Requested revision
Standard: | IEEE Std 802.1AS-2020 | Clause: | 11.2.17, 11.2.19, 11.2.20 |
Clause title: | Common Mean Link Delay Service (CMLDS) |
Rationale for revision
There is currently no obvious indication to the reader on how to invoke the pDelayRequest/Response state machines, if the CMLDS is not provided. Section 11.2.17.1 only talks about CMLDS and does not make any mention of another method, although it is described implicitly in later subsections. Both 11.2.19.1, 11.2.20.1 start out with "This state machine is invoked as part of the Common Mean Link Delay Service (CMLDS)." - luring the reader into interpreting this as an 'only', particularly given what is said in 11.2.17.1, and although it is described implicitly in later subsections.
Proposed text
- Remove the potentially misleading text at the beginning of 11.2.19.1, 11.2.20.1 - Check 11.2.17 for text that does not refer to the CMLDS and move it to an new section describing the pDelay invocation w/o CMLDS (the commenter will provide a more detailed change proposal as an annotated pdf)
Impact on existing networks
Avoid confusion about how to invoke pDealyRequest/Response with and w/o the CMLDS.
Originator
Name: | Max Turner | Email: | max.turner@ethernovia.com |
Affiliation: | Ethernovia | ||
Submitted: | 2023-05-18 |