Last Call Review of draft-ietf-aqm-fq-codel-05
review-ietf-aqm-fq-codel-05-opsdir-lc-schoenwaelder-2016-03-23-00

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  Document: draft-ietf-aqm-fq-codel-05
  Status: Ready with issues

This 'Experimental' document describes the FQ-CoDel packet scheduler
and active queue management algorithms as implemented in the Linux
kernel.  Althought a WG document, the I-D is mostly written like a
research paper and I think some editorial work will make the RFC more
accessible to readers not deeply involved in this area.

My biggest struggle though is the conclusions section. The conclusions
section gives a recommendation to implement and deploy FQ-CoDel
widely. I read this as the author's opinion but once published as an
RFC this might be read as a WG recommendation or even an IETF
recommendation. I think this text needs to be rewritten to make it
clear what is recommended here and by whom. I think this should be
addressed before the I-D can be published as an RFC.

Editorial notes:

* Title

  It might help to use a slightly longer title so people can more
  easily find this work or get a clue what this is all about, e.g.
  something along these lines:

    The FlowQueue-Codel (FQ-CoDel) Packet Scheduler and Active Queue
    Management Algorithm

* Abstract

  s+scheduler/AQM+/scheduler/active queue management/

* Introduction

  I suggest to add pointers to ns2 and ns3 (not every reader may know
  what these simulators are). And I suggest to replace

  s/for ns2 and ns3/for the network simulators ns2 and ns3/

* Flow Queueing

  s/is is/is/

  s/the the/the/

* Implementation considerations

  Provide an expansion and reference for DCTCP, expand CE

  Make sure all acronyms are expanded when first used, inclusing SFQ,
  WFQ, QFQ.

* References

  Does it make sense to list DOIs where available instead of URL
  pointing to personal web pages?

/js

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