Assuming that there actually is a contradiction here (and I don't know
anything about IPFIX so I won't hazard a guess) the end result is a
quality-control problem that should be brought to the attention of the
RFC Editor.
If I understand your comments below correctly, you're encouraging
document a
Looking at RFC5102 (IPFIXinfo), it, like many RFC, has normative definitions
in the body of the document and a non-normative appendix, which, since it
brings the definitions together, is easier and so more likely to be used.
Indeed, the IANA considerations, s.7, tell IANA to register the non-norma
