Hi,

We still seem stuck.  Could I get some AD help, please?

Thanks,
Tony


> On Aug 7, 2026, at 8:53 AM, Tony Li <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> It's now two weeks after the meeting.  Could the chairs please proceed?
> 
> Thanks,
> Tony
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jul 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM Christian Hopps <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> Can we please pause this discussion until after the meeting? I don’t think 
>> anything helpful is going on here that benefits the document or the WG.
>> 
>> No one is raising bars on whims and no one is end running.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Chris.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jul 20, 2026, at 22:47, Les Ginsberg (ginsberg) <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Tony –
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> I think Chris and I have expressed the same point.
>>> 
>>> I also think you seem to want to “pick a fight” – and I am not interested 
>>> in that.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> I will call your attention to the following from RFC 7120. Although RFC 
>>> 7120 is not directly applicable in this case, it is related and the concern 
>>> expressed there seems very relevant to this case.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> From https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7120.html#section-5
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> “There is a significant concern that the procedures in this document
>>>    could be used as an end-run on the IETF process to achieve code point
>>> 
>>>    allocation when an RFC will not be published.  For example, a WG or a
>>> 
>>>    WG chair might be pressured to obtain an early allocation for a
>>> 
>>>    protocol extension for a particular company or for another Standards
>>> 
>>>    Development Organization even though it might be predicted that an
>>> 
>>>    IETF LC or IESG Evaluation would reject the approach that is
>>> 
>>>    documented.”
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Les
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> From: Tony Li <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 
>>> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2026 1:05 PM
>>> To: Christian Hopps <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>> Cc: Les Ginsberg (ginsberg) <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>>; lsr-chairs <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>>; lsr <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>> Subject: Re: [Lsr] Re: Adoption of draft-many-lsr-power-group
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Chris, Les,
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> I wrote that code points "do not require adoption".  That is accurate.  A 
>>> 'SHOULD' is not a 'MUST'.  You don't get to change it into one.  What I 
>>> wrote originally was correct.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> I respect the 'SHOULD' and the work the experts do, but the fact of the 
>>> matter is that we have code, and it is going to ship regardless of 
>>> adoption.  At this point, I cannot stop it.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> So, this is really up to you.  You can allocate, or we can squat.  Waiting 
>>> is out of the question.  Your choice?
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Tony
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Jul 20, 2026 at 9:56 PM Christian Hopps <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Expert hat on: I do not believe Les is raising the bar. We (reg experts) 
>>> have followed the SHOULD advice rather consistently. We have always pushed 
>>> for WG adoption first. It’s why I mentioned the order, adoption and then 
>>> allocate, during the presentation. Yes, SHOULD is not MUST, but it’s also 
>>> not MAY. :)
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> I think it’s worth giving the normal route a chance here before we look to 
>>> the exceptional one. 
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Chris.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Jul 20, 2026, at 20:12, Tony Li <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Les,
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> What I wrote is correct.  Please read what you quoted.  That's a SHOULD, 
>>> not a MUST.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> You don't get to raise the bar on a whim.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Tony
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Jul 20, 2026 at 6:36 PM Les Ginsberg (ginsberg) - ginsberg at 
>>> cisco.com <http://cisco.com/> <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Tony –
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> I don’t want to start an argument – just want to set the record straight.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> https://www.iana.org/assignments/isis-tlv-codepoints/isis-tlv-codepoints.xhtml
>>>  states:
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> “Note
>>> 
>>> For IS-IS registries and value ranges maintained via the "Expert
>>> 
>>> Review" [RFC8126] registration procedure, guidance for IESG-designated
>>> 
>>> experts can be found in [RFC7370].”
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7370.html#section-4 states:
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> “2.  The Designated Experts SHOULD only consider requests that arise
>>> 
>>>        from I-Ds that have already been accepted as Working Group
>>> 
>>>        documents or that are planned for progression as AD Sponsored
>>> 
>>>        documents in the absence of a suitably chartered Working Group.”
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> So what you say below is not correct.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>>    Les
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> From: Tony Li <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 
>>> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2026 8:50 AM
>>> To: lsr-chairs <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>> Cc: lsr <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>>> Subject: [Lsr] Adoption of draft-many-lsr-power-group
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> I would like to formally request that we start an adoption poll of 
>>> draft-many-lsr-power-group.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> I would also like to formally request code point assignment for this 
>>> document.  The relevant code points are all under "Expert Review" and do 
>>> not require formal adoption before code point allocation.  We would greatly 
>>> prefer not to squat on code point values if we do not have to.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Tony
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 

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