Ali Sajassi (sajassi), 2017-12-08 03:01: > M8.2. These should also be Normative: RFC7348, NVGRE, VXLAN- > > GPE, RFC4023 > > > > [Ali] Please refer to Thomas explanation on this which is copied > > here for your convenience: > > “My process fu is weakening, but if this specification is standard > > track > > (and I believe it should be), I believe it can't normatively depend > > on > > Informative specs and some of the above are in this category.” > > My reply: > It can if we call the Down References out in the IETF Last Call and > no one opposes. I think we already processed at least one document > with a DownRef toVXLAN, so I don’t think that’s a problem. > In any case, the type of Reference should be decided based on the > real dependency of the document, not on its status. > [Ali2] Done.
I've just updated the shepherd review to list the downward references. Best, -Thomas _______________________________________________ BESS mailing list BESS@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/bess
