>>>    monitor Multiprotocol Label Switching Layer-3 Virtual Private
>>>>>    Networks on a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Label Switching
>>>>>    Router (LSR) supporting this feature.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it enough to say something similar? For example:
>>>>>
>>>>>         In particular, it describes common managed objects used to
>>>>
>>>> configure
>>>>>
>>>>>         and/or monitor both L2 and L3 VPN Multicast.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2.  Introduction
>>>>>> 2.1 Please give the full expansion of the abbreviations
>>>>>>     appearing for the first time.  (PE, VPLS,..)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Fixed.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2.2 The terminology section is a bit terse. Explaining the
>>>>>>     terms that are used, nicely with reference to the protocol
>>>>>>     documents will improve readability.
>>>>>>     e.g.
>>>>>>      - PMSI, I-PMSI, S-PMSI, provider tunnels
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> As the paragraph alluded to, this MIB needs to be understood in the
>>>>
>>>> general context of L2/L3 multicast VPN and providing good explanation of
>>>> the terms is not attempted. The references for the terms are the the RFCs
>>>> for the relevant technologies.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Having said that, I'll explain PMSI a bit further.
>>>>>
>>>>>> 2.3 Is there a difference between
>>>>>>        "multicast in Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs , defined by
>>>>>>         RFC 7117 and RFC 6513/6514"
>>>>>>     used in the DESCRIPTION in the MODULE-IDENTITY
>>>>>>     and
>>>>>>        "multicast in BGP/MPLS L2 or IP VPN"
>>>>>>     used in the DESCRIPTION of L2L3VpnMcastProviderTunnelType ?
>>>>>>     If these are the same, it will be helpful to stick to the
>>>>>>     same expression. If these are not the same, the dictinction
>>>>>>     should be clarified.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> No difference. I was using "Layer 3" or "L3" but it was pointed out that
>>>>
>>>> the layer 3 VPN is often referred to IP VPN in other RFCs and I was
>>>> advised to change it accordingly. Looks like I did not change all the
>>>> cases.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On the other hand, I noticed that RFC 4382 does use "Layer 3 VPN" so
>>>>
>>>> I'll change it back.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 3.  Summary of MIB Module.
>>>>>>     An overview of the L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB will be good- the
>>>>>>     structure of the MIB, short descriptions of the table(s)
>>>>>>     including usage of the table(s) for management and/or by
>>>>>>     other MIB(s).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I had that, but have added one sentence about the only table.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> MIB definitions:
>>>>>> 4. MIB syntax checking:
>>>>>>    smilint -s -e -l 5 mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB 2>L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB.txt
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I used simpleweb's validation tool but looks like I did not use the
>>>>
>>>> strictest level of validation. I've now fixed the following issues and
>>>> verified.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:63: [4] {hyphen-in-label} warning: named
>>>>
>>>> number `rsvp-p2mp' must not include a hyphen in SMIv2
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:64: [4] {hyphen-in-label} warning: named
>>>>
>>>> number `ldp-p2mp' must not include a hyphen in SMIv2
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:65: [4] {hyphen-in-label} warning: named
>>>>
>>>> number `pim-asm' must not include a hyphen in SMIv2
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:66: [4] {hyphen-in-label} warning: named
>>>>
>>>> number `pim-ssm' must not include a hyphen in SMIv2
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:67: [4] {hyphen-in-label} warning: named
>>>>
>>>> number `pim-bidir' must not include a hyphen in SMIv2
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:68: [4] {hyphen-in-label} warning: named
>>>>
>>>> number `ingress-replication' must not include a hyphen in SMIv2
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:69: [4] {hyphen-in-label} warning: named
>>>>
>>>> number `ldp-mp2mp' must not include a hyphen in SMIv2
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> See later question/comments below.
