On 3/18/16, 9:25 AM, "Carlos Pignataro (cpignata)" <[email protected]> wrote:
Carlos: Hi! >BFD Group, chairs, Álvaro, I'm replying because the WG already asked for publication of the base S-BFD documents (including the use-cases). ... >The bfd-seamless-use-case document was last submitted in July 2015. I can >appreciate the fact that publishing use-cases after the protocol is >potentially of little value ‹ there is a value in that those use-cases >can guide extensions to the protocol. But it also concerns me that there >seems to be very little value for the base document to wait on publishing >the use-cases first, since the -base protocol is done and the base >document was updated to be independent from use cases. The use case >document is only referenced by the -base document, and that pointer is >Informative [3]. > >What¹s the plan on pushing forward bfd-seamless-base (and untangling the >other 5)? Is there something for the WG or editors to do (I assume not >since -base has no dependencies and all AD Evaluation comments have been >addressed)? I had asked the WG to consider not publishing draft-ietf-bfd-seamless-use-case [A], but after a lengthy exchange with the authors and a discussion at IETF 94, the WG decided to "give another chance to the authors" [B]. Last week I met with one of the authors of draft-ietf-bfd-seamless-use-case; he assured me that he will be working on the document in short order. As you mentioned above, there is little value in publishing the use cases *after* the solution. The way forward is simple: I'll wait for draft-ietf-bfd-seamless-use-case before progressing all 3 base documents together. If the WG changes its mind (about publishing draft-ietf-bfd-seamless-use-case) then we will have other options. >Net-net: I¹d recommend moving -base (and dependents) forward. I want to point out that there are 5 authors *and* 5 contributors listed in draft-ietf-bfd-seamless-use-case (including 4 of the 5 authors of draft-ietf-bfd-seamless-base). I would hope that we could find more than one person willing and able to complete the work -- and not depend on just one. Thanks! Alvaro. [A] https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/rtg-bfd/kin3Me4WrKbe9WljhkSfkKvsefA [B] https://www.ietf.org/proceedings/94/minutes/minutes-94-bfd
