Hi, all,
This statement seems fine, but it's worth noting that it would apply
only to *IETF* protocol specs. The IESG has, IMO, no authority to make
such claims for independent submissions (and what about IRTF ones?), and
the IEEE should recognize that such protocols are described by RFCs too.
Joe
On 9/3/2012 5:02 PM, IETF Chair wrote:
The IESG is considering this IESG Statement. Comments from the community are
solicited.
On behalf of the IESG,
Russ
--- DRAFT IESG STATEMENT ---
Subject: Ethertype Assignments for IETF Protocols
The IEEE Registration Authority Committee (RAC) assigns Ethertypes.
(See http://standards.ieee.org/develop/regauth/ethertype/.) Some IETF
protocol specification make use of Ethertypes. Since Ethertypes are a
fairly scarce resource, the IEEE RAC will not assign a new Ethertype to
a new IETF protocol specification that needs one until the IESG has
approved the protocol specification for publication as an RFC.
To let the IEEE RAC know that the IESG has approved an IETF protocol
specification for publication, all future requests for assignment of
Ethertypes for IETF protocol specifications will be made by the IESG.
Note that playpen Ethertypes have been assigned in IEEE 802 [1] for use
during development and experimentation.
[1] IEEE Std 802a-2003 (Amendment to IEEE Std 802-2001).
IEEE standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks:
Overview and Architecture -- Amendment 1: Ethertypes for
Prototype and Vendor-Specific Protocol Development.