Hi Mirja and Richard,

Thank you for your quick replies.  We have noted your approvals on the AUTH48 
page <https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9768>.  

We do not believe we have received input from Bob yet.  Do you know if he is 
receiving these mails?  

Thanks,
Sandy Ginoza
RFC Production Center



> On Oct 21, 2025, at 1:53 AM, Mirja Kuehlewind (IETF) <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Yes, that works for me! Thanks!
> 
> 
>> On 21. Oct 2025, at 09:53, Scheffenegger, Richard 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Sounds perfect! Thanks!
>> 
>> Mirja, do you concur?
>> 
>> 
>> Richard Scheffenegger
>> Senior Solution Architect
>> NAS & Networking
>> 
>> NetApp
>> +43 1 3676 811 3157 Direct Phone
>> +43 664 8866 1857 Mobile Phone
>> [email protected]
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sandy Ginoza <[email protected]> 
>> Sent: Montag, 20. Oktober 2025 19:04
>> To: Scheffenegger, Richard <[email protected]>
>> Cc: Mirja Kuehlewind <[email protected]>; RFC Editor 
>> <[email protected]>; Bob Briscoe <[email protected]>; 
>> [email protected]; [email protected]; Michael Tuexen 
>> <[email protected]>; Zaheduzzaman Sarker <[email protected]>; 
>> auth48archive <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9768 <draft-ietf-tcpm-accurate-ecn-34> for 
>> your review
>> 
>> EXTERNAL EMAIL - USE CAUTION when clicking links or attachments
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Richard,
>> 
>> The following reflects the updated text, and the diffs (only) can be viewed 
>> in the following files:
>>  
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-lastdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!Rw9A_qPwQjMxUuKn1S6xhRZetjJTro-M0zixYJYnrgvZjoFSmtk0_rPcH4vdciZlrt3yi5GhAOgilJO7HsNPPS0gv1GVFbzDLww$
>>  
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-lastrfcdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!Rw9A_qPwQjMxUuKn1S6xhRZetjJTro-M0zixYJYnrgvZjoFSmtk0_rPcH4vdciZlrt3yi5GhAOgilJO7HsNPPS0gv1GVAfG0B5I$
>>   (side by side)
>> 
>> Current Section 1:
>>  It
>>  is called the more "Accurate ECN feedback" scheme, or AccECN for
>>  short.
>> 
>> Current Section 1.3:
>>  Accurate ECN feedback:  The more Accurate ECN feedback scheme is
>>     called AccECN for short.
>> 
>> Because the text indicates "Accurate ECN feedback” is referred to as AccECN, 
>> we do not believe other updates are needed throughout the text.
>> 
>> The current files are available here:
>>  
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768.xml__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!Rw9A_qPwQjMxUuKn1S6xhRZetjJTro-M0zixYJYnrgvZjoFSmtk0_rPcH4vdciZlrt3yi5GhAOgilJO7HsNPPS0gv1GV8xZuVnI$
>>  
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768.txt__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!Rw9A_qPwQjMxUuKn1S6xhRZetjJTro-M0zixYJYnrgvZjoFSmtk0_rPcH4vdciZlrt3yi5GhAOgilJO7HsNPPS0gv1GVYY2szYY$
>>  
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768.pdf__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!Rw9A_qPwQjMxUuKn1S6xhRZetjJTro-M0zixYJYnrgvZjoFSmtk0_rPcH4vdciZlrt3yi5GhAOgilJO7HsNPPS0gv1GVyMl7NGE$
>>  
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!Rw9A_qPwQjMxUuKn1S6xhRZetjJTro-M0zixYJYnrgvZjoFSmtk0_rPcH4vdciZlrt3yi5GhAOgilJO7HsNPPS0gv1GVLG4uHT0$
>> 
>> Diffs of the most recent updates only:
>>  
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-lastdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!Rw9A_qPwQjMxUuKn1S6xhRZetjJTro-M0zixYJYnrgvZjoFSmtk0_rPcH4vdciZlrt3yi5GhAOgilJO7HsNPPS0gv1GVFbzDLww$
>>  
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-lastrfcdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!Rw9A_qPwQjMxUuKn1S6xhRZetjJTro-M0zixYJYnrgvZjoFSmtk0_rPcH4vdciZlrt3yi5GhAOgilJO7HsNPPS0gv1GVAfG0B5I$
>>   (side by side)
>> 
>> AUTH48 diffs:
>>  
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-auth48diff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!Rw9A_qPwQjMxUuKn1S6xhRZetjJTro-M0zixYJYnrgvZjoFSmtk0_rPcH4vdciZlrt3yi5GhAOgilJO7HsNPPS0gv1GV71nPedA$
>>  
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-auth48rfcdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!Rw9A_qPwQjMxUuKn1S6xhRZetjJTro-M0zixYJYnrgvZjoFSmtk0_rPcH4vdciZlrt3yi5GhAOgilJO7HsNPPS0gv1GVaNvCWN0$
>>   (side by side)
>> 
>> Comprehensive diffs:
>>  
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-diff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!Rw9A_qPwQjMxUuKn1S6xhRZetjJTro-M0zixYJYnrgvZjoFSmtk0_rPcH4vdciZlrt3yi5GhAOgilJO7HsNPPS0gv1GVzZc6dx4$
>>  
>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-rfcdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!Rw9A_qPwQjMxUuKn1S6xhRZetjJTro-M0zixYJYnrgvZjoFSmtk0_rPcH4vdciZlrt3yi5GhAOgilJO7HsNPPS0gv1GVG7QTG4c$
>>   (side by side)
>> 
>> Please let us know if this is acceptable and/or if other changes are needed.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Sandy Ginoza
>> RFC Production Center
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Oct 20, 2025, at 3:47 AM, Scheffenegger, Richard 
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Sandy,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Can you please go ahead with the proposed changes to include the "feedback" 
>>> suffix when referring to the schemes of AccECN feedback and also Classic 
>>> ECN feedback?