>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:215: [5] {group-unref} warning: current
>>>>
>>>> group `l2L3VpnMcastOptionalGroup' is not referenced in this module
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:4: [5] {import-unused} warning: identifier
>>>>
>>>> `NOTIFICATION-TYPE' imported from module `SNMPv2-SMI' is never used
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:5: [5] {import-unused} warning: identifier
>>>>
>>>> `Unsigned32' imported from module `SNMPv2-SMI' is never used
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:8: [5] {import-unused} warning: identifier
>>>>
>>>> `NOTIFICATION-GROUP' imported from module `SNMPv2-CONF' is never used
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:11: [5] {import-unused} warning: identifier
>>>>
>>>> `TruthValue' imported from module `SNMPv2-TC' is never used
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:11: [5] {import-unused} warning: identifier
>>>>
>>>> `RowStatus' imported from module `SNMPv2-TC' is never used
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:12: [5] {import-unused} warning: identifier
>>>>
>>>> `TimeStamp' imported from module `SNMPv2-TC' is never used
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:12: [5] {import-unused} warning: identifier
>>>>
>>>> `TimeInterval' imported from module `SNMPv2-TC' is never used
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:15: [5] {import-unused} warning: identifier
>>>>
>>>> `SnmpAdminString' imported from module `SNMP-FRAMEWORK-MIB' is never used
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:18: [5] {import-unused} warning: identifier
>>>>
>>>> `InetAddress' imported from module `INET-ADDRESS-MIB' is never used
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    mibs/L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB:18: [5] {import-unused} warning: identifier
>>>>
>>>> `InetAddressType' imported from module `INET-ADDRESS-MIB' is never used
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Removed the above unused imports.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 5. REFERENCE clauses: Please use REFERENCE clauses liberally.
>>>>>>    Wherever possible, provide references for objects used in
>>>>>>    the MIB. The references will point to specific sections/
>>>>>>    sub-sections of the RFCs defining the protocol for which the
>>>>>>    MIB is being designed. It will greatly improve the readability
>>>>>>    of the document.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Added.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 6. IMPORTS clause
>>>>>>    MIB modules from which items are imported must be cited and
>>>>>>    included in the normative references.
>>>>>>    The conventional style is
>>>>>>      mplsStdMIB
>>>>>>         FROM MPLS-TC-STD-MIB                           -- [RFC3811]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Added.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 7. Please update the MODULE-IDENTITY. (There are no syntantic errors.)
>>>>>> 7.1 CONTACT-INFO
>>>>>>     Following the conventions (including indentation style) will
>>>>>>     improve the readability. (e.g. RFC4382, RFC5132).
>>>>>>     Will be good if it does not overflow into the next page.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Fixed.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 7.2 REVISION clause: follow the convention recommended in RFC4181
>>>>>>     sec 4.5
>>>>>>           REVISION    "200212132358Z"  -- December 13, 2002
>>>>>>           DESCRIPTION "Initial version, published as RFC yyyy."
>>>>>>    -- RFC Ed.: replace yyyy with actual RFC number & remove this note:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Fixed.
>>>>>
>>>>>> 7.3 OID assignment: follow the convention recommended in RFC4181
>>>>>>     sec 4.5 i
>>>>>>     replace
>>>>>>           ::= { experimental 99 } -- number to be assigned
>>>>>>     by
>>>>>>           ::= { <subtree> XXX }
>>>>>>    -- RFC Ed.: replace XXX with IANA-assigned number & remove this note
>>>>>>    <subtree> will be the subtree under which the module will be
>>>>>>    registered.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I kept "experimental 99" so that I could continue to use mib tools to
>>>>
>>>> validate; but I added notes for the editor to replace them as you
>>>> indicated.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 8. Specific MO and TC related comments.
>>>>>>       L2L3VpnMcastProviderTunnelType ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
>>>>>>         STATUS       current
>>>>>>         DESCRIPTION
>>>>>>             "Types of provider tunnels used for multicast in
>>>>>>              BGP/MPLS L2 or IP VPN."
>>>>>>         SYNTAX       INTEGER { unconfigured (0),
>>>>>>                                rsvp-p2mp (1),
>>>>>>                                ldp-p2mp (2),
>>>>>>                                pim-asm (3),
>>>>>>                                pim-ssm (4),
>>>>>>                                pim-bidir (5),
>>>>>>                                ingress-replication (6),
>>>>>>                                ldp-mp2mp (7)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     o Would be nice to align the enumeration labels with the
>>>>>>       labels in the protocol document RFC 6514 unless there is
>>>>>>       a good reason for not doing so. (You will have to take
>>>>>>       care of the smi compilation errors too; '-' is not allowed ).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Are spaces allowed? I don't know so I used hyphen. For now I replace
>>>>
>>>> with things like rsvpP2mp.
>>>>>
>>>>> Or could/should I just remove the definitions, so that if a new type is
>>>>
>>>> defined in the future there is no need to update the MIB?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 8.1  l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeEntry OBJECT-TYPE
>>>>>>          SYNTAX        L2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeEntry
>>>>>>          MAX-ACCESS    not-accessible
>>>>>>          STATUS        current
>>>>>>          DESCRIPTION
>>>>>>              "An entry in this table corresponds to an PMSI attribute
>>>>>>               that is advertised/received on this router.
