Comments on draft-ietf-ip-over-infiniband-04.txt
Roy Brabson <[email protected]>
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As with my comments on draft-ietf-ipoib-link-multicast-04.txt, I've just started to look at IPoIB, so please forgive me if some of the comments below have been discussed previously. - I've seen this discussed previously, but wouldn't it make sense to combine this draft with draft-ietf-ipoib-link-multicast-04.txt? You can't implement one without the other, and each draft only seems to have about 5-10 pages of unique text. - The draft contains a reference to draft-ietf-ipoib-architecture-02.txt. I've been unable to find a copy of this draft, either current or in an internet draft archive. draft-ietf-ipoib-architecture-01.txt is an expired draft which hasn't been updated in almost 18 months. Should this reference be deleted, or is referenced draft updated and published as an RFC? - Section 4.0 covers the setting of the IBoIB MTU. But I'm wondering why this is even discussed within this document at all. Isn't it already covered in "IP link and multicast over InfiniBand networks" draft, which seems to be the better place for this information? I actually prefer the text within this section over that in the "link and multicast" draft - maybe this section should be deleted and this text can replace that in the other draft. - Section 5.0 seems to require that the interface identifier be selected either from the GUID or, if the IPoIB subnet is contained within an IB subnet, from the LID. I don't believe is the intent, as there are quite a few other ways that an interface identifier may be generated - as per RFC 3041, via manual configuration, or some other algorithm as deemed necessary by the IPoIB node. I would prefer to see the text indicate that the GUID SHOULD be used if privacy is not a concern, but other mechanisms may be used as deemed appropriate. Roy