Re: [Fecframe] Last Call: <draft-ietf-fecframe-simple-rs-04.txt> (Simple Reed-Solomon Forward Error Correction (FEC) Scheme for FECFRAME) to Proposed Standard

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Vincent, 
Thanks, I think this will help the document.
Mike

On 11/6/12 4:38 PM, "Vincent Roca" <vincent.roca@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Mike,
>
>Thanks for your comments. It seems your email didn't show up in the
>fecframe
>list (it's not in the mailing list archive either) which explains why we
>didn't answer
>so far.
>
>
>Concerning (1), you're right and here is the way we address it both in the
>introduction and section 5.3.
>
>** Introduction:
>
>OLD:
>   More specifically, the [RFC5510] document introduced such Reed-
>   Solomon codes and several associated FEC schemes that are compatible
>   with the [RFC5052] framework.  The present document inherits from
>   [RFC5510] the specification of the core Reed-Solomon codes based on
>   Vandermonde matrices, and specifies a simple FEC scheme that is
>   compatible with the FECFRAME framework [RFC6363].  Therefore this
>   document specifies only the information specific to the FECFRAME
>   context and refers to [RFC5510] for the core specifications of the
>   codes.  To that purpose, the present document introduces:
>
>   o  the Fully-Specified FEC Scheme with FEC Encoding ID XXX that
>      specifies a simple way of using of Reed-Solomon codes over
>      GF(2^^m), with 2 <= m <= 16, with a simple FEC encoding for
>      arbitrary packet flows;
>
>
>NEW:
>   More specifically, the [RFC5510] document introduced such Reed-
>   Solomon codes and several associated FEC schemes that are compatible
>   with the [RFC5052] framework.  The present document inherits from
>   [RFC5510], Section 8 "Reed-Solomon Codes Specification for the
>   Erasure Channel", the specifications of the core Reed-Solomon codes
>   based on Vandermonde matrices, and specifies a simple FEC scheme that
>   is compatible with the FECFRAME framework [RFC6363]:
>
>   o  the Fully-Specified FEC Scheme with FEC Encoding ID XXX that
>      specifies a simple way of using of Reed-Solomon codes over
>      GF(2^^m), with 2 <= m <= 16, with a simple FEC encoding for
>      arbitrary packet flows;
>
>   Therefore sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 of [RFC5510], that define [RFC5052]
>   specific Formats and Procedures, are not considered and are replaced
>   by FECFRAME specific Formats and Procedures.
>
>** Section 5.3:
>
>OLD:
>
>   The present document inherits from [RFC5510] the specification of the
>   core Reed-Solomon codes based on Vandermonde matrices for a packet
>   transmission channel.
>
>NEW:
>
>   The present document inherits from [RFC5510], Section 8 "Reed-Solomon
>   Codes Specification for the Erasure Channel", the specifications of
>   the core Reed-Solomon codes based on Vandermonde matrices.
>
>
>As soon as possible, I'll update the LDPC document as well, unlike
>what I said previously, in the same manner. Saying that all the Formats
>and Procedures of RFC5170 are replaced by FECFRAME variants
>can clarify a little bit the document.
>
>
>Concerning (2), same answer than for the LDPC document (it's not
>an exhaustive list).
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>    Vincent, on behalf of the authors
>
>
>---
>	€ From: "Luby, Michael" <luby at qti.qualcomm.com>
>	€ To: "ietf at ietf.org" <ietf at ietf.org>
>	€ Cc: "Luby, Michael" <luby at qti.qualcomm.com>, "fecframe at ietf.org"
><fecframe at ietf.org>
>	€ Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:30:31 +0000
>	€ In-reply-to: <20121008141129.10923.33854.idtracker at ietfa.amsl.com>
>
>Some quick comments.
>
>(1) This proposal relies upon parts of RFC 5510 for the definition of the
>underlying Reed-Solomon code.  However, it isn't completely explicit in
>this proposal about what exact parts/sections of RFC 5510 are to be used
>in this proposal and how.  It would seem that explicit references to the
>particular sections of RFC 5510 that are being used, and exactly how these
>parts of RFC 5510 are being inherited and used, would be useful (probably
>necessary).
>
>(2) This proposal references RFC 5170 and RFC 5053, and makes some
>comparisons.  However, there is also RFC 6330 that is relevant and is not
>mentioned or referenced in this proposal.  It would seem appropriate to do
>so.
>
>Thanks, Mike
>
>
>On Oct 8, 2012, 16:11, The IESG wrote:
>> 
>> The IESG has received a request from the FEC Framework WG (fecframe) to
>> consider the following document:
>> - 'Simple Reed-Solomon Forward Error Correction (FEC) Scheme for
>> FECFRAME'
>>  <draft-ietf-fecframe-simple-rs-04.txt> as Proposed Standard
>> 
>> 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@xxxxxxxx mailing lists by 2012-10-22. Exceptionally, comments may
>>be
>> sent to iesg@xxxxxxxx instead. In either case, please retain the
>> beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting.
>> 
>> Abstract
>> 
>> 
>>   This document describes a fully-specified simple FEC scheme for Reed-
>>   Solomon codes over GF(2^^m), with 2 <= m <= 16, that can be used to
>>   protect arbitrary media streams along the lines defined by the
>>   FECFRAME framework.  Reed-Solomon codes belong to the class of
>>   Maximum Distance Separable (MDS) codes which means they offer optimal
>>   protection against packet erasures.  They are also systematic codes,
>>   which means that the source symbols are part of the encoding symbols.
>>   The price to pay is a limit on the maximum source block size, on the
>>   maximum number of encoding symbols, and a computational complexity
>>   higher than that of LDPC codes for instance.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The file can be obtained via
>> http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-fecframe-simple-rs/
>> 
>> IESG discussion can be tracked via
>> http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-fecframe-simple-rs/ballot/
>> 
>> 
>> No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.
>> 
>> 
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