I agree, the RFC editor staff, and Sarah in particular, have done a wonderful 
job.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 11, 2025, at 3:30 PM, Ali Sajassi (sajassi) <saja...@cisco.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Thank you Sarah for all your work and edits during this Auth48 process.
>  
> Regards,
> Ali
>  
> From: Sarah Tarrant <starr...@staff.rfc-editor.org>
> Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
> To: je_dr...@yahoo.com <je_dr...@yahoo.com>, utt...@att.com <utt...@att.com>, 
> jutt...@si.rr.com <jutt...@si.rr.com>, Patrice Brissette (pbrisset) 
> <pbris...@cisco.com>, Ali Sajassi (sajassi) <saja...@cisco.com>, 
> jdr...@juniper.net <jdr...@juniper.net>, sbout...@ciena.com 
> <sbout...@ciena.com>, Jorge Rabadan <jorge.raba...@nokia.com>
> Cc: Matthew Bocci <matthew.bo...@nokia.com>, Gunter van de Velde 
> <gunter.van_de_ve...@nokia.com>, rfc-editor <rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org>, 
> bess-...@ietf.org <bess-...@ietf.org>, bess-cha...@ietf.org 
> <bess-cha...@ietf.org>, <slitkows.i...@gmail.com>, auth48archive 
> <auth48archive@rfc-editor.org>
> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9744 <draft-ietf-bess-evpn-vpws-fxc-12> for 
> your review
> 
> All,
> 
> We have now received all necessary approvals and consider AUTH48 complete:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9744
> 
> Thank you for your attention and guidance during the AUTH48 process.
> 
> We will move this document forward in the publication process at this time.
> 
> Sincerely,
> RFC Editor/st
> 
> > On Mar 10, 2025, at 3:10 PM, je_dr...@yahoo.com wrote:
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Mar 10, 2025, at 4:06 PM, Sarah Tarrant <starr...@staff.rfc-editor.org> 
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi James and John,
> >>
> >> We have updated your email addresses and affiliations accordingly.
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >> RFC Editor/st
> >>
> >>> On Mar 10, 2025, at 2:47 PM, je_dr...@yahoo.com wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Sarah,
> >>>
> >>> Would you please also change my affiliation to ‘Independent’?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> John
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>>>> On Mar 10, 2025, at 12:35 PM, je_dr...@yahoo.com wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks!
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Mar 10, 2025, at 12:14 PM, Sarah Tarrant 
> >>>>> <starr...@staff.rfc-editor.org> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi John,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> We have updated your email address accordingly.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> We will await approvals from each of the parties listed at the AUTH48 
> >>>>> status page prior to moving this document forward in the publication 
> >>>>> process (see https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9744).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thank you,
> >>>>> RFC Editor/st
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Mar 10, 2025, at 8:37 AM, je_dr...@yahoo.com wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Sarah,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Please update my email address in the RFC to be.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> John
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On Mar 10, 2025, at 9:34 AM, Sarah Tarrant 
> >>>>>>>> <starr...@staff.rfc-editor.org> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Hi John and Patrice,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Thank you for your replies. We have marked your approval on the 
> >>>>>>> AUTH48 status page for this document (see 
> >>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9744).
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> John - Apologies for this email chain from not getting to your 
> >>>>>>> correct email. Would you like to have your information in the draft 
> >>>>>>> be updated? Also, the entire email thread for this pending RFC can be 
> >>>>>>> viewed at the IETF Mail Archive: https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> We will await approvals from each of the parties listed at the AUTH48 
> >>>>>>> status page prior to moving this document forward in the publication 
> >>>>>>> process.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Thank you,
> >>>>>>> RFC Editor/st
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On Mar 7, 2025, at 3:52 PM, Patrice Brissette (pbrisset) 
> >>>>>>>> <pbris...@cisco.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Hi everyone,
> >>>>>>>> The document looks very good. Thanks for the hard work from Ali and 
> >>>>>>>> everyone.
> >>>>>>>> I approve it.
