[quicwg/base-drafts] New packet format used before it is defined (#3673)

David Schinazi <notifications@github.com> Wed, 20 May 2020 02:00 UTC

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Subject: [quicwg/base-drafts] New packet format used before it is defined (#3673)
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#3573 introduced a new bespoke packet format. I don't have issues with the format itself, but as I reviewed [draft-ietf-quic-invariants-08](https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-quic-invariants-08) I was surprised to see it used there without any explanation as to how to decipher it. I think it would be nicer if each document that uses this format either:
- References the "Notational Conventions" section from draft-ietf-quic-transport
- Has a "Notational Conventions" section of its own explaining this format

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