The IESG has received a request from the Transport Area Working Group WG (tsvwg) to consider the following document: - 'Diffserv-Interconnection classes and practice' <draft-ietf-tsvwg-diffserv-intercon-08.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 2016-09-08. 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 This document defines a limited common set of Diffserv PHBs and codepoints (DSCPs) to be applied at (inter)connections of two separately administered and operated networks, and explains how this approach can simplify network configuration and operation. Many network providers operate MPLS using Treatment Aggregates for traffic marked with different Diffserv PHBs, and use MPLS for interconnection with other networks. This document offers a simple interconnection approach that may simplify operation of Diffserv for network interconnection among providers that use MPLS and apply the Short- Pipe tunnel mode. The file can be obtained via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-tsvwg-diffserv-intercon/ IESG discussion can be tracked via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-tsvwg-diffserv-intercon/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.