>>> 
>>> Looking at the latest AUTH48 diff, I didn’t really spot on which places in 
>>> total that moficiation (addition of "feedback" when talking about AccECN 
>>> and Classic ECN) would go, really.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Richard Scheffenegger
>>> Senior Solution Architect
>>> NAS & Networking
>>> 
>>> NetApp
>>> +43 1 3676 811 3157 Direct Phone
>>> +43 664 8866 1857 Mobile Phone
>>> [email protected]
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Sandy Ginoza <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: Freitag, 17. Oktober 2025 18:01
>>> To: Mirja Kuehlewind <[email protected]>
>>> Cc: Scheffenegger, Richard <[email protected]>; RFC Editor 
>>> <[email protected]>; Bob Briscoe <[email protected]>; 
>>> [email protected]; [email protected]; Michael Tuexen 
>>> <[email protected]>; Zaheduzzaman Sarker <[email protected]>; 
>>> auth48archive <[email protected]>
>>> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9768 <draft-ietf-tcpm-accurate-ecn-34> for 
>>> your review
>>> 
>>> EXTERNAL EMAIL - USE CAUTION when clicking links or attachments
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi Mirja,
>>> 
>>> We updated the text per your preference for item 5.  We will wait to hear 
>>> further regarding item 1, as we believe this is under discussion with the 
>>> authors.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Sandy Ginoza
>>> RFC Production Center
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 13, 2025, at 7:28 AM, Mirja Kuehlewind (IETF) <[email protected]> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi again,
>>>> 
>>>> Sorry, I’m still catching up on emails from my holidays end of September 
>>>> and saw just now that the discussion already moved on.
>>>> 
>>>> Please see below.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 16. Sep 2025, at 00:06, Sandy Ginoza <[email protected]> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Ricard,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Please see notes below.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sep 15, 2025, at 2:07 AM, Scheffenegger, Richard 
>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Re 1:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I opt to have the "feedback" part a suffix, because adding feedback in 
>>>>>> "" marks then would necessitate this to be deployed throughout the 
>>>>>> documnent and i think it would start reading awkward.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> As the document really only ever touches the TCP based feedback, but not 
>>>>>> the overarching concept of ECN as a whole, I think mentioning it once in 
>>>>>> the definitions (outside the quotation marks) should suffice and makes 
>>>>>> the rest of the document more readable...
>>>>> 
>>>>> We have not made any changes here.  While we typically use quotes to 
>>>>> specify the terms being introduced (e.g., this action is called “abc”), 
>>>>> another option would be to drop the quotes.
>>>> 
>>>> I’m a bit lost now. Where do people want to use or not use quotes? I agree 
>>>> that usually the word “feedback” shouldn’t be included in the quotes but 
>>>> if so we need to make it consent for both “AccECN feedback” and “Classic 
>>>> ECN feedback”. The problem is that “Classic ECN” consists of more than 
>>>> just the feedback part, therefore it is correct to define both “Classic 
>>>> ECN” and “Classic ECN feedback”. I think to be consistent we could then 
>>>> also use the term “AccECN feedback”.
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Re 5
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> For me as non-native speaker, this now reads a bit awkward. Maybe:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Setting the three flags (AE, CWR, ECE) to 1 to indicate AccECN support 
>>>>>> on the SYN has been carefully chosen to enable natural fall-back to 
>>>>>> prior stages in the evolution of ECN.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> (s/have/has/ -> was plural/ is singular now).
>>>>> 
>>>>> Good catch - the text now reads as follows:
>>>>> 
>>>>> The three flags set to 1 indicate AccECN support on the SYN has been
>>>>> carefully chosen to enable natural fall-back to prior stages in the
>>>>> evolution of ECN.
>>>> 
>>>> See my previous mails. I think the sentence is more clear with the “to”.
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Please note that we await input regarding the author comments in the XML 
>>>>> file.
>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 38) <!-- [rfced] Some author comments are present in the XML. 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please confirm
>>>>>>>>>>>> that no updates related to these comments are outstanding. Note 
>>>>>>>>>>>> that the
>>>>>>>>>>>> comments will be deleted prior to publication.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Richard and Bob would need to double-check this.
>>>> 
>>>> Richard confirmed to me by chat that we don’t need the comments anymore 
>>>> from his point of view. And as I said I just pinged Bob hoping we will 
>>>> hear from him soon.
>>>> 
>>>> Mirja
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> The current files are available here:
>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768.xml__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XTLEmol_ZrwwJADunXGCGTYvamILBrxGiqhlCElga_nfyQw-9jW-Pwi4zzS4bJHbCbIMLUw36KVd_8fN8t0-GWnQRe6NooNo_Mo$
>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768.txt__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XTLEmol_ZrwwJADunXGCGTYvamILBrxGiqhlCElga_nfyQw-9jW-Pwi4zzS4bJHbCbIMLUw36KVd_8fN8t0-GWnQRe6NnSOHbdM$
>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768.pdf__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XTLEmol_ZrwwJADunXGCGTYvamILBrxGiqhlCElga_nfyQw-9jW-Pwi4zzS4bJHbCbIMLUw36KVd_8fN8t0-GWnQRe6Nsw4rcHE$
>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XTLEmol_ZrwwJADunXGCGTYvamILBrxGiqhlCElga_nfyQw-9jW-Pwi4zzS4bJHbCbIMLUw36KVd_8fN8t0-GWnQRe6N4xvmu_U$
>>>>> 
>>>>> Diffs highlighting the last two rounds of updates:
>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-lastdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XTLEmol_ZrwwJADunXGCGTYvamILBrxGiqhlCElga_nfyQw-9jW-Pwi4zzS4bJHbCbIMLUw36KVd_8fN8t0-GWnQRe6NkHTxV5c$
>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-lastrfcdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XTLEmol_ZrwwJADunXGCGTYvamILBrxGiqhlCElga_nfyQw-9jW-Pwi4zzS4bJHbCbIMLUw36KVd_8fN8t0-GWnQRe6NMlwcBmQ$
>>>>>   (side by side)
>>>>> 
>>>>> AUTH48 diffs:
>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-auth48diff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XTLEmol_ZrwwJADunXGCGTYvamILBrxGiqhlCElga_nfyQw-9jW-Pwi4zzS4bJHbCbIMLUw36KVd_8fN8t0-GWnQRe6NFFwjlTg$
>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-auth48rfcdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XTLEmol_ZrwwJADunXGCGTYvamILBrxGiqhlCElga_nfyQw-9jW-Pwi4zzS4bJHbCbIMLUw36KVd_8fN8t0-GWnQRe6N9BDUn1U$
>>>>>   (side by side)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Comprehensive diffs:
>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-diff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XTLEmol_ZrwwJADunXGCGTYvamILBrxGiqhlCElga_nfyQw-9jW-Pwi4zzS4bJHbCbIMLUw36KVd_8fN8t0-GWnQRe6NoOH8FJk$
>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-rfcdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XTLEmol_ZrwwJADunXGCGTYvamILBrxGiqhlCElga_nfyQw-9jW-Pwi4zzS4bJHbCbIMLUw36KVd_8fN8t0-GWnQRe6NlIk1ZVc$
>>>>>   (side by side)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>> Sandy Ginoza
>>>>> RFC Production Center
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Richard Scheffenegger
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Sandy Ginoza <[email protected]>
>>>>>> Sent: Samstag, 13. September 2025 00:02
>>>>>> To: Mirja Kuehlewind <[email protected]>
>>>>>> Cc: RFC Editor <[email protected]>; Bob Briscoe 
>>>>>> <[email protected]>; Scheffenegger, Richard 
>>>>>> <[email protected]>; [email protected]; 
>>>>>> [email protected]; Michael Tuexen <[email protected]>; 
>>>>>> Zaheduzzaman Sarker <[email protected]>; auth48archive 
>>>>>> <[email protected]>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9768 <draft-ietf-tcpm-accurate-ecn-34> 
>>>>>> for your review
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> EXTERNAL EMAIL - USE CAUTION when clicking links or attachments
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Mirja, Bob, Richard,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> We made some updates to the document, but we await guidance regarding 
>>>>>> items 1 and 5 below.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 1) Please review the the info below and let us know how you would like 
>>>>>> to proceed.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 1) There is an inconsistency now about these two sentences/terms:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> “It is called the more "Accurate ECN" feedback scheme, or AccECN for 
>>>>>>>> short.”
