Re: [mpls] [Gen-art] review: draft-ietf-mpls-extended-admin-group-05

What if instead of "on the link" it is simoply "in the network".  This 
recommend the use of EAG whenever the operators is using more than 32 
colors across the link.  It thus actually better aligns with avoiding 
the under-claiming issue by suggesting that operators should use the EAG 
if they have more than 32 candidate colors.

Yours,
Joel

PS: substituting wants for wishes is probably reasonable.  If we talk 
about network-wide you might even be able to us "intends".

On 4/25/14, 10:06 AM, Eric Osborne wrote:
> Hi Joel-
>
>    Thanks for the review.  On your minor issue:
> ---
>   I believe it is more accurate to say that it is to be used "when a
> node wishes to advertise colors for a link which are not represented
> in the first 32 bits of the color mask."  The node may only wish to
> advertise colors 7 and 60, but that will require the EAG.
> ---
>
> I see your point, but I'm having trouble coming up with obvious text.
> Deciding which colors are represented in a color mask is up to the
> operator, which means it would have to say something like
>
> "when a node wishes to advertise colors for a link which the operator
> has defined to be outside the first 32 bits of the color mask".
>
> but this would be the only use of 'color mask' in the document, and
> it's not one I've seen used in any other docs around link coloring.
>
> The whole sentence you refer to is:
>
> " The EAG sub-TLV is used in addition to the Administrative Groups
> when a node wishes to advertise more than 32 colors for a link."
>
> If I rephrased it as
>
> " The EAG sub-TLV is used in addition to the Administrative Groups
> when an operator wants to make more than 32 colors available for
> advertisement on a link"
>
> would that do it?
> s/wishes/wants/ while I'm here.
>
>
>
> eric
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 5:55 PM, Joel M. Halpern <jmh@joelhalpern.com> wrote:
>> I am the assigned Gen-ART reviewer for this draft. For background on
>> Gen-ART, please see the FAQ at
>>
>> <http://wiki.tools.ietf.org/area/gen/trac/wiki/GenArtfaq>.
>>
>> Please resolve these comments along with any other Last Call comments
>> you may receive.
>>
>> Document: draft-ietf-mpls-extended-admin-group-05
>>      Extended Administrative Groups in MPLS-TE
>> Reviewer: Joel M. Halpern
>> Review Date: 24-April-2014
>> IETF LC End Date: 06-May-2014
>> IESG Telechat date: N/A
>>
>> Summary: This document is ready for publication as a Proposed Standards RFC
>>
>> Major issues: N/A
>>
>> Minor issues:
>>      I believe that the description of when to use this EAG is slightly
>> misleading.  The text says that EAG is to be used "when a node wishes to
>> advertise more than 32 colors for a link."  I believe it is more accurate to
>> say that it is to be used "when a node wishes to advertise colors for a link
>> which are not represented in the first 32 bits of the color mask."  The node
>> may only wish to advertise colors 7 and 60, but that will require the EAG.
>>
>> Nits/editorial comments: N/A
>>
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