I agree with Tom's proposed changes.
I'll put them in a upcoming revision 05, if no-one objects.
(I still think we can do a WGLC on revision 04).

cheers,
Ole


> Remark: I'm not sure the two bullets (quoted further down) tell the full 
> story as they stand. I propose to modify them as follows:
> 
>   1.  Basic Mapping Rule (BMR) - mandatory.  There can only be one
>       Basic Mapping Rule per End-user IPv6 prefix.  In combination
>       with the End-user IPv6 prefix, the Basic Mapping Rule is used
>       to derive the IPv4 prefix, address, or shared address and
>       the PSID assigned to the CE.
> 
>   2.  Forwarding Mapping Rule (FMR) - optional, used for forwarding.
>       The Basic Mapping Rule is also a Forwarding Mapping Rule.  Each
>       Forwarding Mapping Rule will result in an entry in the Rules
>       table for the Rule IPv4 prefix.  Given a destination IPv4 address
>       and port within the MAP domain, a MAP node can use the matching
>       FMR to derive the End-user IPv6 address of the interface through
>       which that destination address-port combination can be reached.
> 
> 
> On 12/02/2013 9:22 AM, Ole Troan wrote:
>> Tom,
>> 
>>> Thanks. What about the assertions in the bullets?
>> 
>> sorry, may be my short term memory... what do you mean?
>> 
>> cheers,
>> Ole
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> On 12/02/2013 3:27 AM, Ole Troan wrote:
>>>> Tom,
>>>> 
>>>>> I'm still hoping to see a response to this.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 06/02/2013 8:42 AM, Tom Taylor wrote:
>>>>>> Section 5 of the latest version of MAP has the following:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>    1.  Basic Mapping Rule (BMR) - mandatory, used for IPv4 prefix,
>>>>>>        address or port set assignment.  There can only be one Basic
>>>>>>        Mapping Rule per End-user IPv6 prefix.  The Basic Mapping Rule is
>>>>>>        used to configure the MAP IPv6 address or prefix.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>    2.  Forwarding Mapping Rule (FMR) - optional, used for forwarding.
>>>>>>        The Basic Mapping Rule is also a Forwarding Mapping Rule.  Each
>>>>>>        Forwarding Mapping Rule will result in an entry in the Rules
>>>>>>        table for the Rule IPv4 prefix.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Question: there will always be a BMR. In the absence of additional
>>>>>> rules, how does a CE know whether it can use the BMR for forwarding or
>>>>>> must always use the default rule?
>>>> 
>>>> the answer to that is in section 7, last bullet.
>>>> 
>>>> that is, the MAP CE must be configured to be in hub and spoke mode or mesh 
>>>> mode.
>>>> which mode it is in decided if the BMR is used for forwarding or not.
>>>> 
>>>> cheers,
>>>> Ole
>>>> 
>>>> 
>> 
>> 
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