Hi Sandy,

I’m fine with that.

T


> On Feb 14, 2025, at 2:12 PM, Sandy Ginoza - sginoza at staff.rfc-editor.org 
> <mailforwa...@cloudmails.net> wrote:
> 
> Greetings all,
> 
> Thank you for the explanations - with that in mind, we make a last attempt to 
> improve the clarity of this paragraph.  The last sentence clarifies who 
> agreed that the document should be moved to Historic (which also clarifies 
> some process implications for the RPC).  Please consider whether the 
> following update is acceptable. 
> 
> Original:
>  Note that in parallel to the work of this document, there is ongoing
>   work on MPLS Network Actions (MNA) [RFC9613].  The MPLS performance
>   measurement with the Alternate-Marking method can also be achieved by
>   MNA encapsulation.  In addition, MNA will provide a broader use case
>   applicability.  That means the MNA encapsulation is expected to
>   provide a more advanced solution, when published as an RFC and it is
>   agreed that this document will be made Historic at that time.
> 
> 
> Perhaps: 
>   Note that, at the time of writing, there is ongoing
>   work on MPLS Network Actions (MNAs) [RFC9613]. The MPLS performance
>   measurement with the Alternate-Marking method can also be achieved by
>   MNA encapsulation. In addition, MNA will provide a broader use case
>   applicability. That means the MNA encapsulation is expected to
>   provide a more advanced solution.  The MPLS Working Group has agreed
>   that this document will be made Historic when that solution is published as 
> an RFC.
> 
> Thank you,
> RFC Editor/sg
> 
> 
>> On Feb 10, 2025, at 2:10 PM, Tony Li <tony...@tony.li> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Jim’s memory is correct and the original text is exactly what is intended.
>> 
>> The proposed text is a bit over-ambitious.  [MNA-PM-with-AMM] is still very 
>> much a draft and has not been accepted by the working group, and it is not 
>> at all clear that it will eventually become an RFC.  Other proposals may 
>> happen and may overtake [MNA-PM-with-AMM], so the original text was a bit 
>> more open to account for that kind of outcome.
>> 
>> When there is a successor, yes, there will need to be a separate status 
>> change, following normal procedures.  We are trying to let the reader know 
>> that this change is planned, so that they may adapt accordingly.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Tony
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Feb 10, 2025, at 1:54 PM, Alice Russo - arusso at staff.rfc-editor.org 
>>> <mailforwa...@cloudmails.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Jim (as AD), Tony (as WG chair), 
>>> 
>>> Re: Section 1 of https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9714.txt (details 
>>> below).
>>> 
>>> Jim wrote:
>>>> Yes, a separate status change would need to take place. By agreed it means 
>>>> the WG agreed to it and the expectation is that at some point in the 
>>>> future it will become historic and that will be once MNA becomes an RFC.
>>> 
>>> Is the following text accurate?  We'd like to avoid confusion that the 
>>> decision is already complete (i.e., without a status change expected or 
>>> needed) that RFC 9714 would be moved to Historic when [MNA-PM-with-AMM] is 
>>> published. 
>>> 
>>> Original:
>>> That means the MNA encapsulation is expected to
>>> provide a more advanced solution, when published as an RFC and it is
>>> agreed that this document will be made Historic at that time.
>>> 
>>> Perhaps: 
>>> That means the MNA encapsulation is expected to
>>> provide a more advanced solution.  The MPLS Working Group 
>>> expects that this RFC will be changed to Historic once 
>>> [MNA-PM-with-AMM] is published as an RFC.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thank you.
>>> RFC Editor/ar
>>> 
>>>> On Feb 7, 2025, at 9:52 AM, James Guichard 
>>>> <james.n.guich...@futurewei.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Further, I would like for the mpls-chairs to confirm my 
>>>> understanding/recollection of that text. Tony?
>>>> 
>>>> Jim
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Feb 7, 2025, at 10:38 AM, Alice Russo <aru...@staff.rfc-editor.org> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Jim,
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for your reply. For clarity, the issues with the original sentence 
>>>> (pasted below) are because it is about a status change (e.g., a potential 
>>>> future change from Proposed Standard to Historic) within the RFC series.