> >>>>>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>>>> Patrice Brissette
> >>>>>>>> Distinguished Engineer
> >>>>>>>> Cisco Systems
> >>>>>>>> From: Sarah Tarrant <starr...@staff.rfc-editor.org>
> >>>>>>>> Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 10:09
> >>>>>>>> To: Ali Sajassi (sajassi) <saja...@cisco.com>, Patrice Brissette 
> >>>>>>>> (pbrisset) <pbris...@cisco.com>, utt...@att.com <utt...@att.com>, 
> >>>>>>>> jdr...@juniper.net <jdr...@juniper.net>, sbout...@ciena.com 
> >>>>>>>> <sbout...@ciena.com>, Jorge Rabadan (Nokia) 
> >>>>>>>> <jorge.raba...@nokia.com>, Matthew Bocci (Nokia) 
> >>>>>>>> <matthew.bo...@nokia.com>
> >>>>>>>> Cc: Gunter van de Velde (Nokia) <gunter.van_de_ve...@nokia.com>, 
> >>>>>>>> rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org <rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org>, 
> >>>>>>>> bess-...@ietf.org <bess-...@ietf.org>, bess-cha...@ietf.org 
> >>>>>>>> <bess-cha...@ietf.org>, slitkows.i...@gmail.com 
> >>>>>>>> <slitkows.i...@gmail.com>, auth48archive@rfc-editor.org 
> >>>>>>>> <auth48archive@rfc-editor.org>
> >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9744 
> >>>>>>>> <draft-ietf-bess-evpn-vpws-fxc-12> for your review
> >>>>>>>> Hello all,
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> We have updated the document accordingly and have no further 
> >>>>>>>> questions or comments. We will await approvals from each author 
> >>>>>>>> prior to moving forward in the publication process.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Please review the document carefully to ensure satisfaction as we do 
> >>>>>>>> not make changes once it has been published as an RFC. Contact us 
> >>>>>>>> with any further updates or with your approval of the document in 
> >>>>>>>> its current form.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> The updated files have been posted here (please refresh):
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9744.txt
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9744.pdf
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9744.html
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9744.xml
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> The relevant diff files have been posted here (please refresh):
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9744-diff.html (comprehensive 
> >>>>>>>> diff)
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9744-auth48diff.html (AUTH48 
> >>>>>>>> changes only)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Note that it may be necessary for you to refresh your browser to 
> >>>>>>>> view the most recent version.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> For the AUTH48 status of this document, please see:
> >>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9744
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Thank you,
> >>>>>>>> RFC Editor/st
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> On Mar 6, 2025, at 4:42 AM, Matthew Bocci (Nokia) 
> >>>>>>>>>> <matthew.bo...@nokia.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Hi Sarah, Ali
> >>>>>>>>> This looks good to me.
> >>>>>>>>> Thanks
> >>>>>>>>> Matthew
> >>>>>>>>> From: Sarah Tarrant <starr...@staff.rfc-editor.org>
> >>>>>>>>> Date: Wednesday, 5 March 2025 at 20:14
> >>>>>>>>> To: Ali Sajassi (sajassi) <saja...@cisco.com>, Gunter van de Velde 
> >>>>>>>>> (Nokia) <gunter.van_de_ve...@nokia.com>, Matthew Bocci (Nokia) 
> >>>>>>>>> <matthew.bo...@nokia.com>
> >>>>>>>>> Cc: rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org <rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org>, Patrice 
> >>>>>>>>> Brissette (pbrisset) <pbris...@cisco.com>, utt...@att.com 
> >>>>>>>>> <utt...@att.com>, jdr...@juniper.net <jdr...@juniper.net>, 
> >>>>>>>>> sbout...@ciena.com<sbout...@ciena.com>, Jorge Rabadan (Nokia) 
> >>>>>>>>> <jorge.raba...@nokia.com>,bess-...@ietf.org <bess-...@ietf.org>, 
> >>>>>>>>> bess-cha...@ietf.org <bess-cha...@ietf.org>, 
> >>>>>>>>> slitkows.i...@gmail.com <slitkows.i...@gmail.com>, 
> >>>>>>>>> auth48archive@rfc-editor.org <auth48archive@rfc-editor.org>
> >>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9744 
> >>>>>>>>> <draft-ietf-bess-evpn-vpws-fxc-12> for your review
> >>>>>>>>> [You don't often get email from starr...@staff.rfc-editor.org. 