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> "This document uses the term "Classic ECN feedback" when …”
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I think you either have to have the word “feedback” as part of both 
>>>>>>>> terms or none.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> So either:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> “It is called the more "Accurate ECN feedback" scheme, or AccECN 
>>>>>>>> feedback for short.”
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> "This document uses the term "Classic ECN feedback" when …”
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> “It is called the more "Accurate ECN” scheme, or AccECN for short.”
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> "This document uses the term "Classic ECN" when …”
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thanks for your thorough review.  Regarding item 1, the doc defines the 
>>>>>>> following in section 1.3:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> AccECN:  The more Accurate ECN feedback scheme will be called AccECN
>>>>>>> for short.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Classic ECN:  The ECN protocol specified in [RFC3168].
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Classic ECN feedback:  The feedback aspect of the ECN protocol
>>>>>>> specified in [RFC3168], including generation, encoding,
>>>>>>> transmission and decoding of feedback, but not the Data Sender's
>>>>>>> subsequent response to that feedback.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> So perhaps we should be using “Classic ECN feedback” and “AccECN 
>>>>>>> feedback”, and the AccECN definition above should be updated to refer 
>>>>>>> to "AccECN feedback”?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> That is:
>>>>>>> AccECN feedback:  The more Accurate ECN feedback scheme will be called 
>>>>>>> AccECN feedback
>>>>>>> for short.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 4) Note that we also made some updates to the lists (regarding 
>>>>>> semicolons vs periods).  We re-reviewed the lists and think we better 
>>>>>> understand the original use of semicolons.  We have restored them in 
>>>>>> some places.  Please review and let us know if any further updates are 
>>>>>> needed.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 4) Looking at this now I think I would prefer to use ; in list and only 
>>>>>>> . for the last list item.
>>>>>>> I feel this was how it was done in most cases already. However, I’m 
>>>>>>> fine to go with whatever is most commonly done in RFCs.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 5) We have updated the text to read “set to 1 indicate” (deleted “to” 
>>>>>> after "1"). Please let us know if any corrections are needed.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 5) I think adding the “are” in the first sentence in Section 3.1.2 is 
>>>>>>> wrong:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The three flags are
>>>>>>> set to 1 to indicate AccECN support on the SYN have been carefully
>>>>>>> chosen…
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The current files are available here:
>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768.xml__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsBS67iLA$
>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768.txt__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsNYmlEU4$
>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768.pdf__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsU4CYw3o$
>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvs4nlU7Ks$
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Diffs highlighting the most recent updates:
>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-lastdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsBtrQqVY$
>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-lastrfcdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvse3nvsQQ$
>>>>>>   (side by side)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> AUTH48 diffs:
>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-auth48diff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsXtdzoao$
>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-auth48rfcdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsmjLE6U8$
>>>>>>   (side by side)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Comprehensive diffs:
>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-diff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvs6ny6L20$
>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-rfcdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsEhb8T7I$
>>>>>>   (side by side)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>> Sandy Ginoza
>>>>>> RFC Production Center
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Sandy Ginoza
>>>>>>> RFC Production Center
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Sep 2, 2025, at 8:38 AM, Mirja Kuehlewind (IETF) 
>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hi Sandy,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I now reviewed the whole document and I have a few minor things.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 1) There is an inconsistency now about these two sentences/terms:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> “It is called the more "Accurate ECN" feedback scheme, or AccECN for 
>>>>>>>> short.”
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> "This document uses the term "Classic ECN feedback" when …”
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I think you either have to have the word “feedback” as part of both 
>>>>>>>> terms or none.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> So either:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> “It is called the more "Accurate ECN feedback" scheme, or AccECN 
>>>>>>>> feedback for short.”
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> "This document uses the term "Classic ECN feedback" when …”
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> “It is called the more "Accurate ECN” scheme, or AccECN for short.”
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> "This document uses the term "Classic ECN" when …”
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 2) I think you should use upper case letter here:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> OLD
>>>>>>>> large receive offload (LRO) or generic receive offload (GRO)
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> NEW
>>>>>>>> Large Receive Offload (LRO) or Generic Receive Offload (GRO)
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 3) Congestion Window Reduced (CWR) is introduced a second time in 
>>>>>>>> Section 2.3. This can be removed.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 4) Looking at this now I think I would prefer to use ; in list and 
>>>>>>>> only . for the last list item.
