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Shepherd writeup
draft-ietf-pcp-description-option

> Changes are expected over time. This version is dated 24 February 2012.
>
> (1) What type of RFC is being requested (BCP, Proposed Standard,
> Internet Standard, Informational, Experimental, or Historic)?  Why
> is this the proper type of RFC?  Is this type of RFC indicated in the
> title page header?

Standard Track (Proposed Standard), as indicated in the title page header.
This specifies an extension to RFC 6887 which is Proposed Standard.

> (2) The IESG approval announcement includes a Document Announcement
> Write-Up. Please provide such a Document Announcement Write-Up. Recent
> examples can be found in the "Action" announcements for approved
> documents. The approval announcement contains the following sections:
>
> Technical Summary
>
>   Relevant content can frequently be found in the abstract
>   and/or introduction of the document. If not, this may be
>   an indication that there are deficiencies in the abstract
>   or introduction.

This document extends Port Control Protocol (PCP) with the ability to
associate a description with a PCP-instantiated mapping.  It does so
by defining a new DESCRIPTION option.

> Working Group Summary
>
>   Was there anything in WG process that is worth noting? For
>   example, was there controversy about particular points or
>   were there decisions where the consensus was particularly
>   rough?

Nothing controversial.

> Document Quality
>
>   Are there existing implementations of the protocol? Have a
>   significant number of vendors indicated their plan to
>   implement the specification? Are there any reviewers that
>   merit special mention as having done a thorough review,
>   e.g., one that resulted in important changes or a
>   conclusion that the document had no substantive issues? If
>   there was a MIB Doctor, Media Type or other expert review,
>   what was its course (briefly)? In the case of a Media Type
>   review, on what date was the request posted?

It is expected that any implementation of RFC 6970 (PCP/UPnP-IGD interop) would
want this extension.  One known implementation is reported in
http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-boucadair-pcp-nat64-experiments-00#section-2.1.

Other than the document editor, the following people reviewed the document
during WGLC and all concluded the document had no substantive issues:
    1) Dave Thaler (document shepherd, WG co-chair)
    2) Tiru Reddy
    3) Simon Perreault
    4) Paul Selkirk
    5) Reinaldo Penno (WG co-chair, co-author)

> Personnel
>
>   Who is the Document Shepherd? Who is the Responsible Area
>   Director?

Document Shepherd: Dave Thaler <dthaler@microsoft.com>
Responsible Area Director: Ted Lemon <ted.lemon@nominum.com>

> (3) Briefly describe the review of this document that was performed by
> the Document Shepherd.  If this version of the document is not ready
> for publication, please explain why the document is being forwarded to
> the IESG.

Document shepherd:
* Reviewed content during WGLC.
* Checked id-nits.
* Verified 5 WG participants (not including doc editor) all said looks good,
  and no issues were left unaddressed.

> (4) Does the document Shepherd have any concerns about the depth or
> breadth of the reviews that have been performed?

No concerns.

> (5) Do portions of the document need review from a particular or from
> broader perspective, e.g., security, operational complexity, AAA, DNS,
> DHCP, XML, or internationalization? If so, describe the review that
> took place.

No.

> (6) Describe any specific concerns or issues that the Document Shepherd
> has with this document that the Responsible Area Director and/or the
> IESG should be aware of? For example, perhaps he or she is uncomfortable
> with certain parts of the document, or has concerns whether there really
> is a need for it. In any event, if the WG has discussed those issues and
> has indicated that it still wishes to advance the document, detail those
> concerns here.

No concerns.

> (7) Has each author confirmed that any and all appropriate IPR
> disclosures required for full conformance with the provisions of BCP 78
> and BCP 79 have already been filed. If not, explain why.

Yes.

> (8) Has an IPR disclosure been filed that references this document?
> If so, summarize any WG discussion and conclusion regarding the IPR
> disclosures.

No IPR disclosures.

> (9) How solid is the WG consensus behind this document? Does it
> represent the strong concurrence of a few individuals, with others
> being silent, or does the WG as a whole understand and agree with it?

The WG as a whole understands and agrees with it.

> (10) Has anyone threatened an appeal or otherwise indicated extreme
> discontent? If so, please summarise the areas of conflict in separate
> email messages to the Responsible Area Director. (It should be in a
> separate email because this questionnaire is publicly available.)

No.

> (11) Identify any ID nits the Document Shepherd has found in this
> document. (See http://www.ietf.org/tools/idnits/ and the Internet-Drafts
> Checklist). Boilerplate checks are not enough; this check needs to be
> thorough.

Nothing found.

> (12) Describe how the document meets any required formal review
> criteria, such as the MIB Doctor, media type, and URI type reviews.

None applicable.

> (13) Have all references within this document been identified as
> either normative or informative?

Yes.

> (14) Are there normative references to documents that are not ready for
> advancement or are otherwise in an unclear state? If such normative
> references exist, what is the plan for their completion?

All references are to RFCs.

> (15) Are there downward normative references references (see RFC 3967)?
> If so, list these downward references to support the Area Director in
> the Last Call procedure.

There are no downward references.

> (16) Will publication of this document change the status of any
> existing RFCs? Are those RFCs listed on the title page header, listed
> in the abstract, and discussed in the introduction? If the RFCs are not
> listed in the Abstract and Introduction, explain why, and point to the
> part of the document where the relationship of this document to the
> other RFCs is discussed. If this information is not in the document,
> explain why the WG considers it unnecessary.

No. The document specifies a new option for the PCP protocol which is
already extensible in a way that does not require the base specification
to be Updated.

> (17) Describe the Document Shepherd's review of the IANA considerations
> section, especially with regard to its consistency with the body of the
> document. Confirm that all protocol extensions that the document makes
> are associated with the appropriate reservations in IANA registries.
> Confirm that any referenced IANA registries have been clearly
> identified. Confirm that newly created IANA registries include a
> detailed specification of the initial contents for the registry, that
> allocations procedures for future registrations are defined, and a
> reasonable name for the new registry has been suggested (see RFC 5226).

The document requests allocation of a protocol parameter from an existing
IANA registry. The registry is clearly identified, along with the
information required to allocate a value.

> (18) List any new IANA registries that require Expert Review for future
> allocations. Provide any public guidance that the IESG would find
> useful in selecting the IANA Experts for these new registries.

No new IANA registries are created.

> (19) Describe reviews and automated checks performed by the Document
> Shepherd to validate sections of the document written in a formal
> language, such as XML code, BNF rules, MIB definitions, etc.

No such sections exist.
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