>>>>>>               For BGP-based signaling (for I-PMSI via auto-discovery
>>>>>>               procedure, or for S-PMSI via S-PMSI A-D routes),
>>>>>>               they are just as signaled by BGP (RFC 6514 section 5,
>>>>>>               'PMSI Tunnel attribute').
>>>>>>               For UDP-based S-PMSI signaling for PIM-MVPN,
>>>>>>               they're derived from S-PMSI Join Message
>>>>>>               (RFC 6513 section 7.4.2, 'UDP-based Protocol')..
>>>>>>
>>>>>>               Note that BGP-based signaling may be used for
>>>>>>               PIM-MVPN as well."
>>>>>>     o Fix the ".." in "'UDP-based Protocol').." above.
>>>>>>     o Please give the reference for this Table.
>>>>>>       Is it-  "PMSI Tunnel attribute" in RFC 6513 Sec.4  ?
>>>>>>               "PMSI Tunnel attribute" in RFC 6514 Sec.5  ?
>>>>>>                both?
>>>>>>       Any other pointers?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Fixed.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 8.2   l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeFlags OBJECT-TYPE
>>>>>>          SYNTAX        OCTET STRING (SIZE (1))
>>>>>>          MAX-ACCESS    not-accessible
>>>>>>          STATUS        current
>>>>>>          DESCRIPTION
>>>>>>              "For UDP-based S-PMSI signaling for PIM-MVPN, this is 0.
>>>>>>               For BGP-based I/S-PMSI signaling, this is the Flags
>>>>>>               field in PMSI Tunnel Attribute of the corresponding
>>>>>>               I/S-PMSI A-D route."
>>>>>>          ::= { l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeEntry 1 }
>>>>>>     o  Please confirm that the above is a complete enumeration of the
>>>>>>        types of signalling.
>>>>>>     o  RFC 6514 Sec.5 says that the Flags field indicates
>>>>>>        "Leaf Information Required". That is useful information.
>>>>>>        Please include in the description.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The intent is to simply return the octet value of the flags field, w/o
>>>>
>>>> listing individual bits like "Leaf Information Required". More bits could
>>>> be defined in the future but the MIB would not change.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Is that OK?
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 8.3   l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeId OBJECT-TYPE
>>>>>>          SYNTAX        OCTET STRING ( SIZE (0..37) )
>>>>>>          MAX-ACCESS    not-accessible
>>>>>>          STATUS        current
>>>>>>          DESCRIPTION
>>>>>>              "For UDP-based S-PMSI signaling for PIM-MVPN, the first
>>>>>>               four or sixteen octets of this attribute are filled with
>>>>>>               the provider tunnel group address (IPv4 or IPv6)..
>>>>>>               For BGP-based I/S-PMSI signaling, this is the Tunnel
>>>>
>>>> Identifier
>>>>>>
>>>>>>               Field in PMSI Tunnel Attribute of the corresponding I/S-
>>>>
>>>> PMSI
>>>>>>
>>>>>>               A-D route."
>>>>>>     o Check the size specifications. The specs above say it can be
>>>>>>       all sizes 0..37. That is not clear from the DESCRIPTION clause.
>>>>>>     o Fix the ".." in "(IPv4 or IPv6).." above.
>>>>>>     o RFC 6514 Sec 5.  PMSI Tunnel Attribute gives the Tunnel
>>>>
>>>> Identifiers
>>>>>>
>>>>>>       for mLDP, PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, BIDIR-PIM,Ingress Replication,MP2MP.
>>>>>>       It appears that the sizes (range) for each case will be
>>>>>> different.
>>>>>>       Please clarify that, and if there are discrete sizes, specify
>>>>>>       accordingly.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Depending on the tunnel type, there could be different sizes. Future
>>>>
>>>> tunnel types could have other sizes that not specified today. I was
>>>> thinking to just give a size range so that it is flexible. Is that ok?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 8.3  l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelPointer OBJECT-TYPE
>>>>>>         SYNTAX        RowPointer
>>>>>>         MAX-ACCESS    read-only
>>>>>>         STATUS        current
>>>>>>         DESCRIPTION
>>>>>>             "If the tunnel exists in some MIB table, this is the
>>>>>>              row pointer to it."
>>>>>>     o "some MIB table" : specify which MIB table.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I can give an example, like mplsTunnelTable [RFC 3812]. It could be
>>>>
>>>> whatever table that a tunnel may be put into.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>     o In what case will the tunnel exist and in what case will it not?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If a device supports mplsTunnelTable and the tunnel is represented
>>>>> there,
>>>>
>>>> then it exists.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>     o What will be the behaviour if the above condition is not
>>>>
>>>> satisfied?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> A null pointer should be given.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 8.4  l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelIf OBJECT-TYPE
>>>>>>         SYNTAX        RowPointer
>>>>>>         MAX-ACCESS    read-only
>>>>>>         STATUS        current
>>>>>>         DESCRIPTION
>>>>>>             "If the tunnel has a corresponding interface, this is the
>>>>>>              row pointer to the ifName table."
