Authors, 
An additional question.

re: https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc10014.html#section-3.7

13. 'SHOULD' is used twice in this document. Do you prefer to add the typical 
keywords paragraph and the references to [RFC2119] and [RFC8174], or remove the 
2 instances?

Thank you.

Alice Russo
RFC Production Center

> On Jun 12, 2026, at 2:35 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> 
> Authors,
> 
> While reviewing this document during Final Review, please resolve 
> (as necessary) the following questions, which are also in the source file.
> 
> 1. This document will become part of BCP 161 because it updates RFC 6291.
> If this is not correct (i.e., it should be assigned a new BCP number), please
> let us know.  
> 
> See the complete list of BCPs here:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/bcp/bcp-index.txt
> 
> 
> 2. Please insert any keywords (beyond those that appear in
> the title) for use on https://www.rfc-editor.org/search.
> 
> 
> 3. We note that [RFC9341] uses "Alternate-Marking" rather than 
> "Alternate Marking". Should the hyphen be added here?
> 
> Current:
>  Another example of "Hybrid Type I OAM" that is also "In-Data-Packet
>  OAM" is Alternate Marking [RFC9341], when applied to data packets of a
>  single stream.
> 
> 
> 4. For clarity, what does "allowing for packet loss computation" refer to?
> 
> Original:
>   Instead, OAM
>   packets are used for carrying information about observed network
>   characteristics, namely user packet counter values, allowing for
>   packet loss computation.
> 
> Option A (if characteristics allow for the computation):
>   Instead, OAM
>   packets are used for carrying information about observed network
>   characteristics (namely, user packet counter values) allowing for
>   packet loss computation.
> 
> Option B (if values allow for the computation):
>   Instead, OAM
>   packets are used for carrying information about observed network
>   characteristics - namely, user packet counter values that allow for
>   packet loss computation.
> 
> 
> 5. For clarity, should "Path Followed OAM" be "Path-Followed OAM"
> or "Path-Following OAM"? This term has not appeared in any RFCs, and it
> appears only once in this document.
> 
> 
> 6. FYI, we added hyphens to the section title to make
> "3.4.  Packet-Forwarding-Treatment OAM" 
> similar to usage of "Equal-Forwarding-Treatment OAM" and 
> "Different-Forwarding-Treatment OAM" in this document.
> Please let us know if you prefer otherwise.
> 
> 
> 7. For readability, may "forwarding (e.g., QoS) treatment" be 
>  changed to "forwarding treatment (e.g., QoS)"?  There are 4 instances
>  in this document. For example:
> 
>  Original:
> Equal-Forwarding-Treatment OAM:
>    The OAM packets receive the same forwarding (e.g., QoS) treatment
>    as user data packets.
> 
>  Perhaps:
> Equal-Forwarding-Treatment OAM:
>    The OAM packets receive the same forwarding treatment (e.g., QoS)
>    as user data packets.
> 
> 
> 8. Section 3.4: To make it clear to the reader why the 
> definition of "In-band OAM" is being quoted here, would you like
> to add a sentence (similar to that in Appendix A) here as well?
> 
> In other words, the quote is from the definition for "In-band OAM" 
> in Section 1.1 of [RFC9551], and the mapping is explained in Appendix A:
>  The property of "Equal-Forwarding-Treatment" is referred to in
>  [RFC9551] as "In-band OAM".
> 
> Original:
>  An example of "Equal-Forwarding-Treatment OAM" is presented in
>  [RFC9551] in the context of Deterministic Networking (DetNet) OAM:
>  "it traverses the same set of links and interfaces receiving the same        
>                               
>  QoS and Packet Replication, Elimination, and Ordering Functions              
>                               
>  (PREOF) treatment as the monitored DetNet flow".
> 
> 
> 9. For [P4-INT-2.1], may the provided URL be replaced? The URL provided
> (https://p4.org/p4-spec/docs/INT_v2_1.pdf) is 404.  We have found the 
> following URL,
> which appears to match the information in the reference:
> https://p4.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/53/p4-spec/docs/INT_v2_1.pdf
> Is this the correct updated URL?
> 
> 
> 10. How may this be rephrased to avoid the repetition of 
> "similar uses still use"? Does "documents" convey the intended meaning?
> 
> Original:
>   Other similar uses, including [P4-INT-2.1], still use
>   variations of "in-band", "in band", or "inband".
> 
> Perhaps:
>   Other similar documents, including [P4-INT-2.1], still use
>   variations of "in-band", "in band", or "inband".
> 
> 
> 11. Does RFC 9912 (which was draft-ietf-raw-architecture) 
> still contain similar text? If not, please provide updated text.
> (We were not able to identify the similar text.)
> 
>   Current:
>   Similarly, the property of "Different-
> Forwarding-Treatment OAM" can be found in the following definition in
> [RFC9551]: "Out-of-band OAM: an active OAM method whose path through
> the DetNet domain may not be topologically identical to the path of
> the monitored DetNet flow, its test packets may receive different QoS
> and/or PREOF treatment, or both."  [RFC9912] uses similar text.
> 
> 
> 12. Please review the "Inclusive Language" portion of the online
> Style Guide <https://www.rfc-editor.org/styleguide/part2/#inclusive_language>
> 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.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Alice Russo
> RFC Production Center
> 
> 
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> --------------------------------------
> RFC 10014 (draft-ietf-opsawg-oam-characterization)
> 
> Title            : Guidelines for Characterizing the Term "OAM"
> Author(s)        : C. Pignataro,
>                  A. Farrel,
>                  T. Mizrahi
> WG Chair(s)      : Joe Clarke, Benoît Claise
> Area Director(s) : Mohamed Boucadair, Mahesh Jethanandani
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