> >>>>>>>>> Learn why this is important at 
> >>>>>>>>> https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> CAUTION: This is an external email. Please be very careful when 
> >>>>>>>>> clicking links or opening attachments. See the URL nok.it/ext for 
> >>>>>>>>> additional information.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Hi Ali, Gunter, and Matthew,
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Thank you for your replies.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Ali - Thank you for the new proposed text.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Gunter - Thank you for your approval of Ali's proposed text.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Matthew - Are there any objections to Ali's proposed text and 
> >>>>>>>>> document updates? We ask because Ali wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Sarah, if no objections from Matthew and Gunter, then please 
> >>>>>>>>>> update the draft accordingly.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> A)
> >>>>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>>>> Additionally, when the remote ES fails and the PE receives the "mass
> >>>>>>>>> withdrawal" message associated with the failed ES per [RFC7432], a 
> >>>>>>>>> PE
> >>>>>>>>> device can quickly update its BGP list of available remote entries 
> >>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>> invalidate all VPWS service tunnels sharing the ESI field and 
> >>>>>>>>> achieve
> >>>>>>>>> fast convergence for multi-homing scenarios.  Even if fast
> >>>>>>>>> convergence was not needed, there would still be a need for 
> >>>>>>>>> signaling
> >>>>>>>>> each AC failure (via its corresponding VPWS service tunnel)
> >>>>>>>>> associated with the failed ES so that the BGP path list for each of
> >>>>>>>>> them gets updated accordingly and the packets are sent to a backup 
> >>>>>>>>> PE
> >>>>>>>>> (in case of Single-Active multi-homing) or to other PEs in the
> >>>>>>>>> redundancy group (in case of All-Active multi-homing).  In the
> >>>>>>>>> absence of updating the BGP path list, the traffic for that VPWS
> >>>>>>>>> service tunnel will be black-holed.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Proposed:
> >>>>>>>>> Additionally, when the remote ES fails and the PE receives the "mass
> >>>>>>>>> withdrawal" message associated with the failed ES per [RFC7432], a 
> >>>>>>>>> PE
> >>>>>>>>> device can quickly update its next-hop adjacency list (adjacency 
> >>>>>>>>> list)
> >>>>>>>>> for all VPWS service tunnels sharing the ESI field and achieve
> >>>>>>>>> fast convergence for multi-homing scenarios.  Even if fast
> >>>>>>>>> convergence was not needed, there would still be a need for 
> >>>>>>>>> signaling
> >>>>>>>>> each AC failure (via its corresponding VPWS service tunnel)
> >>>>>>>>> associated with the failed ES so that the adjacency list
> >>>>>>>>> gets updated and the packets are sent to a backup PE
> >>>>>>>>> (in case of Single-Active multi-homing) or to other PEs in the
> >>>>>>>>> redundancy group (in case of All-Active multi-homing). In the
> >>>>>>>>> absence of updating the adjacency list properly, the
> >>>>>>>>> traffic for that VPWS service tunnel will be dropped by the egress 
> >>>>>>>>> PE with a failed ES/AC.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> B)
> >>>>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>>>> *  Default FXC (Figure 1): In the default mode, a VLAN or AC failure
> >>>>>>>>> is not signaled.  Consequently, in case of an AC failure, such as
> >>>>>>>>> VID1 on CE2, there is nothing to prevent PE3 from directing
> >>>>>>>>> traffic from CE4 to PE1, leading to a potential black hole.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Proposed:
> >>>>>>>>> *  Default FXC (Figure 1): In the default mode, a VLAN or AC failure
> >>>>>>>>> is not signaled.  Consequently, in case of an AC failure, such as
> >>>>>>>>> VID1 on CE2, there is nothing to prevent PE3 from directing
> >>>>>>>>> traffic from CE4 to PE1, leading to a potential packet loss at the 
> >>>>>>>>> egress
> >>>>>>>>> PE with a failed AC.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> C)
> >>>>>>>>> Replace all instances of the following terms with "adjacency list":
> >>>>>>>>> BGP list
> >>>>>>>>> BGP path list
> >>>>>>>>> path list
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
> >>>>>>>>> RFC Editor/st
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> On Mar 5, 2025, at 1:16 PM, Ali Sajassi (sajassi) 
> >>>>>>>>>> <saja...@cisco.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks Gunter!
