The IESG has received a request from the Active Queue Management and Packet Scheduling WG (aqm) to consider the following document: - 'A PIE-Based AQM for DOCSIS Cable Modems' <draft-ietf-aqm-docsis-pie-02.txt> as Informational RFC The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2016-03-15. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@ietf.org instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. Abstract Cable modems based on the DOCSIS(R) specification provide broadband Internet access to over one hundred million users worldwide. In some cases, the cable modem connection is the bottleneck (lowest speed) link between the customer and the Internet. As a result, the impact of buffering and bufferbloat in the cable modem can have a significant effect on user experience. The CableLabs DOCSIS 3.1 specification introduces requirements for cable modems to support an Active Queue Management (AQM) algorithm that is intended to alleviate the impact that buffering has on latency sensitive traffic, while preserving bulk throughput performance. In addition, the CableLabs DOCSIS 3.0 specifications have also been amended to contain similar requirements. This document describes the requirements on Active Queue Management that apply to DOCSIS equipment, including a description of the "DOCSIS-PIE" algorithm that is required on DOCSIS 3.1 cable modems. The file can be obtained via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-aqm-docsis-pie/ IESG discussion can be tracked via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-aqm-docsis-pie/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.
