Re: [Rmt] AD comments on draft-ietf-rmt-pi-alc-revised-06

[Magnus Westerlund <magnus.westerlund at ericsson.com>]

Watson, Mark skrev:
> Magnus,
> 
> We seem to repeat a variant of this discussion quite often. I wonder if
> the IESG could recommend a standard pattern for addressing ‘non-Internet
> domains of application’ ?. For example there could be a standard RFC
> section “Other domains of application” in which you can specify deltas
> to the requirements of the rest of the RFC for specific non-Internet
> application domains or domains with specific properties. This would make
> it possible for the body of the RFC to be clear about the requirements
> for the Internet, without needing different smallprint for every case.

No, I don't think so. Because the variations are different for different
protocols. Sure, congestion control comes up pretty often. However, it
is generaly need also for none Internet usage. It is only when you both
reserve resources and ensure that the traffic provided over that
resource matches the reservation that you can be pretty certain that you
don't need congestion control. Even in these cases you commonly need to
deal with failure modes.

So, no even if reoccurring what goes into this often has variations and
special considerations.

> 
> It is not clear to me why the domain-specific standards bodies can’t
> specify the deltas themselves, but generally they do prefer to be able
> to use a straightforward reference (i.e. For the IETF to have done their
> domain-specific thinking for them).
> 

Yes, for an SDO like DVB can clearly specify that you don't need to
implement congestion control because the traffic will always be ingress
filtered and shaped before being broadcasted. Thus congestion isn't a
real issue. However, I know that some IETFers do not like when other
SDOs profile our standards. There is a risk in profiling both from
interoperability and correct function.

Cheers


Magnus