Re: [tcpm] request for feedback - proposed update to draft-touch-tcpm-experimental-options

[Joe Touch <[e-mail]>]

PS - we could add the following:

	16 bits are assigned, but 32 SHOULD be used

	IANA registration will assign FCFS the first 16 bits,
	and record the second 16 bits if provided.

That still leaves the question of squatters and/or collisions that 
request explicit registration.

Clearly, IANA requests should help the applicant choose an unassigned 
codepoint rather than recording a collision. However, if they either 
refuse or didn't contact IANA (i.e., squatter), what should we ask IANA 
to do?

This case comes up in the ports space. There are a few solutions:

	a) don't record or indicate collisions
		i.e., record only the IANA assignments

	b) record the existence of a collision, but no other info
		this helps users debug problems, but
		avoids implicit endorsement of squatter usage

	c) record the collision and all available info
		helps debugging the best, and allows
		the community to "assign blame", but
		might be taken as an implicit endorsement
		of squatter usage

I'm in favor of (b) above.

Joe

On 2/19/2013 9:23 AM, Joe Touch wrote:
>
>
> On 2/19/2013 6:51 AM, Brandon Williams wrote:
>> On 02/15/2013 02:56 PM, Joe Touch wrote:
>>> 1. do you agree with change (A)?
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>>>
>>> 2. do you agree with change (B)?
>>
>> Yes, provided that "OK to indicate multiple assignees" means that the
>> multiple assignees should all agree.
>
> So what if they don't?
>
> Or, more specifically, what if they:
>
>      - refuse
>      - cannot be contacted
>
> Or should we just say that the IANA list is the 'first to file', and
> don't really list anything else?
>
> Joe