Cisco Systems UniDirectional Link Detection (UDLD) Protocol
draft-foschiano-udld-03

IANA Additional Comments:

Marco replied our qustion.

No, I don't wish IANA to keep track of the opcodes, flags and options
in section 6.

Thus IANA has NO ACTION for this document.

[Ballot discuss]
This document is documenting a Ethernet OAM function that has little if nothing to do with the IETF scope. Moreover, there is at least one standard method that I am aware about which can provide similar functionality in the Ethernet OAM developped for Ethernet First Mile, as per clause 57 of IEEE 802.3. The MIB modules that cover these functions were developped in the IETF hubmib Working Group, which is now close to being concluded. I would like to ask whether the RFC Editor is aware of these issues and if the document underwent an appropriate IEEE 802 expert review. At a least I would suggest that a mention is made in the text of the document about the existence of standards methods to detect mis-configuration of physical cabling.

[Ballot discuss]
This document is documenting a Ethernet OAM function that has little if nothing to do with the IETF scope. Moreover, there is at least one standard method that I am aware about which can provide similar functionality in the Ethernet OAM developped for Ethernet First Mile, as per clause 57 of IEEE 802.3. The MIB modules that cover these functions were developped in the IETF hubmib Working Group, which is now close to being concluded. I would like to ask whether the RFC Editor is aware of these issues and if the document underwent an appropriate IEEE 802 expert review. At a least I would suggest that a mention is made in the text of the document about the existence of standards methods to detect mis-configuration of physical cabling.

IANA Evaluation Comments:

The document says in IANA consideration section that
it has no IANA considerations.

In the main text it defines a packet format and values
for that packet header some of the values are reserved.

Please confirm if you would like IANA to keep track of
these opcodes, Flags and Options, from section 6.