>>>> 
>>>> Original:
>>>>> That means the MNA encapsulation is expected to
>>>>> provide a more advanced solution, when published as an RFC and it is
>>>>> agreed that this document will be made Historic at that time.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Specifically, the issues are:
>>>> 1) Unclear when what exactly is "published as an RFC".
>>>> 2) Stating it is already "agreed" that the current document "will be made 
>>>> Historic". We understand that a separate status change process would need 
>>>> to take place.  Please correct us if we've misunderstood.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you.
>>>> RFC Editor/ar
>>> 
>>>> On Feb 7, 2025, at 9:50 AM, James Guichard 
>>>> <james.n.guich...@futurewei.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Alice,
>>>> 
>>>> No, I am not okay with this change but more specifically the last 
>>>> sentence. The introduction of “possibly” is not what was agreed to during 
>>>> review. The original text for the last sentence should stay as-is. I am 
>>>> okay with the other changes.
>>>> 
>>>> Jim
>>>> 
>>>> From: Alice Russo <aru...@staff.rfc-editor.org>
>>>> Date: Friday, February 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
>>>> To: James Guichard <james.n.guich...@futurewei.com>
>>>> Cc: xiao.m...@zte.com.cn <xiao.m...@zte.com.cn>, 程伟强 
>>>> <chengweiqi...@chinamobile.com>, 
>>>> zhoutian...@huawei.com<zhoutian...@huawei.com>, 戴锦友 <d...@fiberhome.com>, 
>>>> yoav.peleg <yoav.pe...@broadcom.com>, mpls-ads <mpls-...@ietf.org>, 
>>>> mpls-chairs <mpls-cha...@ietf.org>, Tony Li <tony...@tony.li>, 
>>>> auth48archive@rfc-ed <auth48archive@rfc-editor.org>, RFC Editor 
>>>> <rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org>
>>>> Subject: AD - Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9714 
>>>> <draft-ietf-mpls-inband-pm-encapsulation-18> for your review
>>>> 
>>>> Jim,
>>>> As AD, please review and let us know if you approve the change in Section 
>>>> 1 detailed below.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you.
>>>> RFC Editor/ar
>>>> 
>>>> On Feb 6, 2025, at 10:16 AM, Alice Russo <aru...@staff.rfc-editor.org> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Xiao Min,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you for your reply. Please review whether the NEW text (based on 
>>>>> your reply) is accurate. To view it in context, please see the files 
>>>>> listed below.
>>>>> 
>>>>> ORIGINAL (the approved I-D):
>>>>> Note that in parallel to the work of this document, there is ongoing
>>>>> work on MPLS Network Actions (MNA) [RFC9613].  The MPLS performance
>>>>> measurement with the Alternate-Marking method can also be achieved by
>>>>> MNA encapsulation.  In addition, MNA will provide a broader use case
>>>>> applicability.  That means the MNA encapsulation is expected to
>>>>> provide a more advanced solution, when published as an RFC and it is
>>>>> agreed that this document will be made Historic at that time.