>>>>>>      o DESCRIPTION looks incorrect. Please fix it. Do you want to say
>>>>>>        this object points to the corresponding row in the ifTable?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes. Fixed.
>>>>>
>>>>>>      o In what case does the TunnelIf exist and in what case will it
>>>>
>>>> not?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Some tunnels may not have a corresponding interface.
>>>>>
>>>>>>      o What will be expected if the tunnel does not have a
>>>>
>>>> corresponding
>>>>>>
>>>>>>        interface?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Null row pointer.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 9. The Security Considerations section does not follow the Security
>>>>>>    Guidelines for IETF MIB Modules
>>>>>>    http://trac.tools.ietf.org/area/ops/trac/wiki/mib-security.
>>>>>>    Please fix.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I was really hoping that it would not have to be that tedious. SNMP/MIB
>>>>
>>>> security should be no different from the CLI security - once you secure
>>>> the infrastructure then what's more to do?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll need more time to work on this. Let me try to address the issues in
>>>>
>>>> the other mib first and come back to this.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 10.ID-nits
>>>>>> 10.1 Checking nits according to http://www.ietf.org/id-info/checklist :
>>>>>>      ------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> ---------
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      ** There are 4 instances of too long lines in the document, the
>>>>
>>>> longest one
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         being 3 characters in excess of 72.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I fixed some but there still three too long lines:
>>>>>
>>>>>      l2L3VpnMcastPmsiTunnelAttributeType
>>>>> L2L3VpnMcastProviderTunnelType,
>>>>>
>>>>>   l2L3VpnMcastGroups      OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {l2L3VpnMcastConformance
>>>>
>>>> 1}
>>>>>
>>>>>   l2L3VpnMcastCompliances OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {l2L3VpnMcastConformance
>>>>
>>>> 2}
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Should I break them into different lines or just keep them as is? Any
>>>>
>>>> example of expected indentation if I break the lines?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 10.2 Checking references for intended status: Proposed Standard
>>>>>>      ------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> ---------
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      == Missing Reference: 'RFC 7117' is mentioned on line 76, but not
>>>>>>         defined
>>>>>>         'described in [RFC6513, RFC6514, RFC 7117] and other documents
>>>>
>>>> tha...'
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope I understood and fixed it (removing the space in "RFC 7117").
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 11.  There is another WIP MVPN-MIB in draft-ietf-bess-mvpn-mib-02.txt
>>>>>>      MVPN-MIB has objects that refer to L2L3-VPN-MCAST-MIB.
>>>>>>      Is there a good reason for not merging the 2 documents? I have not
>>>>
>>>> seen
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      any discussion or explanation on this. I may have missed it.
>>>>
>>>> Please
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      clarify or, give some pointers.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> As mentioned in the introduction:
>>>>>
>>>>>    this memo describes managed objects common to both VPLS
>>>>>    Multicast [RFC7117] and MVPN [RFC6513, RFC6514].
>>>>>
>>>>> MVPN-MIB is for MVPN. There was another VPLS Multicast MIB in the work
>>>>
>>>> and both would reference common objects defined in this MIB.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>> Jeffrey
>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: BESS [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Glenn Mansfield
>>>>>> Keeni
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 2:28 AM
>>>>>> To: Benoit Claise <[e-mail]>om>; EXT - [e-mail]
>>>>>> <[e-mail]>
>>>>>> Cc: Jeffrey (Zhaohui) Zhang <[e-mail]>et>; [e-mail];
>>>>
>>>> Martin
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Vigoureux <[e-mail]>om>; [e-mail]; Mach Chen
>>>>>> <[e-mail]>
>>>>>> Subject: [bess] MIBDoc review of draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-vpn-mcast-mib-
>>>>
>>>> 02.txt
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> I have been asked to do a MIB Doctors review of
>>>>>> draft-ietf-bess-l2l3-vpn-mcast-mib-02.txt.
>>>>>> My knowledge of L2L3VPN Multicast is limited to the reading
>>>>>> of this document and browsing through the documents referred
>>>>>> to in the draft and bess-wg mailing list archives.( read "shallow").
>>>>>> So some of the doubts and questions may sound trivial or
>>>>>> strange. Please bear with me and help me help you make
>>>>>> this into a better document :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The comments are attached.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Glenn
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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