On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Praveen Rajendran wrote: > The node requirements draft has some requirements which "MAY" be supported. > However in the absence of some rigidity ( MUST or SHOULD ) these > requirements do not convey any information. > > A requirement like "IPv6 Jumbograms [RFC2675] MAY be supported." is as good > as its absence from the draft altogether. > > The draft in its introduction says > "Many IPv6 nodes will implement optional > or additional features, but all IPv6 nodes can be expected to > implement the mandatory requirements listed in this document." > > Should the draft stick to only those reqirements that are essential and > steer clear of the others ?? After all it might be tough to capture all > optional features in the draft.
I think it's useful to give a summary of all the relevant specifications, whether MAY or not. NodeReqs would then be a useful "reading list" for an implementor. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 5:07 AM > Subject: RE: Mobility in Nodes Requirements > > > > Hi all, > > > > > I agree, at least to a degree: I believe the optimal category should be > > > BCP or Informational. PS (as is currently in the charter) is also fine, > > > though I see little which would require this -- and in fact might give a > > > wrong picture of the nature of the memo. > > > > My opinion is that the document should be a BCP. Hopefully, > > the chairs could confirm or deny this. > > > > > But this is a discussion we probably have had many times -- too bad I > just > > > remember the outcome and justifications (well, one: IPv4 NodeReqs was PS > > > for reasons given by Tim). > > > > IPv4 Node Req predated PS, etc. notations, I think. > > > > John > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > IETF IPng Working Group Mailing List > > IPng Home Page: http://playground.sun.com/ipng > > FTP archive: ftp://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng > > Direct all administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > IETF IPng Working Group Mailing List > IPng Home Page: http://playground.sun.com/ipng > FTP archive: ftp://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng > Direct all administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Pekka Savola "You each name yourselves king, yet the Netcore Oy kingdom bleeds." Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPng Working Group Mailing List IPng Home Page: http://playground.sun.com/ipng FTP archive: ftp://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng Direct all administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