>>>>> 
>>>>> NEW:
>>>>> Note that in parallel to the work of this document, there is ongoing
>>>>> work, e.g., [MNA-PM-with-AMM], regarding MPLS Network Actions (MNAs)
>>>>> [RFC9613].  The MPLS performance measurement with the Alternate-
>>>>> Marking Method can also be achieved by MNA encapsulation.  In
>>>>> addition, MNA will provide a broader use-case applicability. That
>>>>> means the MNA encapsulation is expected to provide a more advanced
>>>>> solution.  If [MNA-PM-with-AMM] is published as an RFC, the status of
>>>>> this RFC will be reviewed and possibly changed to Historic.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Added informative reference
>>>>> 
>>>>> [MNA-PM-with-AMM]
>>>>>    Cheng, W., Min, X., Gandhi, R., and G. Mirsky, "MNA for
>>>>>    Performance Measurement with Alternate Marking Method",
>>>>>    Work in Progress, Internet-Draft, draft-cx-mpls-mna-
>>>>>    inband-pm-05, 21 October 2024,
>>>>>    <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-cx-mpls-mna-
>>>>>    inband-pm-05>.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Files available:
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9714.txt
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9714.pdf
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9714.html
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9714.xml
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9714-diff.html
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9714-rfcdiff.html (side by side)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Diff of only the most recent changes:
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9714-lastdiff.html
>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9714-lastrfcdiff.html (side by side)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>> RFC Editor/ar
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Feb 6, 2025, at 12:02 AM, xiao.m...@zte.com.cn wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Alice,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thank you for the questions.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Please see inline.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Original
>>>>>> From: AliceRusso <aru...@staff.rfc-editor.org> 
>>>>>> To: 程伟强 
>>>>>> <chengweiqi...@chinamobile.com>;肖敏10093570;zhoutian...@huawei.com 
>>>>>> <zhoutian...@huawei.com>;戴锦友 <d...@fiberhome.com>;yoav.peleg 
>>>>>> <yoav.pe...@broadcom.com>;
>>>>>> Cc: mpls-ads <mpls-...@ietf.org>;mpls-chairs <mpls-cha...@ietf.org>;Tony 
>>>>>> Li <tony...@tony.li>;james.n.guichard 
>>>>>> <james.n.guich...@futurewei.com>;auth48archive@rfc-editor.org 
>>>>>> <auth48archive@rfc-editor.org>;RFC Editor <rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org>;
>>>>>> Date: 2025年02月06日 11:13
>>>>>> Subject: question - Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9714 
>>>>>> <draft-ietf-mpls-inband-pm-encapsulation-18> for your review
>>>>>> Authors,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> As we prepare your document [1] for publication, we have additional 
>>>>>> questions regarding this text.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Section 1:
>>>>>> Note that in parallel to the work of this document, there is ongoing
>>>>>> work on MPLS Network Actions (MNAs) [RFC9613].  The MPLS performance
>>>>>> measurement with the Alternate-Marking Method can also be achieved by
>>>>>> MNA encapsulation.  In addition, MNA will provide a broader use-case
>>>>>> applicability.  That means the MNA encapsulation is expected to
>>>>>> provide a more advanced solution.  Once published as an RFC, it is
>>>>>> agreed that this document will be made Historic.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Please clarify this paragraph, specifically:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> a) Does "ongoing work" refer to draft-ietf-mpls-mna-fwk [2] or RFC 9613? 
>>>>>> The latter seems odd to refer to as "ongoing work". We note that until 
>>>>>> version 17 [3], this sentence cited draft-ietf-mpls-mna-fwk rather than 
>>>>>> RFC 9613 (which was draft-ietf-mpls-mna-requirements):
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Note that in parallel to the work of this document, there is ongoing
>>>>>> work on MPLS Network Actions (MNA) [I-D.ietf-mpls-mna-fwk].
>>>>>> [XM]>>> No. The "ongoing work" refers to MNA encapsulation for MPLS PM 
>>>>>> with AMM (e.g., draft-cx-mpls-mna-inband-pm) , neither 
>>>>>> draft-ietf-mpls-mna-fwk nor RFC 9613. Here the reference to RFC 9613 or 
>>>>>> draft-ietf-mpls-mna-fwk is used to clarify what's MNA.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> b) Does "Once published as an RFC" refer to the "ongoing work"? 
>>>>>> Depending on your answer above, perhaps "Once [MNA-FRAMEWORK] is 
>>>>>> published as an RFC".
>>>>>> [XM]>>> Yes. However, as I said above, the "ongoing work" is neither 
>>>>>> [MNA-FRAMEWORK] nor [MNA-REQUIREMENTS].
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> c) Regarding "this document will be made Historic", is it accurate that 
>>>>>> you are assuming there will be a Status Change for the present document 
>>>>>> (RFC 9714)? If so, then perhaps it's more clear to say "the status of 
>>>>>> this RFC will be reviewed and possibly changed to Historic"?
>>>>>> [XM]>>> Yes. I agree the new text you wrote is more clear.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Xiao Min
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> [1] https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9714.txt [and html and pdf]
>>>>>> [2] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-mpls-mna-fwk/
>>>>>>  (in the RFC Editor queue in EDIT state)
>>>>>> [3] 
>>>>>> https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-mpls-inband-pm-encapsulation-17...txt
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>> RFC Editor/ar
>> 
> 

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