>>>>>>>> I feel this was how it was done in most cases already. However, I’m 
>>>>>>>> fine to go with whatever is most commonly done in RFCs.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 5) I think adding the “are” in the first sentence in Section 3.1.2 is 
>>>>>>>> wrong:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> The three flags are
>>>>>>>> set to 1 to indicate AccECN support on the SYN have been carefully
>>>>>>>> chosen…
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 6) There is also a wrong word is in this sentence in section 3.2.2.1:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> If the final ACK of the handshake does not arrive before its 
>>>>>>>> retransmission timer expires, the TCP Server is follow the procedure 
>>>>>>>> given in Section 3.1.4.2.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> However, this is not meant to be a normative statement at this part of 
>>>>>>>> this document, so I would actually prefer a phrasing list this:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> If the final ACK of the handshake does not arrive before its 
>>>>>>>> retransmission timer expires, the procedure that the TCP Server will 
>>>>>>>> follow is given in Section 3.1.4.2.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Mirja
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On 23. Aug 2025, at 00:05, Sandy Ginoza 
>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Hi Mirja and Bob,
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> This is a friendly reminder that we await your response to the items 
>>>>>>>>> noted below and whether any additional updates are needed.  We will 
>>>>>>>>> wait to hear from you before continuing with publication.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>>>> Sandy Ginoza
>>>>>>>>> RFC Production Center
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 15, 2025, at 11:11 AM, Sandy Ginoza 
>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Mirja,
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for your close review and the explanations provided.  We have 
>>>>>>>>>> updated the document as described below.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> We will wait to hear from Richard and/or Bob regarding this the 
>>>>>>>>>> author comments in the XML file. In addition, this question should 
>>>>>>>>>> have been included previously. Please let us know if any updates are 
>>>>>>>>>> desired.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> <!-- [rfced] Will "rights and obligations" be commonly understood
>>>>>>>>>> in this context?  We only see it used in RFC 3647, and it appears as 
>>>>>>>>>> part of quoted text there.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Section 3.1.1 original:
>>>>>>>>>> Once in AccECN mode, a TCP Client or Server has the rights and
>>>>>>>>>> obligations to participate in the ECN protocol defined in Section
>>>>>>>>>> 3.1.5.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Section 3.1.5 original:
>>>>>>>>>> An implementation that supports AccECN has the rights and
>>>>>>>>>> obligations concerning the use of ECN defined below, which update
>>>>>>>>>> those in Section 6.1.1 of [RFC3168].
>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> The current files are available here:
>>>>>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9
>>>>>>>>>> 768.xml__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N
>>>>>>>>>> 1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsBS67iLA$
>>>>>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9
>>>>>>>>>> 768.txt__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N
>>>>>>>>>> 1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsNYmlEU4$
>>>>>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9
>>>>>>>>>> 768.pdf__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N
>>>>>>>>>> 1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsU4CYw3o$
>>>>>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9
>>>>>>>>>> 768.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8
>>>>>>>>>> N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvs4nlU7Ks$
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> AUTH48 diffs:
>>>>>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9
>>>>>>>>>> 768-auth48diff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1AL
>>>>>>>>>> xCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsXtdzoao
>>>>>>>>>> $
>>>>>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9
>>>>>>>>>> 768-auth48rfcdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE
>>>>>>>>>> 1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsmjLE
>>>>>>>>>> 6U8$  (side by side)
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Comprehensive diffs:
>>>>>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9
>>>>>>>>>> 768-diff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_Xg
>>>>>>>>>> qHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvs6ny6L20$
>>>>>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9
>>>>>>>>>> 768-rfcdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ
>>>>>>>>>> _XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsEhb8T7I$
>>>>>>>>>> (side by side)
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Please review and let us know if further updates are needed.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>>>>> Sandy Ginoza
>>>>>>>>>> RFC Production Center
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 14, 2025, at 8:05 AM, Mirja Kuehlewind (IETF) 
>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Please see inline.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12. Aug 2025, at 21:38, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Authors,
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> While reviewing this document during AUTH48, please resolve (as
>>>>>>>>>>>> necessary) the following questions, which are also in the XML file.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 1) <!-- [rfced] Because these documents are defined in
>>>>>>>>>>>> Informational RFCs, is "proposed" needed here?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Recently, proposed mechanisms like Congestion Exposure (ConEx
>>>>>>>>>>>> [RFC7713]), DCTCP [RFC8257] or L4S [RFC9330] need to know when
>>>>>>>>>>>> more than one marking is received in one RTT, which is
>>>>>>>>>>>> information that cannot be provided by the feedback scheme as 
>>>>>>>>>>>> specified in [RFC3168].
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Newer mechanisms like Congestion Exposure (ConEx [RFC7713]),
>>>>>>>>>>>> DCTCP [RFC8257], or L4S [RFC9330] ...
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Or perhaps, "More recently defined mechanisms ..."
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> I’d prefer "More recently defined”. I think that’s what was meant 
>>>>>>>>>>> here anyway; the comma seems wrong.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 2) <!-- [rfced] We are having trouble parsing "extent of
>>>>>>>>>>>> congestion notification".  Perhaps this means "indicate the
>>>>>>>>>>>> amount of congestion over the round trip"?  Please clarify.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Or, unlike Reno or
>>>>>>>>>>>> CUBIC, AccECN can be used to respond to the extent of congestion
>>>>>>>>>>>> notification over a round trip, as for example DCTCP does in
>>>>>>>>>>>> controlled environments [RFC8257].
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> NEW
>>>>>>>>>>> Or, unlike as done by Reno or
>>>>>>>>>>> CUBIC, AccECN can be used to respond to the actual number of
>>>>>>>>>>> congestion Notifications received over a round trip, as for
>>>>>>>>>>> example DCTCP does in controlled environments [RFC8257].
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 3) <!-- [rfced] Because "Reserved combination" is not used much,
>>>>>>>>>>>> would it help the reader to add a pointer - perhaps to table 2?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> All these requirements ensure that future uses of all the
>>>>>>>>>>>> Reserved combinations on a SYN or SYN/ACK can rely on consistent
>>>>>>>>>>>> behaviour from the installed base of AccECN implementations.  See
>>>>>>>>>>>> Appendix B.3 for related discussion.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, adding a point to the table is good.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 4) <!-- [rfced] Should a second closing parens appear after 
>>>>>>>>>>>> "congestion)"?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Implementers MAY use other fall-back strategies if they are found
>>>>>>>>>>>> to be more effective (e.g., attempting to negotiate AccECN on the
>>>>>>>>>>>> SYN only once or more than twice (most appropriate during high
>>>>>>>>>>>> levels of congestion).
