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Thank you and best regards Claudio, Mirja, Jari > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 8:01 PM > To: Claudio Porfiri <[email protected]>; [email protected]; > Jari Arkko <[email protected]>; Mirja Kuehlewind > <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9928 <draft-ietf-dhc-dhcpv4-over-dhcpv6-ra- > 06> for your review > > Authors, > > While reviewing this document during AUTH48, please resolve (as necessary) the > following questions, which are also in the source file. > > 1) <!-- [rfced] Please review the text below. We were unable to find "L3RA" > used > in > [draft-ietf-dhc-rfc8415bis] (now published as RFC 9915). > > Original: > > Similarly, the specifications for DHCPv6 Relay Agents such as > Lightweight DHCPv6 Relay Agent (LDRA) [RFC6221] or DHCPv6 Relay Agent > (L3RA) [draft-ietf-dhc-rfc8415bis] do not foresee the possibility to > handle legacy DHCPv4, other than implementing DHCP 4o6 in the client. > > --> > > > 2) <!-- [rfced] Section 2: > > a) May we adjust the items in this list to appear in alphabetical order? > > b) May we make these list items consistent as follows? > > Original: > > * DHCP: If not otherwise specified, DHCP refers to DHCPv4 and/or > DHCPv6. > > * DHCPv4: DHCP as defined in [RFC2131]. > > * DHCPv4 over DHCPv6 (or 4o6): The architecture, the procedures, and > the protocols specified in the DHCPv4-over-DHCPv6 document > [RFC7341]. > > * DHCP Relay Agent: This is a concept in all of the following > protocols, although the details differ between them: BOOTP > [RFC951] [RFC1542], DHCPv4 [RFC2131] [RFC2132], and DHCPv6 > [draft-ietf-dhc-rfc8415bis]. > > * Lightweight DHCPv6 Relay Agent (or LDRA): This is an extension of > the original DHCPv6 Relay Agent specification, to allow layer- > 2-only devices to perform a Relay Agent function [RFC6221]. > > * DHCPv4 over DHCPv6 Relay Agent (or 4o6RA): Refers to a Relay Agent > that implements the 4o6 transport as specified in this document. > > Perhaps: > > DHCP: > Refers to DHCPv4 and/or DHCPv6 if not otherwise specified. > > DHCPv4: > Refers to DHCP as defined in [RFC2131]. > > DHCPv4 over DHCPv6 (DHCP 4o6): > Refers to the architecture, the procedures, and the protocols specified > in > the DHCPv4-over-DHCPv6 document [RFC7341]. > > (etc.) > > --> > > > 3) <!-- [rfced] Per Section 3.6 of RFC 7322 ("RFC Style Guide"), abbreviations > should be expanded upon first use. How and where should "CPE" be expanded as > it appears in Figure 4? > > Original: > > In a simple case, where the same node hosts the 4o6RA and the DHCP4o6 > server, it might be enough to only use 4o6RA, as shown in Figure 4. > > Perhaps: > > In a simple case, where the same node hosts the 4o6RA and the DHCP 4o6 > server, it might be enough to only use 4o6RA, as shown in Figure 4, where > CPE stands for "Customer Premises Equipment". > > --> > > > 4) <!-- [rfced] Security Considerations: > > a) Would the following adjustment clarify what "the 4o6 DHCP specification" > refers to? > > b) Please note that we have changed "4o6 DHCP" to "DHCP 4o6" in this > section for consistency with the rest of the document. > > Original: > > This document does not change anything else in the 4o6 DHCP specification > and therefore the security considerations of [RFC7341] still apply. > > Perhaps: > > This document does not change anything else in the DHCP 4o6 specification > [RFC7341]; > therefore, the security considerations of that document still apply. > > --> > > > 5) <!-- [rfced] Appendix A: Please review our questions and suggested updates > to > the text below, including the following items: > > a) Should the abbreviation for "Baseband Units (BB)" be updated to "Baseband > Units (BBUs)" > as seen in the text below? If so, please note that we would also update > instances > of > "BB"/"BBs" to "BBU"/"BBUs" accordingly throughout the rest of this section as > well. > > b) Should the abbreviation for "Radio Fronthaul Network (FH)" be adjusted for > clarity? > > Original: > > In 3GPP mobile network architecture, the User Equipments (UE) are > connected via Radio Access Network (RAN). RAN is built up with > Baseband Units (BB) and Radio Units (RU). Radio Fronthaul Network > (FH) connects RU and BB, each of RU and BB is an IP host, they may > support IPv4 only, IPv6 only or both depending on the vendor and the > model. > > Perhaps: > > In 3GPP mobile network architecture, the User Equipment (UE) is > connected via a Radio Access Network (RAN). RAN is built up with > Baseband Units (BBUs) and Radio Units (RUs). A radio Fronthaul (FH) network > connects RUs and BBUs. Each RU and BBU is an IP host, and they may > support IPv4 only, IPv6 only, or both, depending on the vendor and the > model. > > --> > > > 6) <!-- [rfced] Terminology and Abbreviations: > > a) We note that the phrase "4o6" appears a few times by itself throughout this > document. For consistency and context, should these instances be updated to > "DHCP 4o6"? > > We have provided a few examples below: > > the 4o6 transport > are expected to be compliant with 4o6 > the introduction of 4o6 at the edge > moving 4o6 to a intermediate node > a 4o6 client > > > b) We note the following phrases appear after their abbreviations are > introduced. For consistency, should these terms (on the left) be updated to > their abbreviated form (on the right) after first use? > > Expansion -> Abbreviation > > DHCPv4-over-DHCPv6 -> DHCP 4o6 > 4o6 Relay Agent -> 4o6RA > Layer 2 -> L2 > > > c) FYI - We have added expansions for abbreviations upon first use > per Section 3.6 of RFC 7322 ("RFC Style Guide"). Please review each > expansion in the document carefully to ensure correctness. > > Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) > Layer 2 (L2) > > --> > > > 7) <!-- [rfced] Please review the "Inclusive Language" portion of the online > Style Guide > <https://www.rfc-/ > editor.org%2Fstyleguide%2Fpart2%2F%23inclusive_language&data=05%7C02%7 > Cclaudio.porfiri%40ericsson.com%7C9285bc57404341d4ef7008de6f201c99%7C9 > 2e84cebfbfd47abbe52080c6b87953f%7C0%7C0%7C639070381061535298%7CU > nknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCI > sIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata > =NUbm8Awlt6vZFqUs9ZWnwkV%2FsGtuzSfOKBfufYW3wak%3D&reserved=0> > and let us know if any changes are needed. 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