Catching up ... 

In draft-bl-nvo3-dataplane-requirements-00.txt, the last paragraph
in Section 3.3.1.2. Service QoS identifier says:

   Support for NVE Service CoS SHOULD be provided through a QoS field,
   inside the NVO3 overlay header. Examples of service CoS provided
   part of the service tag are 802.1p and DE bits in the VLAN and PBB
   ISID tags and MPLS EXP bits in the VPN labels.

Why "inside the NVO3 overlay header"?  Earlier in the section, IP DSCP
and Ethernet 802.1p are mentioned as examples of CoS (Class of Service)
indicators and QoS fields - when used between NVEs, these (obviously)
belong in the outer IP and outer Ethernet headers respectively.

What's the rationale for an additional QoS field in the overlay header?

Thanks,
--David
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