Vinton G. Cerf wrote:
I want to clarify something here. IANA is not at fault. It submits
requests like this to IESG to assure that there is consistency in
standards work. In the past there have been attempts to circumvent
standards work that is under way by directly submitting requests to IANA
for assignment. I am not aware of the present status of any IETF-related
work that might consume any or all of the bits in question in the IPv6
header. Larry has developed a reasonable method ...
"Fault" is a strong word.
Once upon a time, IANA had enough independence of the IAB/IESG to be able to
go against its wishes. It did this judiciously, but it provided an important
source of counter-balance to ensure a better degree of open exchange. Although
the staff of IANA and its relationship to the IETF have changed, it's worth
considering the publication veto authority that IANA has given to the IESG.
You make two points about Larry's request. One is about the lack of related
work in the IETF and the other is that his own work is reasonable. As I
understand Robert Elze's point -- with which I agree thoroughly -- the latter
point is very nearly irrelevant, to this discussion.
What matters is the former point about lack of conflict with existing work,
along with the possible concerns of consumption of scarce assignment space,
and clarity of his specification. As I understand it, neither of these is an
issue for this situation.
In other words, the primary role of registration is managing the assignment
space, not quality control of particular proposals.
So, back to IANA:
The history has been that IANA "checks with" the IETF, via the IESG, rather
than gives a veto to it.
If the IESG comes back with a response that does not match the criteria it is
supposed to comment within, then I suggest that IANA should reject the assessment.
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