Carlos, Med (as AD),

* Med, re: the lowercasing of the two SHOULDs, we await your reply to this mail 
from Carlos (15 June): 
https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/auth48archive/5OFvsUA8GkPDXCDGXC8LRyxWrjQ/


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Re: #8, we added the sentence in Section 3.4. Please review. Current:

   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".  (The property of
   "Equal-Forwarding-Treatment" is referred to in [RFC9551] as "In-band
   OAM".)

Re: #15 (Acknowledgements), removed duplicate as requested. FYI, we added a 
hyphen in "Huang-Feng" because of Alex's recent reply on this topic 
(https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/auth48archive/cNQMWS7FtV75DRiiExd5Idx3m4E/).

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> After implementing these updates on this email thread, please mark my 
> Approval on this document.
> Approved.

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> On Jun 13, 2026, at 4:12 AM, Carlos Pignataro <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi, Alice,
> 
> Many thanks for this work, edits, and questions!
> 
> Please find some responses inline.
> 
> Additionally, I’d like to request these updates:
> 
> 14. Grammo
> OLD:
>    While this document introduces new terminology, it is does not update
>    or change the meaning of terminology found in existing RFCs.
> 
> NEW:
>    While this document introduces new terminology, it does not update
>    or change the meaning of terminology found in existing RFCs.
> 
> 15. Duplicate
> OLD:
>    The authors wish to thank, chronologically, Hesham Elbakoury, Michael
>    Richardson, Stewart Bryant, Greg Mirsky, Med Boucadair, Loa
>    Andersson, Thomas Graf, Alex Huang Feng, Xiao Min, Dhruv Dhody, Henk
>    Birkholz, Alex Huang Feng, Tom Petch, Roni Even, Tim Chown, Marcus
>    Ihlar, Med Boucadair, Benoit Claise, Chongfeng Xie, Robert Sparks,
>    Kyle Rose, Mach Chen, Roman Danyliw, Gorry Fairhurst, Éric Vyncke,
>    Andy Newton, Deb Cooley, Ketan Talaulikar, and Gunter Van de Velde
>    for their thorough review and useful feedback comments that greatly
>    improved this document.
> 
> NEW:
>    The authors wish to thank, chronologically, Hesham Elbakoury, Michael
>    Richardson, Stewart Bryant, Greg Mirsky, Med Boucadair, Loa
>    Andersson, Thomas Graf, Alex Huang Feng, Xiao Min, Dhruv Dhody, Henk
>    Birkholz, Tom Petch, Roni Even, Tim Chown, Marcus
>    Ihlar, Med Boucadair, Benoit Claise, Chongfeng Xie, Robert Sparks,
>    Kyle Rose, Mach Chen, Roman Danyliw, Gorry Fairhurst, Éric Vyncke,
>    Andy Newton, Deb Cooley, Ketan Talaulikar, and Gunter Van de Velde
>    for their thorough review and useful feedback comments that greatly
>    improved this document.
> 
> 16: Carlos’ email contact
> OLD:
>    Carlos Pignataro
>    Blue Fern Consulting
>    United States of America
>    Email: [email protected], [email protected]
> 
> NEW:
>    Carlos Pignataro
>    Blue Fern Consulting
>    United States of America
>    Email: [email protected]
> 
> More inline
> 
>> On Jun 12, 2026, at 11:35 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
>> 
> 
> Correct
> 
>> 
>> 2. Please insert any keywords (beyond those that appear in
>> the title) for use on https://www.rfc-editor.org/search.
>> 
> 
> 
> Suggested keywords: OAM, in-band, out-of-band, path-congruent, active OAM, 
> passive OAM, hybrid OAM, in-data-packet, forwarding treatment
> 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
> 
> No. We use “Alternate Marking” as a noun, “Alternate-Marking” as adjective. 
> Same as RFC9341 ("Indeed, Alternate Marking can be)”, "that Service Providers 
> using Alternate Marking must do”, "Alternate-Marking Method”, 
> "Alternate-Marking technique”.)
> 
> Please keep as is.
> 
>> 
>> 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.
> 
> Option B
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
> 
> Please rename section 3.3 to be consistent with 3.4 and others
> 
> OLD:
> 3.3.  Path Followed OAM
> 
> NEW:
> 3.3.  Path-Congruent OAM
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
> 
> Accepted.
> 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
> 
> Yes, for all instances.
> 
>> 
>> 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?
> 
> Yes, pelase.
> 
>> 
>> 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?
> 
> Correct. Please update the 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".
>> 
> 
> Yes.
> 
>> 
>> 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.)
> 
> Because of our review of the draft, that text was removed:
> https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url1=draft-ietf-raw-architecture-26&url2=draft-ietf-raw-architecture-27&difftype=--html
> 
> Please remove the sentence "[RFC9912] uses similar text.” And associated 
> reference.
> 
>> 
>>   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.
> 
> No inclusive language concerns identified.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Carlos.
> 
>> 
>> 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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