On 30 Nov 2009, at 15:35, The IESG wrote:
The IESG has received a request from the FEC Framework WG (fecframe)
to
consider the following document:
- 'DVB-IPTV Application-Layer Hybrid FEC Protection '
<draft-ietf-fecframe-dvb-al-fec-03.txt> as an Informational RFC
The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits
final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to
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The file can be obtained via
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-fecframe-dvb-al-fec-03.txt
I understand, from previous conversations with the author, that the
aim of this draft is "to explain how one can use IETF specs to
implement AL-FEC protocol". That's a fine goal, and this draft does a
reasonable job in providing such an explanation.
However, I believe - as I previously stated in the working group -
that the relationship between this draft and the DVB AL-FEC
specification is not clearly defined. While the abstract is
reasonably clear on the relationship, the title and introduction
suggest that this draft is the DVB AL-FEC protocol, rather than being
implementation guidelines for the DVB AL-FEC protocol. One way to
address this might be to change the title of the draft to "Guidelines
for Implementing DVB-IPTV Application-Layer Hybrid FEC Protection",
and to add a few clarifying sentences to the introduction.
I have no problems with the technical content of the draft.
--
Colin Perkins
http://csperkins.org/
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