draft-ietf-intarea-probe-06.txt Document Write-up
As required by RFC 4858, this is the current template for the Document Shepherd
Write-Up.
(1) What type of RFC is being requested (BCP, Proposed Standard,
Internet Standard, Informational, Experimental, or Historic)? Why is
this the proper type of RFC? Is this type of RFC indicated in the
title page header?
This document is targeting publication as Proposed Standard.
It is the proper type of RFC since it adds two new types of
ICMP messages, updating RFC 4884 (which is Proposed standard itself).
The RFC type is clearly marked in the title page header.
(2) The IESG approval announcement includes a Document Announcement
Write-Up. Please provide such a Document Announcement Write-Up. Recent
examples can be found in the "Action" announcements for approved
documents. The approval announcement contains the following sections:
Technical Summary:
This document describes PROBE, a new network diagnostic tool.
PROBE is similar to the PING tool, since it can be used to test the status
of a probed interface.
However, differently from PING, it does not require bidirectional
connectivity between the probing and probed interfaces. Bidirectional
connectivity is required only between the probing interface and a proxy
interface. The latter can reside on the same node as the probed interface or
it can reside on a node to which the probed interface is directly connected.
This make PROBE useful in situations where PING would not work, e.g.:
o The probed interface is unnumbered
o The probing and probed interfaces are not directly connected to
one another. The probed interface has an IPv6 link-local address,
but does not have a more globally scoped address
o The probing interface runs IPv4 only while the probed interface
runs IPv6 only
o The probing interface runs IPv6 only while the probed interface
runs IPv4 only
o For lack of a route, the probing node cannot reach the probed
interface.
Working Group Summary:
The tool proposed in the document document simply overcomes some of the
PING shortcomings, and as such has raised interest. During the various
presentations in the IntArea meetings no technical objections have ever
been raised. Several people have commented on the document and authors
addressed these comments.
Document Quality:
Are there existing implementations of the protocol? Have a significant
number of vendors indicated their plan to implement the specification?
Are there any reviewers that merit special mention as having done a
thorough review, e.g., one that resulted in important changes or a
conclusion that the document had no substantive issues? If there was a
MIB Doctor, Media Type or other expert review, what was its course
(briefly)? In the case of a Media Type review, on what date was the
request posted?
There is at least one implementation (by Juniper Networks) of the
proposed mechanism.
Personnel:
Who is the Document Shepherd?
Luigi Iannone <ggx@gigix.net>
Who is the Responsible Area Director?
Suresh Krishnan <suresh.krishnan@gmail.com>
(3) Briefly describe the review of this document that was performed by
the Document Shepherd. If this version of the document is not ready
for publication, please explain why the document is being forwarded to
the IESG.
I reviewed carefully the document. The text is clear and understandable.
On the document that past the WG Last Call I had some editorial
changes concerning the IANA considerations section.
Version -06 of the document addressed the issue.
(4) Does the document Shepherd have any concerns about the depth or
breadth of the reviews that have been performed?
As the document shepherd I have no concerns.
(5) Do portions of the document need review from a particular or from
broader perspective, e.g., security, operational complexity, AAA, DNS,
DHCP, XML, or internationalization? If so, describe the review that
took place.
No broader review, going beyond the normal IETF process, is required
for this document.
(6) Describe any specific concerns or issues that the Document
Shepherd has with this document that the Responsible Area Director
and/or the IESG should be aware of? For example, perhaps he or she is
uncomfortable with certain parts of the document, or has concerns
whether there really is a need for it. In any event, if the WG has
discussed those issues and has indicated that it still wishes to
advance the document, detail those concerns here.
I have no specific concerns or issues to point out.
(7) Has each author confirmed that any and all appropriate IPR
disclosures required for full conformance with the provisions of BCP
78 and BCP 79 have already been filed. If not, explain why?
All authors have made conforming IPR disclosure (see next point).
(8) Has an IPR disclosure been filed that references this document? If
so, summarize any WG discussion and conclusion regarding the IPR
disclosures.
There is an existing IPR disclosure:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/search/?submit=draft&id=draft-ietf-intarea-probe
Authors are unaware of any additional IPR to be disclosed.
(9) How solid is the WG consensus behind this document? Does it
represent the strong concurrence of a few individuals, with others
being silent, or does the WG as a whole understand and agree with it?
Consensus has been reached smoothly for this document.
(10) Has anyone threatened an appeal or otherwise indicated extreme
discontent? If so, please summarise the areas of conflict in separate
email messages to the Responsible Area Director. (It should be in a
separate email because this questionnaire is publicly available.)
Nobody did show discontent nor threatened an appeal.
(11) Identify any ID nits the Document Shepherd has found in this
document. (See http://www.ietf.org/tools/idnits/ and the
Internet-Drafts Checklist). Boilerplate checks are not enough; this
check needs to be thorough.
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(12) Describe how the document meets any required formal review
criteria, such as the MIB Doctor, media type, and URI type reviews.
No formal review is required.
(13) Have all references within this document been identified as
either normative or informative?
Yes.
(14) Are there normative references to documents that are not ready
for advancement or are otherwise in an unclear state? If such
normative references exist, what is the plan for their completion?
There are no normative references in unclear state.
(15) Are there downward normative references references (see RFC
3967)? If so, list these downward references to support the Area
Director in the Last Call procedure.
There are no downward normative references.
(16) Will publication of this document change the status of any
existing RFCs? Are those RFCs listed on the title page header, listed
in the abstract, and discussed in the introduction? If the RFCs are
not listed in the Abstract and Introduction, explain why, and point to
the part of the document where the relationship of this document to
the other RFCs is discussed. If this information is not in the
document, explain why the WG considers it unnecessary.
No existing RFC's status will change due to the publication
of this document.
Note, however, that this document UPDATES RFC4884 since it defines two new
ICMP message types and an ICMP extension object. This is stated in the
header, the abstract and the body of the document.
(17) Describe the Document Shepherd's review of the IANA
considerations section, especially with regard to its consistency with
the body of the document. Confirm that all protocol extensions that
the document makes are associated with the appropriate reservations in
IANA registries. Confirm that any referenced IANA registries have been
clearly identified. Confirm that newly created IANA registries include
a detailed specification of the initial contents for the registry,
that allocations procedures for future registrations are defined, and
a reasonable name for the new registry has been suggested (see RFC
5226).
I requested some editorial changes from -05 version for the document so
to better clarify the IANA section.
This document instruct IANA to allocate 2 new ICMPv4 type code-points and 2
new ICMPv6 code-points for the two newly defined messages. Additionally a new
Class-Num code-point is requested for the newly defined Interface
Identification Object. The above results as well in the addition of specific
entries to the following existing registries: o "ICMP Type Number" registry o
"Internet Control Message Protocol version 6 (ICMPv6) Parameters" registry o
"ICMP Extension Object Classes and Class Sub-types" registry The content of
each requested entry is defined in the IANA Considerations section. No
creation of new registries is demanded.
(18) List any new IANA registries that require Expert Review for
future allocations. Provide any public guidance that the IESG would
find useful in selecting the IANA Experts for these new registries.
No expert review is required.
(19) Describe reviews and automated checks performed by the Document
Shepherd to validate sections of the document written in a formal
language, such as XML code, BNF rules, MIB definitions, etc.
The document does not contain anything written in a formal
language, hence, no validation and/or check has been
performed.