Re: WG ACTION: 2 weeks to discuss [LL69] Move constants to beginning of doc

On 5/4/04 6:24 PM, "Erik Guttman" <[email protected]> wrote:

>> 9.  Constants
>> 
>>    The following timing constants are used in this protocol.
>> 
>>    PROBE_MIN              1 second
>>    PROBE_MAX              2 seconds
>>    PROBE_N                2
>>    NUM_PROBES             3
>>    MAX_COLLISIONS        10
>>    RATE_LIMIT_INTERVAL   60 seconds
> 
> Can we list this *before* they are used in the text?

I support this. Regardless of how other RFCs do this, it is far more
sensible to define constants and other RFC specific terms prior to their
use. Again, this is not catering to the lowest common denominator, but
rather giving the people who will use this RFC more clarity in the terms
used by the RFC.

john 

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