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, please add another closing parens.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 5) <!-- [rfced] We are unsure what "try it without" refers to
>>>>>>>>>>>> here. Is it "advisable to experiment without using the ECT on a 
>>>>>>>>>>>> SYN"?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original (sentence prior included for context):
>>>>>>>>>>>> Further it might make sense to also remove any other new or
>>>>>>>>>>>> experimental fields or options on the SYN in case a middlebox
>>>>>>>>>>>> might be blocking them, although the required behaviour will
>>>>>>>>>>>> depend on the specification of the other option(s) and any
>>>>>>>>>>>> attempt to co-ordinate fall-back between different modules of the
>>>>>>>>>>>> stack.  For instance, even if taking part in an [RFC8311]
>>>>>>>>>>>> experiment that allows ECT on a SYN, it would be advisable to try 
>>>>>>>>>>>> it without.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> NEW
>>>>>>>>>>> For instance,
>>>>>>>>>>> if taking part in an [RFC8311] experiment that allows ECT on a
>>>>>>>>>>> SYN, it would be advisable to have a fall-back strategy that tries
>>>>>>>>>>> use of AccECN without setting ETC on SYN.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 6) <!-- [rfced] Throughout, some of the bulleted lists use a mix
>>>>>>>>>>>> of periods and semicolons to close the item - some within the
>>>>>>>>>>>> same list.  Please consider whether these may be updated for
>>>>>>>>>>>> consistency.  We recommend using terminating periods, unless the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> goal is to clarify an "and" or "or" connection between the list 
>>>>>>>>>>>> items.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please review.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, this should be unified. I’d be okay with terminating periods.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 7) <!-- [rfced] For clarity, we'd like to add quotes to "handshake 
>>>>>>>>>>>> encoding".
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please confirm this is correct, as opposed to "handshake encoding
>>>>>>>>>>>> of the ACE field".
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> This shall be called the handshake encoding of the ACE field, and
>>>>>>>>>>>> it is the only exception to the rule that the ACE field carries
>>>>>>>>>>>> the 3 least significant bits of the r.cep counter on packets with
>>>>>>>>>>>> SYN=0.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, this should be only "handshake encoding”. However, I’m not 
>>>>>>>>>>> sure if the quotes are really needed.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 8) <!-- [rfced] For readability, may we break this text into two 
>>>>>>>>>>>> sentences?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> When an AccECN Server in SYN-RCVD state receives a pure ACK with
>>>>>>>>>>>> SYN=0 and no SACK blocks, instead of treating the ACE field as a
>>>>>>>>>>>> counter, it MUST infer the meaning of each possible value of the
>>>>>>>>>>>> ACE field from Table 4, which also shows the value that an AccECN
>>>>>>>>>>>> Server MUST set s.cep to as a result.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
>>>>>>>>>>>> When an AccECN Server in SYN-RCVD state receives a pure ACK with
>>>>>>>>>>>> SYN=0 and no SACK blocks, it MUST infer the meaning of each
>>>>>>>>>>>> possible value of the ACE field from Table 4 instead of treating
>>>>>>>>>>>> the ACE field as a counter.  Table 4 also shows the value to
>>>>>>>>>>>> which an AccECN Server MUST set s.cep as a result.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Given these are two normative statement let’s rather do it this way:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> NEW
>>>>>>>>>>> When an AccECN Server in SYN-RCVD state receives a pure ACK with
>>>>>>>>>>> SYN=0 and no SACK blocks, it MUST infer the meaning of each
>>>>>>>>>>> possible value of the ACE field from Table 4 instead of treating
>>>>>>>>>>> the ACE field as a counter. As a result, an AccECN Server MUST set
>>>>>>>>>>> s.cep to the respective value also shown in Table 4.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 9) <!-- [rfced] We are unclear what "it" refers to in the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> following.  Perhaps "it"
>>>>>>>>>>>> can be deleted?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Given this encoding of the ACE field on the ACK of a SYN/ACK is
>>>>>>>>>>>> exceptional, an AccECN Server using large receive offload (LRO)
>>>>>>>>>>>> might prefer to disable LRO until such an ACK has transitioned it
>>>>>>>>>>>> out of SYN-RCVD state.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> No it is not correct to remove the “it". “It” is the server. A 
>>>>>>>>>>> longer version of the text would be:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Given this encoding of the ACE field on the ACK of a SYN/ACK is
>>>>>>>>>>> exceptional, an AccECN Server using large receive offload (LRO)
>>>>>>>>>>> might prefer to disable LRO until the ACK of the SYN/ACK was sent
>>>>>>>>>>> and it has transitioned out of SYN-RCVD state.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 10) <!-- [rfced] We converted the notes following Table 4 into a 
>>>>>>>>>>>> list for clarity.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please let us know if you have any concerns.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> That’s okay.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 11) <!-- [rfced] We are having trouble parsing "depend on
>>>>>>>>>>>> experience of the most likely scenarios".  Does it depend on how
>>>>>>>>>>>> good the experience is, the outcome, etc?  Please consider whether 
>>>>>>>>>>>> this text can be clarified.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> This advice is not stated normatively (in capitals), because the
>>>>>>>>>>>> best strategy might depend on experience of the most likely
>>>>>>>>>>>> scenarios, which can only be known at the time of deployment.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> I think we can do the following:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> NEW
>>>>>>>>>>> This advice is not stated normatively (in capitals), because the
>>>>>>>>>>> best strategy might depend on the likelihood to experience these
>>>>>>>>>>> scenarios, which can only be known at the time of deployment.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 12) <!-- [rfced] Where is "below these bullets", as we don't see
>>>>>>>>>>>> a bulletized list in Section 3.2.2.5.1?  If possible, we recommend 
>>>>>>>>>>>> adding a pointer for clarity.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Even though this rule is stated as a "SHOULD", it is important
>>>>>>>>>>>> for  a transition to trigger an ACK if at all possible, The only
>>>>>>>>>>>> valid  exception to this rule is given below these bullets.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe let’s do it that way:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> NEW
>>>>>>>>>>> Even though this rule is stated as a "SHOULD", it is important for
>>>>>>>>>>> a transition to trigger an ACK if at all possible, The only valid
>>>>>>>>>>> exception to this rule is due to large receive offload (LRO) or
>>>>>>>>>>> generic receive offload (GRO) as further described below.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 13) <!-- [rfced] For ease of the reader, we suggest adding a
>>>>>>>>>>>> pointer to the examples.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Recommended Simple Scheme:  The Data Receiver SHOULD include an
>>>>>>>>>>>> AccECN TCP Option on every scheduled ACK if any byte counter has
>>>>>>>>>>>> incremented since the last ACK.  Whenever possible, it SHOULD
>>>>>>>>>>>> include a field for every byte counter that has changed at some
>>>>>>>>>>>> time during the connection (see examples later).