> >>>>>>>>>> Sarah, can you please update the draft based on the proposed text.
> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks very much,
> >>>>>>>>>> Ali
> >>>>>>>>>> From: Gunter van de Velde (Nokia) <gunter.van_de_ve...@nokia.com>
> >>>>>>>>>> Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
> >>>>>>>>>> To: Ali Sajassi (sajassi) <saja...@cisco.com>, Matthew Bocci 
> >>>>>>>>>> (Nokia) <matthew.bo...@nokia.com>, Sarah Tarrant 
> >>>>>>>>>> <starr...@staff.rfc-editor.org>, Ali Sajassi (sajassi) 
> >>>>>>>>>> <sajassi=40cisco....@dmarc.ietf.org>
> >>>>>>>>>> Cc: rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org <rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org>, Patrice 
> >>>>>>>>>> Brissette (pbrisset) <pbris...@cisco.com>, utt...@att.com 
> >>>>>>>>>> <utt...@att.com>, jdr...@juniper.net <jdr...@juniper.net>, 
> >>>>>>>>>> sbout...@ciena.com <sbout...@ciena.com>, Jorge Rabadan (Nokia) 
> >>>>>>>>>> <jorge.raba...@nokia.com>, bess-...@ietf.org <bess-...@ietf.org>, 
> >>>>>>>>>> bess-cha...@ietf.org <bess-cha...@ietf.org>, 
> >>>>>>>>>> slitkows.i...@gmail.com <slitkows.i...@gmail.com>, 
> >>>>>>>>>> auth48archive@rfc-editor.org <auth48archive@rfc-editor.org>
> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: RE: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9744 
> >>>>>>>>>> <draft-ietf-bess-evpn-vpws-fxc-12> for your review
> >>>>>>>>>> Ali,
> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks. This sounds good to me, and approved. It describes the 
> >>>>>>>>>> failure impacts more accurately.
> >>>>>>>>>> G/
> >>>>>>>>>> From: Ali Sajassi (sajassi) <saja...@cisco.com>
> >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 4:44 AM
> >>>>>>>>>> To: Matthew Bocci (Nokia) <matthew.bo...@nokia.com>; Gunter van de 
> >>>>>>>>>> Velde (Nokia) <gunter.van_de_ve...@nokia.com>; Sarah Tarrant 
> >>>>>>>>>> <starr...@staff.rfc-editor.org>; Ali Sajassi (sajassi) 
> >>>>>>>>>> <sajassi=40cisco....@dmarc.ietf.org>
> >>>>>>>>>> Cc: rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org; Patrice Brissette (pbrisset) 
> >>>>>>>>>> <pbris...@cisco.com>; utt...@att.com; jdr...@juniper.net; 
> >>>>>>>>>> sbout...@ciena.com; Jorge Rabadan (Nokia) 
> >>>>>>>>>> <jorge.raba...@nokia.com>; bess-...@ietf.org; 
> >>>>>>>>>> bess-cha...@ietf.org; slitkows.i...@gmail.com; 
> >>>>>>>>>> auth48archive@rfc-editor.org
> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9744 
> >>>>>>>>>> <draft-ietf-bess-evpn-vpws-fxc-12> for your review
> >>>>>>>>>> CAUTION: This is an external email. Please be very careful when 
> >>>>>>>>>> clicking links or opening attachments. See the URL nok.it/ext for 
> >>>>>>>>>> additional information.
> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Matthew, Gunter:  Thanks for your input. In the context of the 
> >>>>>>>>>> failure scenarios that is being discussed, there won’t be a 
> >>>>>>>>>> routing loop or other misrouting but rather a traffic loss (aka 
> >>>>>>>>>> black hole). I think for better clarification,  the term “next-hop 
> >>>>>>>>>> adjacencies” needs to be used instead of “BGP path list”. So, I’d 
> >>>>>>>>>> like to purpose the following changes:
> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Sarah, if no objections from Matthew and Gunter, then please 
> >>>>>>>>>> update the draft accordingly.
> >>>>>>>>>> ORIGINAL#1:
> >>>>>>>>>> Additionally, when the remote ES fails and the PE receives the 
> >>>>>>>>>> "mass
> >>>>>>>>>> withdrawal" message associated with the failed ES per [RFC7432], a 
> >>>>>>>>>> PE
> >>>>>>>>>> device can quickly update its BGP list of available remote entries 
> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>> invalidate all VPWS service tunnels sharing the ESI field and 
> >>>>>>>>>> achieve
> >>>>>>>>>> fast convergence for multi-homing scenarios.  Even if fast
> >>>>>>>>>> convergence was not needed, there would still be a need for 
> >>>>>>>>>> signaling
> >>>>>>>>>> each AC failure (via its corresponding VPWS service tunnel)
> >>>>>>>>>> associated with the failed ES so that the BGP path list for each of
> >>>>>>>>>> them gets updated accordingly and the packets are sent to a backup 
> >>>>>>>>>> PE
> >>>>>>>>>> (in case of Single-Active multi-homing) or to other PEs in the
> >>>>>>>>>> redundancy group (in case of All-Active multi-homing).  In the
> >>>>>>>>>> absence of updating the BGP path list, the traffic for that VPWS
> >>>>>>>>>> service tunnel will be black-holed.
> >>>>>>>>>> PROPOSED#1:
> >>>>>>>>>> Additionally, when the remote ES fails and the PE receives the 
> >>>>>>>>>> "mass
> >>>>>>>>>> withdrawal" message associated with the failed ES per [RFC7432], a 
> >>>>>>>>>> PE
> >>>>>>>>>> device can quickly update its next-hop adjacency list (adjacency 
> >>>>>>>>>> list)
> >>>>>>>>>> for all VPWS service tunnels sharing the ESI field and achieve
> >>>>>>>>>> fast convergence for multi-homing scenarios.  Even if fast
> >>>>>>>>>> convergence was not needed, there would still be a need for 
> >>>>>>>>>> signaling
> >>>>>>>>>> each AC failure (via its corresponding VPWS service tunnel)
> >>>>>>>>>> associated with the failed ES so that the adjacency list
> >>>>>>>>>> gets updated and the packets are sent to a backup PE
> >>>>>>>>>> (in case of Single-Active multi-homing) or to other PEs in the
> >>>>>>>>>> redundancy group (in case of All-Active multi-homing). In the
> >>>>>>>>>> absence of updating the adjacency list properly, the
> >>>>>>>>>> traffic for that VPWS service tunnel will be dropped by the    
> >>>>>>>>>> egress PE with a failed ES/AC.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> ORIGINAL#2:
> >>>>>>>>>> *  Default FXC (Figure 1): In the default mode, a VLAN or AC 
> >>>>>>>>>> failure
> >>>>>>>>>> is not signaled.  Consequently, in case of an AC failure, such as
> >>>>>>>>>> VID1 on CE2, there is nothing to prevent PE3 from directing
> >>>>>>>>>> traffic from CE4 to PE1, leading to a potential black hole.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> PROPOSED#2:
> >>>>>>>>>> *  Default FXC (Figure 1): In the default mode, a VLAN or AC 
> >>>>>>>>>> failure
> >>>>>>>>>> is not signaled.  Consequently, in case of an AC failure, such as
> >>>>>>>>>> VID1 on CE2, there is nothing to prevent PE3 from directing
> >>>>>>>>>> traffic from CE4 to PE1, leading to a potential packet loss at the 
> >>>>>>>>>> egress
> >>>>>>>>>> PE with a failed AC.
