Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Considerations Update
draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-iana-01

PROTO writeup for draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-iana-01

  (1.a) Who is the Document Shepherd for this document? Has the
        Document Shepherd personally reviewed this version of the
        document and, in particular, does he or she believe this
        version is ready for forwarding to the IESG for publication?

Ross Callon is the Document Shepherd for draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-iana. He has read the document and believes that it is ready for publication.

  (1.b) Has the document had adequate review both from key WG members
        and from key non-WG members? Does the Document Shepherd have
        any concerns about the depth or breadth of the reviews that
        have been performed? 

Adequate review. No concerns.

  (1.c) Does the Document Shepherd have concerns that the document
        needs more review from a particular or broader perspective,
        e.g., security, operational complexity, someone familiar with
        AAA, internationalization or XML?

No concerns.

  (1.d) Does the Document Shepherd have any specific concerns or
        issues with this document that the Responsible Area Director
        and/or the IESG should be aware of?

No concerns.

  (1.e) How solid is the WG consensus behind this document?

Good consensus. No objections.

  (1.f) Has anyone threatened an appeal or otherwise indicated extreme
        discontent?

No discontent expressed.

  (1.g) Has the Document Shepherd personally verified that the
        document satisfies all ID nits?

Yes. Passes nits with no issues found.

  (1.h) Has the document split its references into normative and
        informative?

Both references are normative, which is appropriate. Both are to existing RFCs (one standards track, on a BCP).

  (1.i) Has the Document Shepherd verified that the document IANA
        consideration section exists and is consistent with the body
        of the document?

The IANA section exists, and is the body of the document.

  (1.j) Has the Document Shepherd verified that sections of the
        document that are written in a formal language, such as XML
        code, BNF rules, MIB definitions, etc., validate correctly in
        an automated checker?

Not applicable.

  (1.k) 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 augments the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) considerations for the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP), for protocol fields that are Reserved in the LDP Specification but for which there are no IANA allocation policies.

    Working Group Summary

Progression of this document through the WG was smooth with no concerns or objections.

    Document Quality
       
This document establishes IANA rules for LDP protocol fields. LDP is widely deployed, including deployment in many multi-vendor networks.