Re: [MMUSIC] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC4566 (3278)

["Ali C. Begen (abegen)" <[e-mail]>]

I agree with Thomas' assessment. I don’t see a problem with the current ABNF.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Miguel A. Garcia [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 5:13 AM
> To: RFC Errata System; Ali C. Begen (abegen)
> Cc: [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]; Gonzalo Camarillo; [e-mail];
> Flemming Andreasen (fandreas); [e-mail]; [e-mail]
> Subject: Re: [Technical Errata Reported] RFC4566 (3278)
> 
> I am adding Ali Begen to the loop, who is the current editor of 4566bis.
> 
> Ali, can you please comment on the technical errata?
> 
> /Miguel
> 
> 
> 
> On 03/07/2012 20:01, RFC Errata System wrote:
> >
> > The following errata report has been submitted for RFC4566,
> > "SDP: Session Description Protocol".
> >
> > --------------------------------------
> > You may review the report below and at:
> > http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=4566&eid=3278
> >
> > --------------------------------------
> > Type: Technical
> > Reported by: Riccardo Bernardini <[e-mail]>
> >
> > Section: 5
> >
> > Original Text
> > -------------
> > At page 9:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >        Media description, if present
> >
> >           m=  (media name and transport address)
> >
> > Corrected Text
> > --------------
> >
> >
> >        Media description, if present
> >
> >           m=* (media name and transport address)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Notes
> > -----
> > A '*' is added making "m=" lines optional
> >
> >
> >
> > Rationale:
> >
> > The description about media lines in section 5, page 9 is conflicting with the ABNF syntax of media-description in Section 9,
> page 40
> >
> >
> >
> > media-descriptions =  *( media-field
> >
> >                           information-field
> >
> >                           *connection-field
> >
> >                           bandwidth-fields
> >
> >                           key-field
> >
> >                           attribute-fields )
> >
> >
> >
> > According to the ABNF grammar, an SDP description can have zero "m=" lines, but according to the description at page 9,
> at least one line must be present.  Note that the conflict could be solved also by replacing the media-descriptions definition
> with
> >
> >
> >
> >     media-descriptions =  1*( media-field ... )
> >
> >
> >
> > but at page 8 (still Section 5) it is said
> >
> >
> >
> >     An SDP session description consists of a session-level section
> >
> >     followed by zero or more media-level sections. ...
> >
> >                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> >
> >
> > so, I guess that the ABNF grammar is correct.
> >
> > Instructions:
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> >
> > --------------------------------------
> > RFC4566 (draft-ietf-mmusic-sdp-new-26)
> > --------------------------------------
> > Title               : SDP: Session Description Protocol
> > Publication Date    : July 2006
> > Author(s)           : M. Handley, V. Jacobson, C. Perkins
> > Category            : PROPOSED STANDARD
> > Source              : Multiparty Multimedia Session Control
> > Area                : Real-time Applications and Infrastructure
> > Stream              : IETF
> > Verifying Party     : IESG
> >
> 
> --
> Miguel A. Garcia
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> Ericsson Spain
>