Re: [rtcweb] RTCWEB Data Channel: Usage of PPID for protocol multiplexing

[Christer Holmberg <[e-mail]>]

>>>>>>> I hope that if values are retained simply for backward compatibility they are explicitly marked as deprecated.
>>>>>> My plan was just not to defined what they are used for...
>>>>> I would like to have some explanation text. Having registered values without any kind of explanation is not a good approach, in my opinion.
>>>> The reason why I registered them is that they are used by Firefox 
>>>> and there was the possibility that the PPID based fragmentation and 
>>>> reassembly got standardised. I wanted to avoid the case that Firefox 
>>>> uses some values and other protocols register these values. That 
>>>> would have been pretty bad. Since they are a very cheap resource, I just went ahead and "saved"
>>>> the values.
>>> That is a all good. But, when people wonder 5 years from now, I don't 
>>> want them to have to look for this e-mail in oder to get an 
>>> explanation :)
>> Understood. But do you think they walk through the IANA registry? I 
>> would expect them to read RFCs and follow the procedures described there.
>
> Updating the registry to read "Obsolete; was used by <draft name>"
> should satisfy all comers.

+ 1

Regards,

Christer