[Tsv-art] TSV-ART review of draft-ietf-6man-rfc2460bis-09

[Martin Stiemerling <[e-mail]>]

Hi,

I've reviewed this document as part of the transport area review team 
(TSV-ART) ongoing effort to review key IETF documents. These comments 
were written primarily for the transport area directors, but are copied 
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address any issues raised. When done at the time of IETF Last Call, the 
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Sorry for being so late with the review...

Summary:
This draft has serious issues out of a transport area perspective, 
described in the review, and needs to be rethought.

Major issues:

- Section 4.8. "Defining New Extension Headers and Options":

It says new hop-by-hop headers must never ever defined. This is 
problematic, as this closing the door forever, even if future instances 
of the IETF do would like to wish to define new hop-by-hop headers. A 
better way would have to say "that new hop-by-hop headers must have IETF 
consensus".

- Section 4.8. "Defining New Extension Headers and Options":

Also the „not recommended“ to define new extension headers looks 
strange, especially with the phrase "There has to be a very clear 
justification". The term "clear justification" is not an exact 
engineering specification. Why not using "technical protocol 
specification and real word use case required, plus IETF consensus"?


Minor issues:

none.

Thank you,

   Martin Stiemerling