Re: [MBONED] Fwd: I-D Action:draft-ietf-mboned-rfc3171bis-06.txt

[Alfred Hönes <ah at tr-sys.de>]

Hello all,

> Today, Marshall Eubanks wrote:
>
> We regard this draft as now ready to go to the IESG, and will
> so announce in session today.
>
> I plan to do this after the close of this week (after Friday).
> Please consider this as a informal "mini-last call" to make
> sure that all of the issues raised were addressed.
>
> Regards
> Marshall


I had raised an (IMHO) important technical issue for the -05 version
of the rfc3171bis draft and now see it has _not_ been addressed.


!  The only significant sub-topic left open in the -05 draft version
!  is the remaining (single) gap in the multicast address space covered
!  by the table in Section 3; for completeness and clarity, the tagged
!  line shown below should be inserted at the indicated place:
!
!  ----snip----
!   224.2.0.0 - 224.2.255.255     (/16)      SDP/SAP Block
!  |
!  |224.3.0.0 - 224.251.255.255   (249 /16)  RESERVED
!  :
!  :224.252.0.0 - 224.255.255.255 (/14)      RESERVED
!  ----snip----
!
!  Or is this address range designated for other purposes?
!
!  The third range is the ex "DIS Transient Groups" range returned
!  to IANA. If the missing long range shall remain in the RESERVED
!  state, conceivably the latter two ranges could be joined:
!
!  ----snip----
!   224.2.0.0 - 224.2.255.255     (/16)      SDP/SAP Block
!  |
!  |224.3.0.0 - 224.255.255.255   (253 /16)  RESERVED
!  ----snip----

For reference, please see:

  http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/mboned/current/msg00779.html
  http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/mboned/current/msg00780.html

for the original message (including other minor issues as well)
and Michelle's call for comments on the list.
Browsing the MBONED list archive, I unfortunately could not find
any follow-up messages filed there;
thus, the flaw should not be blamed to the draft authors.

++++>>  WG, please take care of this gap and advice the authors.
++++>>  Thanks!

Kind regards,
  Alfred Hönes.

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