Re: [radext] radius-fragmentation: New flag T field for the Long Extended Type

This is the reason why the fragmentation draft will have an update
relationship on RFC 6929.   This sys that anybody looking at 6929 needs to
look at this draft to see what was updated.

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> From: radext [mailto:radext-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of
> lionel.morand@orange.com
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 7:23 AM
> To: Alan DeKok; Alejandro Perez Mendez
> Cc: Sam Hartman; Stefan Winter; radext@ietf.org
> Subject: [radext] radius-fragmentation: New flag T field for the Long
> Extended Type
> 
> I repeat my comment raised during the meeting.
> 
> RFC6929 (Std) allocates the first bit after the Extended-Type field to the
> (M)ore and the rest (7-bit) is put as reserved.
> But there is nothing about how to allocate the remaining reserved bits.
> 
> This draft allocates the second bit to (T)runcation.
> 
> The question is simple: how do we ensure that another draft will not
allocate
> the same 2nd bit to another feature? It would mean that the same Long-
> extended-type attribute would have two possible interpretations/process...
> 
> Are we only relying on living memories? :) Maybe we don't care because it
is
> an experimental document... or maybe this doc will update the RFC6929 to
> indicate that the 2nd bit is used for "T".
> 
> It is not an issue with the current draft. Just an administrative issue.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Lionel
> 
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