> A draft standard can't have a normative reference to a proposed > standard. > > I believe the options are: > a) remove the problematic text from 2461bis and don't replace it with > anything (i.e., be silent on the issue). I'm not sure what the state > of 4311 changes to then, since it's updating an obsoleted RFC. > b) replace the text with a note that is classified as an > informative reference to 4311. > c) replace the text with the 2 paragraphs from 4311, and have 2461bis > also obsolete 4311. This doesn't yet qualify per Draft > Standard rules > so I don't think this option is really viable without > delaying 2461bis. > > I believe Hesham is suggesting (b), and if appropriate text can be > constructed I would support this.
=> Thanks for the detailed description. Yes I was suggesting (b) above. Hesham > > -Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Soliman, Hesham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 8:22 AM > > To: Bob Hinden > > Cc: Dave Thaler; ipv6@ietf.org > > Subject: RE: 2461bis and host-load-sharing > > > > Hi Bob, > > > > > > Dave, > > > > > > > > I think we can handle this during IESG last call. Does anyone > > > > oppose Dave's suggestion > > > > below to update this statement according to RFC 4311 ? > > > > > > Before answering the question, what would the exact change be to > > > draft-ietf-ipv6-2461bis-05.txt? > > > > => Sorry, I think I assumed too much. I was proposing the > removal of > > that sentence and replacing it with a reference to RFC 4311. I can > > send exact text to the list. > > > > Hesham > > > > > > > > One consideration is that the update to 2661 is being > submitted at > > > Draft standard and we need to be carefull to not make > incompatible > > > changes. This probably not the case here, but I would > like to see > > > the proposed text. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Bob > > > > > > > > > > Thx, > > > > Hesham > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > > > Of Dave Thaler > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 1:37 PM > > > To: JINMEI Tatuya / ???? > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ipv6@ietf.org > > > Subject: 2461bis and host-load-sharing > > > > > > draft-ietf-ipv6-2461bis-05.txt says in 6.3.6: > > > > > > An implementation may choose to always return the > same router or > > > > > > cycle through the router list in a round-robin > fashion as long > > > > > > as it always returns a reachable or a probably > reachable router > > > > > > when one is available. > > > > > > However RFC 4311 > (draft-ietf-ipv6-host-load-sharing-04.txt) updates > > > > > > RFC 2461, is a Proposed Standard, and says: > > > > > > [ND] ... > > > > > > specifies that an implementation may always choose the same > router > > > > > > (e.g., the first in the list) or may cycle through > the routers > in > > > > > > a round-robin manner. Both of these suggestions are > problematic. > > > > > > [...] > > > > > > If 2461bis is intended to obsolete RFC 2461, then I think the > > > statement > > > > > > in 6.3.6 should be updated to be in accordance with RFC 4311. > > > Otherwise > > > > > > RFC 4311 will have to be republished to update 2461bis. > > > > > > -Dave > > > > > > ======================================================== > > > This email may contain confidential and privileged > material for the > > > sole > > > use of the intended recipient. Any review or distribution by > > > others is > > > strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended > recipient please > > > contact > > > the sender and delete all copies. > > > ======================================================== > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > IETF IPv6 working group mailing list > > > ipv6@ietf.org > > > Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list ipv6@ietf.org Administrative Requests: https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
