[Sidrops] Re: I-D Action: draft-ietf-sidrops-vrp-notation-01.txt

[George Michaelson <[e-mail]>]

I would agree with this sentiment.

Please do not admit avoidable alternates.

G

On Sun, 20 Oct 2024, 1:56 am Russ Housley, <[e-mail]> wrote:

> Tim:
>
> >> On 18 Oct 2024, at 20:49, Randy Bush <[e-mail]> wrote:
> >>
> >>  3.2.  origin-asn
> >>
> >>  This field can optionally be prepended with the string "AS" followed
> >>  by a decimal value of a 32-bit Autonomous System Number
> >>
> >> and the benefit of this ambiguity is?
> >
> > I am open to discussion (the same applies to the ASPA notation btw).
> >
> > The reason was that when I first implemented this notation in Krill, I
> felt
> > that using a style like: AS#### is clearest to a reader. It’s immediately
> > clear (to me) that this number is about an AS.
> >
> > That said, a simple number without “AS” cannot mean anything else in this
> > context, so others might prefer it for brevity.
> >
> > This is not ambiguous, as in the meaning is not changed, but of course it
> > does add a small amount of complexity to allow both cases.  I think that
> > level of complexity is acceptable, but if many people here prefer one
> > canonical style instead, I can be persuaded (I prefer AS###).
>
> I think Randy is saying that two formats adds complexity.  Just pick one
> please.
>
> Russ
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