RE: [Pana] AD review of draft-ietf-dhc-paa-option-04.txt

["Alper Yegin" <alper.yegin at yegin.org>]

Hi Lionel,

Thank you for the updates.


> #2- in the introduction (section 1), extend the existing section with the
> following text:
> 
>    "The DHCP options defined in this document are used only as a PAA
>    discovery mechanism. These DHCP options MUST NOT be used to perform
>    any negotiation on the use of PANA between the PaC and a PAA."

Would replacing the second sentence with the one below improve clarity?

	Presence of these DHCP options does not indicate PANA must be used
in 
	the network.

Others look good.

Alper




> 
> #3- At the end of the section 4 (DHCPv4 option), revise the text to
> clarify the use of the DHCP options:
> 
> From:
> 
>    "A DHCPv4 client requests the PAA DHCPv4 Option in a Parameter Request
>    List as described in [RFC2131] and [RFC2132].
> 
>    The DHCPv4 client MUST try the records in the order listed in the PAA
>    DHCPv4 option."
> 
> To:
> 
>    "A PaC (DHCPv4 client) SHOULD request the PAA DHCPv4 Option in a
>    Parameter Request List as described in [RFC2131] and [RFC2132].
> 
>    If configured with a (list of) PAA address(es), a DHCPv4 server SHOULD
>    send a client with the PAA DHCPv4 option, even if this option is not
>    explicitly requested by the client.
> 
>    A PaC (DHCPv4 client) receiving the PAA DHCPv4 option SHOULD use the
>    (list of) IP address(es) to locate PAA.
> 
>    The PaC (DHCPv4 client) MUST try the records in the order listed in
>    the PAA DHCPv4 option received from the DHCPv4 server."
> 
> #4- At the end of the section 5 (DHCPv6 option), revise the text to
> clarify the client/server behavior:
> 
> From:
> 
>    "A DHCPv6 client requests the PAA DHCPv6 option in an Options Request
>    Option (ORO) as described in the DHCPv6 specification [RFC3315].
> 
>    The DHCPv6 client MUST try the records in the order listed in the PAA
>    DHCPv6 option."
> 
> To:
> 
>    "A PaC (DHCPv6 client) SHOULD request the PAA DHCPv6 option in an
>    Options Request Option (ORO) as described in the DHCPv6 specification
>    [RFC3315].
> 
>    If configured with a (list of) PAA address(es), a DHCPv6 server SHOULD
>    send a client with the PAA DHCPv6 option, even if this option is not
>    explicitly requested by the client.
> 
>    A PaC (DHCPv6 client) receiving the PAA DHCPv6 option SHOULD use the
>    (list of) IP address(es) to locate PAA.
> 
>    The PaC (DHCPv6 client) MUST try the records in the order listed in the
>    PAA DHCPv6 option."
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De : Jari Arkko [mailto:jari.arkko at piuha.net]
> > Envoyé : mardi 31 octobre 2006 12:22
> > À : Alper Yegin; MORAND Lionel RD-CORE-ISS
> > Cc : pana at ietf.org
> > Objet : Re: [Pana] AD review of draft-ietf-dhc-paa-option-04.txt
> >
> > I am fine with the approach that the option is merely for PAA
> > address discovery, not affecting whether PANA is on or not.
> > But I would like that to be explicitly stated in the
> > document. It would also be useful to have a warning that
> > there are issues if you attempt to do otherwise.
> >
> > Changes needed to state are likely fairly small.
> > If you submit the draft it probably appears when the IETF
> > starts and I can move the draft along after that.
> > > "A PaC SHOULD request the PAA DHCPv4 Option in a Parameter Request
> > > List as described in [RFC2131] and [RFC2132].
> > > If configured with a (list of) PAA address(es), a DHCPv4
> > server SHOULD
> > > send a client with the PAA DHCPv4 option, even if this
> > option is not
> > > explicitly requested by the client."
> > This is a start. It defines what the nodes do, but I would
> > also like to see
> >
> > 1) What the PaC does when it receives the option
> > 2) Explanation that the option is not used for turning PANA
> > on/off, along with the warning
> >
> > --Jari
> >
> >


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