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> It’s just in the text later in the same section. Not sure how to 
>>>>>>>>>>> adda pointer here. I also don’t think this is needed.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 14) <!--  [rfced] Mention of BCP 69 was removed to the HTML and
>>>>>>>>>>>> PDF could link directly to Section 5.2.1 of RFC 3449.  Would you
>>>>>>>>>>>> prefer that BCP 69 be included as the cite tag?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Section 5.2.1 of BCP 69 [RFC3449] gives best current practice on
>>>>>>>>>>>> filtering (aka. thinning or coalescing) of pure TCP ACKs.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Section 5.2.1 of RFC 3449 [BCP69] gives best current practice on
>>>>>>>>>>>> filtering (aka thinning or coalescing) of pure TCP ACKs.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Please aline this with whatever the normal practice is supposed to 
>>>>>>>>>>> be now. I don’t have a real opinion here.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 15) <!-- [rfced]  Does "even if it is" refer to using AccECN
>>>>>>>>>>>> without ECN++ or with
>>>>>>>>>>>> ECN++?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> However, it might omit some AccECN ACKs, because  AccECN can be
>>>>>>>>>>>> used without ECN++ and even if it is, ECN++ does not  have to
>>>>>>>>>>>> make pure ACKs ECN-capable - only deployment experience  will
>>>>>>>>>>>> tell.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
>>>>>>>>>>>> However, it might omit some AccECN ACKs because  AccECN can be
>>>>>>>>>>>> used without ECN++.  Even if ECN++ is used, it does not  have to
>>>>>>>>>>>> make pure ACKs ECN-capable - only deployment experience  will
>>>>>>>>>>>> tell.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> If we split up in two sentences, I this this would be maybe better:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> However, it might omit some AccECN ACKs because AccECN can be used
>>>>>>>>>>> without ECN++.  Even if ECN++ is used, pure ACKs do not
>>>>>>>>>>> necessarily have to be marked as ECN-capable - only deployment
>>>>>>>>>>> experience will tell.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 16) <!-- [rfced] Instead of using [RFC3168] as an adjective, may
>>>>>>>>>>>> we update this text to refer to "Classic ECN"?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> One way around this could be to only negotiate for Accurate ECN,
>>>>>>>>>>>> but not offer a fall back to [RFC3168] ECN.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
>>>>>>>>>>>> One way around this could be to only negotiate for Accurate ECN,
>>>>>>>>>>>> but not offer a fall back to Classic ECN [RFC3168].
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> For LRO in the receive direction, a different issue may get
>>>>>>>>>>>> exposed with [RFC3168] ECN supporting hardware.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
>>>>>>>>>>>> For LRO in the receive direction, a different issue may get
>>>>>>>>>>>> exposed with Classic-ECN [RFC3168] supporting hardware.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, please.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 17) <!-- [rfced] Throughout: We have removed the section titles
>>>>>>>>>>>> and linked the section numbers directly to the section of the RFC
>>>>>>>>>>>> specified.  For example, the text has been updated as follows:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> *  The whole of "6.1.1 TCP Initialization" of [RFC3168] is
>>>>>>>>>>>> updated by  Section 3.1 of the present specification.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Current:
>>>>>>>>>>>> *  The whole of Section 6.1.1 of [RFC3168] is updated by Section
>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.1  of the present specification.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> In the HTML and PDF files, "Section 6.1.1 links to Section 6.1.1 
>>>>>>>>>>>> of RFC 3168.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please review and let us know if you prefer the section titles be 
>>>>>>>>>>>> included.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> This is fine.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 18) <!-- [rfced] We are unclear why "potentially updates" is
>>>>>>>>>>>> mentioned here.  Is it mentioned to cover implementations of RFC
>>>>>>>>>>>> 3168 have not been updated yet and/or potential future updates?  
>>>>>>>>>>>> Otherwise, may it be cut?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> It will be noted that RFC 8311 already updates, or potentially
>>>>>>>>>>>> updates, a number of the requirements in "6.1.2.  The TCP Sender".
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> RFC8311 says in some parts that it explicitly doesn’t update 
>>>>>>>>>>> RFC3168 because a new experimental RFC should do that instead but 
>>>>>>>>>>> it provided the “legitimacy" to update… this is a weird thing 
>>>>>>>>>>> anyway but I agree that probably saying “potentially updates” 
>>>>>>>>>>> doesn’t help either. I’d be okay to simply remove that.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 19) <!-- [rfced] As we believe "pressure" refers to options vying
>>>>>>>>>>>> for limited space, perhaps this update would be more clear?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> When option space is under pressure from other options, Section
>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.2.3.3 provides guidance on how important it is to send an
>>>>>>>>>>>> AccECN Option relative to other options, and which fields are
>>>>>>>>>>>> more important to include.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Because option space is limited, Section 3.2.3.3 provides
>>>>>>>>>>>> guidance on how important it is to send an AccECN Option relative
>>>>>>>>>>>> to other options and specifies which fields are more important to 
>>>>>>>>>>>> include.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Okay for me.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 20) <!-- [rfced] Please confirm "experimental" is correct here.
>>>>>>>>>>>> We ask because RFC 7713 is an Informational RFC.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> ConEx is an experimental change to the Data Sender that would be
>>>>>>>>>>>> most useful when combined with AccECN.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, rfc7731 in informational but that's only explains the 
>>>>>>>>>>> architecture. But the protocol documents RFC7837 and RFC7786 are 
>>>>>>>>>>> experimental.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 21) <!-- [rfced] We have updated the registry title per the note
>>>>>>>>>>>> below from IANA.  While draft-ietf-tsvwg-udp-options has not yet
>>>>>>>>>>>> been published, this title matches what currently appears on the
>>>>>>>>>>>> IANA site. Please let us know any concerns.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> NOTE: The name of the registry called "TCP Experimental Option 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Experiment Identifiers (TCP ExIDs)" in the IANA Considerations 
>>>>>>>>>>>> section has been changed to "TCP/UDP Experimental Option 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Experiment Identifiers (TCP/UDP ExIDs)," per 
>>>>>>>>>>>> draft-ietf-tsvwg-udp-options-45.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Early experimental implementations of the two AccECN Options used
>>>>>>>>>>>> experimental option 254 per [RFC6994] with the 16-bit magic
>>>>>>>>>>>> numbers
>>>>>>>>>>>> 0xACC0 and 0xACC1 respectively for Order 0 and 1, as allocated in
>>>>>>>>>>>> the IANA "TCP Experimental Option Experiment Identifiers (TCP 
>>>>>>>>>>>> ExIDs)"
>>>>>>>>>>>> registry.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, thanks!
