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review-ietf-grow-large-communities-usage-06-genart-lc-bryant-2017-04-18-00

Request Review of draft-ietf-grow-large-communities-usage
Requested revision No specific revision (document currently at 07)
Type Last Call Review
Team General Area Review Team (Gen-ART) (genart)
Deadline 2017-04-21
Requested 2017-04-07
Authors Job Snijders , John Heasley , Martijn Schmidt
I-D last updated 2017-04-18
Completed reviews Rtgdir Last Call review of -06 by Martin Vigoureux (diff)
Opsdir Last Call review of -07 by Jouni Korhonen
Genart Last Call review of -06 by Stewart Bryant (diff)
Genart Telechat review of -07 by Stewart Bryant
Secdir Last Call review of -06 by Klaas Wierenga (diff)
Assignment Reviewer Stewart Bryant
State Completed
Request Last Call review on draft-ietf-grow-large-communities-usage by General Area Review Team (Gen-ART) Assigned
Reviewed revision 06 (document currently at 07)
Result Almost ready
Completed 2017-04-18
review-ietf-grow-large-communities-usage-06-genart-lc-bryant-2017-04-18-00
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Document: draft-ietf-grow-large-communities-usage-??
Reviewer: Stewart Bryant
Review Date: 2017-04-18
IETF LC End Date: 2017-04-21
IESG Telechat date: Not scheduled for a telechat

Summary:

This is mostly a well written document, although unfortunately there are a
number of matters that really need to be looked at.

Major issues:

Abstract

   Examples and inspiration for operators to use BGP Large Communities.

SB> Even if you just copy the Introduction, the Abstract should really be
expanded SB> to help the reader understand whether or not they want read the
RFC SB> or if they had read it what it was about.

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5.  Security Considerations

   Operators should note the recommendations in Section 11 of BGP
   Operations and Security [RFC7454].

SB> You do not address the question of whether there are new considerations, or
considerations SB> that are of increased importance? Is there is text somewhere
SB> that discusses the integrity and synchronization of the parameters SB> and
any consequences that arise?

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Minor issues:

2.2.  Action Communities

   Action Communities are added as a label to request that a route be
   treated in a particular way within an AS.  The operator of the AS
   defines a routing policy that adjusts path attributes based on the
   community.  For example, the route's propagation characteristics, the
   LOCAL_PREF (local preference), the next-hop, or the number of AS_PATH
   prepends to be added when it is received or propagated can be
   changed.

SB> Although these are well known to the target audience, I think you
SB> need some references in the above para.

Nits/editorial comments:

6.  IANA Considerations

   None.

SB> A little briefer than normal.