Hi Rob, On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 11:34 AM Robert Wilton via Datatracker <nore...@ietf.org> wrote: > > Robert Wilton has entered the following ballot position for > draft-ietf-intarea-rfc7042bis-10: No Objection > > ... > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > COMMENT: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Hi, > > Thanks for taking the time to update this document - it is quite a dry read! > I > have a few minor comments for your consideration: > > Minor level comments: > > (1) p 4, sec 1.1. Notations Used in This Document > > "MAC" Media Access Control, not Message Authentication Code. > "MAC-48" A 48-bit MAC address. This term is obsolete. If globally > unique, use EUI-48. > > Note, this list doesn't appear to define EUI-48, only EUI. Perhaps forward > reference section 2.1 or add it to the list for completeness?
Ok. > (2) p 6, sec 2.1. 48-Bit MAC Identifiers, OUIs, and Other Prefixes > > Table 1 > The bottom (least significant) four bits of the first octet of the > 3-octet 48-bit MAC have special meaning, as shown in Figure 1, and > are referred to below as the M, X, Y, and Z bits. > > By 3-octet 48-bit MAC, are you referring to MA-L? Otherwise, I would assume > that all 48-bit MACs are 6-octets long ... That's a great catch. Maybe it was supposed to be "3-octet MAC prefix" or something but changing to 6-octet seems clearer and well as making it correct. > (3) p 10, sec 2.1.5. 48-Bit IANA MAC Assignment Considerations > > * must be documented in an Internet-Draft or RFC. > > If they are in an Internet-Draft then is that sufficient for a permanent > assignment, or only a temporary one. Anyone can write an internet-draft ... The intent was that an ID was sufficient for a permanent small assignment. There are a ton of MAC addresses available. Given the other constraints on the expert - like not using it to bypass the IEEE and must be for an IETF protocol (which I would take to mean a draft that has least been adopted by a WG) or closely related protocol, I'm not particularly worried about the easy of writing and posting an ID. The Expert gets to factor all this into their judgement. Thanks, Donald =============================== Donald E. Eastlake 3rd +1-508-333-2270 (cell) 2386 Panoramic Circle, Apopka, FL 32703 USA d3e...@gmail.com > Regards, > Rob _______________________________________________ Int-area mailing list Int-area@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/int-area
