RE: Request for NAS-Port-Type Allocation

["Glen Zorn" <glenzorn@comcast.net>]

Bernard Aboba <mailto://aboba@internaut.com> writes:

> The IANA has received a request for a new NAS-Port-Type allocation.  As
> stated in RFC 3575, Section 2.1:
> 
>    Certain attributes (for example, NAS-Port-Type) in RADIUS define a
>    list of values to correspond with various meanings.  There can be 4
>    billion (2^32) values for each attribute.  Additional values can be
>    allocated by the Designated Expert.  The exception to this policy is
>    the Service-Type attribute (6), whose values define new modes of
>    operation for RADIUS.  Values 1-16 of the Service-Type attribute
> have
>    been allocated.  Allocation of new Service-Type values are by IETF
>    Consensus.  The intention is that any allocation will be accompanied
>    by a published RFC.
> 
> Are there any objections to granting the allocation as requested below?

My only objection is to being bothered with it ;-).  I forgot: what is the
rationale behind such careful rationing of the 4 billion (!) NAS-Port-Type
values again?

...



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