> On Sep 30, 2019, at 3:03 AM, Masataka Ohta <mohta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ... > I don't think we need a document either, but, to clarify who > choose the actual protocol (not IESG, nor protocol developers), > the following footnote in the IANA page may be helpful: > > The actual protocol used with the number is determined > at the discretion of local administrator as long as > the protocol is locally unique. > > Though it may make wireshark developers unhappy, it was the > intention of IANA. That footnote is accurate for nearly every code point on the Internet - code points have known meaning only in the domain of use and must be unique within that domain. A note might be useful to indicate that the RFC isn’t accidentally missing, i.e.,: This protocol is not specified and varies. JOe