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 22) <!-- [rfced] Please consider whether the placement of B at
>>>>>>>>>>>> the end of the sentence is correct.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> This opens up a potential covert channel of up to 29B (40 -
>>>>>>>>>>>> (2+3*3)) B.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, please remove the last B
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 23) <!-- [rfced] This sentence reads a bit awkwardly.  Perhaps
>>>>>>>>>>>> this can be rephrased?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> No known way can yet be contrived for a receiver to take
>>>>>>>>>>>> advantage of this behaviour, which seems to always degrade its
>>>>>>>>>>>> own performance.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Currently, there is no known way for a receiver to take advantage
>>>>>>>>>>>> of this behaviour, which seems to always degrade its own
>>>>>>>>>>>> performance.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, thanks
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 24) <!-- [rfced] Instead of "show up more easily", perhaps "be
>>>>>>>>>>>> more easily identified" would improve readability?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> A generic privacy concern of any new protocol is that for a while
>>>>>>>>>>>> it will be used by a small population of hosts, and thus show up
>>>>>>>>>>>> more easily.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe:
>>>>>>>>>>> A generic privacy concern of any new protocol is that for a while
>>>>>>>>>>> it will be used by a small population of hosts, and thus those
>>>>>>>>>>> hosts could be more easily identified.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 25) <!-- [rfced] We have updated the text as shown below.  Please
>>>>>>>>>>>> let us know any concerns.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> However, it is expected that this option will become available in
>>>>>>>>>>>> operating systems over time, and eventually turned on by default
>>>>>>>>>>>> in them.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Current:
>>>>>>>>>>>> However, it is expected that AccECN will become available in
>>>>>>>>>>>> operating systems over time and that it will eventually be turned
>>>>>>>>>>>> on by default.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 26) <!-- [rfced] [RoCEv2]
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please review. We could not confirm the Volume or Release number
>>>>>>>>>>>> for this reference. Note that there is information at the current
>>>>>>>>>>>> URL which mentions "Volume 1 Release 1.8" (see: 
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.infinibandta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IBTA-Overview-of-IBTA-Volume-1-Release-1.8.pdf__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvs2LQeOvU$
>>>>>>>>>>>>  ).
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Would you like us to update this reference to Release 1.8, use a
>>>>>>>>>>>> version-less reference, or keep the Release 1.4 version of the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> reference?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Current:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> [RoCEv2]   InfiniBand Trade Association, "InfiniBand Architecture
>>>>>>>>>>>>    Specification", Volume 1, Release 1.4, 2020,
>>>>>>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.infinibandta.org/ibta-specification/__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsUPWHlV0$
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> [RoCEv2]   InfiniBand Trade Association, "InfiniBand Architecture
>>>>>>>>>>>>    Specification",
>>>>>>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.infinibandta.org/ibta-specification/__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsUPWHlV0$
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> OR
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> [RoCEv2]   InfiniBand Trade Association, "InfiniBand Architecture
>>>>>>>>>>>>    Specification", Volume 1, Release 1.8, July 2024,
>>>>>>>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.infinibandta.org/ibta-specification/__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsUPWHlV0$
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Please use the version-less reference.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 27) <!-- [rfced] May we update "implement" to "satisfy" to
>>>>>>>>>>>> clarify the text and avoid "implementers implement"?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> However, implementers are free to choose other ways to implement
>>>>>>>>>>>> the requirements.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Okay.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 28) <!-- [rfced] The following note was included in the XML.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> ToDo: Note to RFC Editor: Pls change all bare <artwork> elements
>>>>>>>>>>>> (without any keywords like align) to <sourcecode>.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Reason My XML editor doesn't support the <sourcecode> element, so
>>>>>>>>>>>> it mangles line breaks within sourcecode, ignoring even CDATA 
>>>>>>>>>>>> protection.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> We have updated the XML file as noted.  Please let us know how/if 
>>>>>>>>>>>> he "type"
>>>>>>>>>>>> attribute of each sourcecode element should be set. Perhaps
>>>>>>>>>>>> some/all should be marked as pseudocode?
>>>>>>>>>>>> If the current list of preferred values for "type"
>>>>>>>>>>>> (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/rpc/wiki/
>>>>>>>>>>>> doku.php?id=sourcecode-types__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvs2ag7Uq0$
>>>>>>>>>>>>  ) does not contain an applicable type, then feel free to let us 
>>>>>>>>>>>> know.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Also, it is acceptable to leave the "type" attribute not set.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, I think pseudocode should be fine for all artwork in the 
>>>>>>>>>>> appendix.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 29) <!-- [rfced] We are having trouble parsing this sentence.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Where does the "which" statement end - after "full-sized"?  Does 
>>>>>>>>>>>> "it" refer to the algorithm?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> However, we shall start
>>>>>>>>>>>> with the simplest algorithm, which assumes segments are all full-
>>>>>>>>>>>> sized and ultra-conservatively it assumes that ECN marking was
>>>>>>>>>>>> 100% on the forward path when ACKs on the reverse path started to
>>>>>>>>>>>> all be dropped.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes and yes. Which ends after “full-sized” and it is the algorithm.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 30) <!-- [rfced] May we change "works out" to "indicates" or 
>>>>>>>>>>>> "determines"?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> The above formula works out that it would still be safe to assume
>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 CE marks (because 9 - ((9-2) % 8) = 2).
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> “indicates” is fine.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 31) <!-- [rfced] Does "5% of full-sized" mean segments are "5% of 
>>>>>>>>>>>> their full
>>>>>>>>>>>> size"?  May we change "as long as" to "while" for readability?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> The simple algorithm for dSafer.cep above requires no monitoring of
>>>>>>>>>>>> prevailing conditions and it would still be safe if, for example,
>>>>>>>>>>>> segments were on average at least 5% of full-sized as long as ECN
>>>>>>>>>>>> marking was 5% or less.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Not of “their” full-size but 5% of a full-sized packet.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 32) <!-- [rfced] We updated the text to point directly to Section 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.2.2.5.2
>>>>>>>>>>>> (where the quoted text appears).  Please let us know any concerns.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> If missing acknowledgement numbers arrive later (due to 
>>>>>>>>>>>> reordering),
>>>>>>>>>>>> Section 3.2.2.5 says "the Data Sender MAY attempt to neutralize the
>>>>>>>>>>>> effect of any action it took based on a conservative assumption 
>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>> it later found to be incorrect".
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Okay.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 33) <!-- [rfced] We are having trouble parsing "will consider 
>>>>>>>>>>>> d.cep can replace".
