[pcp] Benoit Claise's Discuss on draft-ietf-pcp-anycast-07: (with DISCUSS)

"Benoit Claise" <bclaise@cisco.com> Wed, 16 September 2015 14:22 UTC

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Subject: [pcp] Benoit Claise's Discuss on draft-ietf-pcp-anycast-07: (with DISCUSS)
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I'm surprised by the lack of RFC 2119 keywords in a spec like this.
For example:

   The PCP anycast addresses, as defined in Sections 4.1 and 4.2, are
   added after the default router list (for IPv4 and IPv6) to the list
   of PCP server(s)

              MUST?

     ...

   A PCP Server can be configured to listen on the anycast address for
   incoming PCP requests.

	Is this a MAY or SHOULD?


What is the rationale for not using the RFC 2119 keywords?
Question to my fellow ADs. I'm so used to RFC 2119 keywords for such type
of specifications that I now wonder:
what are the guidelines for may/should/must use the RFC 2119 for standard
track spec?
At this point, it's preferable for the authors to wait for guidance from
the responsible AD and IESG.