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Re: [CDNi] Last Call: <draft-ietf-cdni-use-cases-08.txt> (Use Cases for Content Delivery Network Interconnection) to Informational RFC

2012-06-21 21:32:23
Responding to the Last Call for comments, I think the draft is well done and 
will be very useful in helping people understand what the CDNI effort is all 
about.

My only substantive comment is that there is another use case related to IPv6 
that could be spelled out under section 4.1, "Device and Network Technology 
Extension":

http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-cdni-use-cases-08#section-4.1

The text for the additional use case could be:
----
3. CDN-A only supports IPv4 within its infrastructure but wants to deliver 
content over IPv6.  CDN-B supports both IPv4 and IPv6 within its 
infrastructure. CDN-A interconnects with CDN-B to serve out its content over 
native IPv6 connections.
----

In truth this could be seen as a variation of use case #1 in this section, 
"CDN-A cannot support a specific delivery protocol," and is similar to the 
reference to HTTPS in use case #1.  However, when I read that use case I find 
myself thinking about higher level delivery protocols and not something as 
fundamental as IP.  

Plus, given that we'll be in the IPv4/IPv6 transition for some time, it may be 
useful to specifically highlight how CDNI could assist in the transition to 
IPv6.

Again, I think it's a good document that should be published.

My 2 cents,
Dan

P.S. Well, I will also admit that the comma in the first sentence of the 
abstract bothers me: "Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) are commonly used for 
improving the End User experience of a content delivery service, at a 
reasonable cost." I think that comma could be removed... but I'll leave that 
for the grammarians to duke it out... :-)

On Jun 20, 2012, at 9:14 AM, The IESG wrote:


The IESG has received a request from the Content Delivery Networks
Interconnection WG (cdni) to consider the following document:
- 'Use Cases for Content Delivery Network Interconnection'
 <draft-ietf-cdni-use-cases-08.txt> as 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 the
ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org mailing lists by 2012-07-04. Exceptionally, comments 
may be
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Abstract


  Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) are commonly used for improving the
  End User experience of a content delivery service, at a reasonable
  cost.  This document focuses on use cases that correspond to
  identified industry needs and that are expected to be realized once
  open interfaces and protocols supporting interconnection of CDNs are
  specified and implemented.  The document can be used to guide the
  definition of the requirements to be supported by CDN Interconnection
  (CDNI) interfaces.  It obsoletes RFC 3570.




The file can be obtained via
http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-cdni-use-cases/

IESG discussion can be tracked via
http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-cdni-use-cases/ballot/


The following IPR Declarations may be related to this I-D:

  http://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1764/



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to any employer, past or present. Indeed, by tomorrow even I might be 
disavowing these comments.
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