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please clarify.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> The chart below shows when the above algorithm will consider d.cep
>>>>>>>>>>>> can replace dSafer.cep as a safe enough estimate of the number of 
>>>>>>>>>>>> CE-
>>>>>>>>>>>> marked packets:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
>>>>>>>>>>>> The chart below shows when the above algorithm will consider the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> number
>>>>>>>>>>>> of CE-marked packets as a safe enough estimate to replace 
>>>>>>>>>>>> dsafer.cep
>>>>>>>>>>>> with d.cep.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> I think this should have been:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> NEW
>>>>>>>>>>> The chart below shows when the above algorithm will consider that 
>>>>>>>>>>> d.cep
>>>>>>>>>>> can replace dSafer.cep as a safe enough estimate of the number of CE
>>>>>>>>>>> marked packets:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Or this might be more clear (?):
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> NEW
>>>>>>>>>>> The chart below shows when the above algorithm will consider
>>>>>>>>>>> d.cep as a safe enough estimate of the number of CE
>>>>>>>>>>> marked packets and replace dSafer.cep with it:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Or I guess we can simplify a bit and remove the word consider:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> NEW
>>>>>>>>>>> The chart below shows when the above algorithm will
>>>>>>>>>>> replace dSafer.cep with d.cep as a safe enough estimate of the 
>>>>>>>>>>> number of CE
>>>>>>>>>>> marked packets:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 34) <!-- [rfced] To what does "this" refer - the ACK?  The 
>>>>>>>>>>>> sentence prior is
>>>>>>>>>>>> included for context.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> If AccECN Options are not available, the Data Sender can only 
>>>>>>>>>>>> decode
>>>>>>>>>>>> CE-marking from the ACE field in packets.  Every time an ACK 
>>>>>>>>>>>> arrives,
>>>>>>>>>>>> to convert this into an estimate of CE-marked bytes, it needs an
>>>>>>>>>>>> average of the segment size, s_ave.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> convert the number of CE markings into an estimated CE-marked bytes
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 35) <!-- [rfced] Does "earlier versions" refer to earlier draft 
>>>>>>>>>>>> versions of this
>>>>>>>>>>>> document?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>>>>>> This development consumed the remaining 2 codepoints
>>>>>>>>>>>> on the SYN/ACK that had been reserved for future use by AccECN in
>>>>>>>>>>>> earlier versions.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes earlier version of the protocol defined in earlier versions of 
>>>>>>>>>>> this document.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 36) <!-- [rfced] Please review the following terminology-related 
>>>>>>>>>>>> questions.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> A) We updated the following to the form on the right.  Please let 
>>>>>>>>>>>> us know if any
>>>>>>>>>>>> corrections are needed.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> not-ECT vs Not-ECT
>>>>>>>>>>>> no ECN vs No ECN
>>>>>>>>>>>> ECN Nonce vs ECN-Nonce vs ECN nonce (to match RFC 3540)
>>>>>>>>>>>> Cubic vs CUBIC (to match RFC 9438)
>>>>>>>>>>>> IP ECN field vs IP-ECN field
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> I think this should be IP ECN field. It’s also TCP ECN flag.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> ECN capable vs ECN-capable (to match RFC 3168, though we wonder if 
>>>>>>>>>>>> it should be open (ECN capable) when not acting as an adjective 
>>>>>>>>>>>> appearing before then noun.
>>>>>>>>>>>> time-out vs timeout
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> CE mark* vs CE-mark* - updated to use the hyphen when acting as an 
>>>>>>>>>>>> adjective
>>>>>>>>>>>> appearing before the noun
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> B) Please review occurrences of the terms below and let us know 
>>>>>>>>>>>> if/how they may
>>>>>>>>>>>> be made consistent.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> TCP Option vs TCP option (perhaps TCP Option when referring to a 
>>>>>>>>>>>> specific option?)
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> TCP Option aligns with RFC9293. I would use that everywhere.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Established state  vs established state vs ESTABLISHED state
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, let’s aways use ESTABLISHED state as in RFC9293.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> half connection vs half-connection
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Let's go for half-connection.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> C) We note that "time-stamp" is used consistently.  However, RFC 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 7323 uses "timestamp".  May we update the text for consistency?
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, please use timestamp.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 37) <!-- [rfced] Please review whether any of the notes in this 
>>>>>>>>>>>> document
>>>>>>>>>>>> should be in the <aside> element. It is defined as "a container for
>>>>>>>>>>>> content that is semantically less important or tangential to the
>>>>>>>>>>>> content that surrounds it" 
>>>>>>>>>>>> (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://authors.ietf.org/en/rfcxml-vocabulary*aside__;Iw!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsnpJFfQI$
>>>>>>>>>>>>  ).
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> You mean everything that starts with “Note.”? Would that be 
>>>>>>>>>>> different displayed? I think I would prefer to not display it 
>>>>>>>>>>> differently than other text.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 38) <!-- [rfced] Some author comments are present in the XML. 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please confirm
>>>>>>>>>>>> that no updates related to these comments are outstanding. Note 
>>>>>>>>>>>> that the
>>>>>>>>>>>> comments will be deleted prior to publication.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Richard and Bob would need to double-check this.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 39) <!-- [rfced] Please review the "Inclusive Language" portion of 
>>>>>>>>>>>> the online
>>>>>>>>>>>> Style Guide 
>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/styleguide/part2/*inclusive_language__;Iw!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsWYz5Npc$
>>>>>>>>>>>>  >
>>>>>>>>>>>> and let us know if any changes are needed.  Updates of this nature 
>>>>>>>>>>>> typically
>>>>>>>>>>>> result in more precise language, which is helpful for readers.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Note that our script did not flag any words in particular, but 
>>>>>>>>>>>> this should
>>>>>>>>>>>> still be reviewed as a best practice.
>>>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>>> Mirja
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> RFC Editor
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 12, 2025, at 12:31 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> *****IMPORTANT*****
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Updated 2025/08/12
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Diff file of the text:
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-diff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvs6ny6L20$
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-rfcdiff.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsEhb8T7I$
>>>>>>>>>>>>   (side by side)
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>>>>> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9768-xmldiff1.html__;!!Nhn8V6BzJA!XwUmEkpehjDoArabCpWTxDxlaoZVE1ALxCQ_XgqHW_8N1kURRf_rjobYVJ4s33CBHpn234Ix73JBwJJOXOfgstaqjFvsYeyyjhI$
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>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please let us know if you have any questions.
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>>>>>>>>>>>> RFC Editor
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>> RFC 9768 (draft-ietf-tcpm-accurate-ecn-34)
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Title            : More Accurate Explicit Congestion Notification 
>>>>>>>>>>>> (AccECN) Feedback in TCP
>>>>>>>>>>>> Author(s)        : B. Briscoe, M. Kühlewind, R. Scheffenegger
>>>>>>>>>>>> WG Chair(s)      : Yoshifumi Nishida, Michael Tüxen
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Area Director(s) : Gorry Fairhurst, Mike Bishop
>> 
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