> >>>>>>>>>> Also please replace all instances of  “BGP list” or “BGP path 
> >>>>>>>>>> list” or “path list” with “adjacency list” throughout the document.
> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> >>>>>>>>>> Ali
> >>>>>>>>>> From: Matthew Bocci (Nokia) <matthew.bo...@nokia.com>
> >>>>>>>>>> Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
> >>>>>>>>>> To: Gunter van de Velde (Nokia) <gunter.van_de_ve...@nokia.com>, 
> >>>>>>>>>> Sarah Tarrant <starr...@staff.rfc-editor.org>, Ali Sajassi 
> >>>>>>>>>> (sajassi) <sajassi=40cisco....@dmarc.ietf.org>
> >>>>>>>>>> Cc: rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org <rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org>, Patrice 
> >>>>>>>>>> Brissette (pbrisset) <pbris...@cisco.com>, utt...@att.com 
> >>>>>>>>>> <utt...@att.com>,jdr...@juniper.net <jdr...@juniper.net>, 
> >>>>>>>>>> sbout...@ciena.com<sbout...@ciena.com>, Jorge Rabadan (Nokia) 
> >>>>>>>>>> <jorge.raba...@nokia.com>, Ali Sajassi (sajassi) 
> >>>>>>>>>> <saja...@cisco.com>, bess-...@ietf.org <bess-...@ietf.org>, 
> >>>>>>>>>> bess-cha...@ietf.org 
> >>>>>>>>>> <bess-cha...@ietf.org>,slitkows.i...@gmail.com 
> >>>>>>>>>> <slitkows.i...@gmail.com>, auth48archive@rfc-editor.org 
> >>>>>>>>>> <auth48archive@rfc-editor.org>
> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9744 
> >>>>>>>>>> <draft-ietf-bess-evpn-vpws-fxc-12> for your review
> >>>>>>>>>> I am not sure “pathologies” is the right word here. Can I suggest 
> >>>>>>>>>> rephrasing that sentence to “potential routing loops or other 
> >>>>>>>>>> conditions where traffic is unintentionally misrouted or 
> >>>>>>>>>> discarded.”
> >>>>>>>>>> Matthew
> >>>>>>>>>> From: Gunter van de Velde (Nokia) <gunter.van_de_ve...@nokia.com>
> >>>>>>>>>> Date: Tuesday, 4 March 2025 at 12:37
> >>>>>>>>>> To: Sarah Tarrant <starr...@staff.rfc-editor.org>, Ali Sajassi 
> >>>>>>>>>> (sajassi) <sajassi=40cisco....@dmarc.ietf.org>
> >>>>>>>>>> Cc: rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org <rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org>, Patrice 
> >>>>>>>>>> Brissette (pbrisset) <pbris...@cisco.com>, utt...@att.com 
> >>>>>>>>>> <utt...@att.com>,jdr...@juniper.net <jdr...@juniper.net>, 
> >>>>>>>>>> sbout...@ciena.com<sbout...@ciena.com>, Jorge Rabadan (Nokia) 
> >>>>>>>>>> <jorge.raba...@nokia.com>, Ali Sajassi (sajassi) 
> >>>>>>>>>> <saja...@cisco.com>, bess-...@ietf.org <bess-...@ietf.org>, 
> >>>>>>>>>> bess-cha...@ietf.org 
> >>>>>>>>>> <bess-cha...@ietf.org>,slitkows.i...@gmail.com 
> >>>>>>>>>> <slitkows.i...@gmail.com>, auth48archive@rfc-editor.org 
> >>>>>>>>>> <auth48archive@rfc-editor.org>
> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: RE: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9744 
> >>>>>>>>>> <draft-ietf-bess-evpn-vpws-fxc-12> for your review
> >>>>>>>>>> Hi All,
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> For example, please consider whether the following should be 
> >>>>>>>>>>> updated:
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> black hole
> >>>>>>>>>>> block-holed
> >>>>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali> I would prefer “black hole” and “black holed”
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Aloi, All, From an inclusiveness language would the following work?
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> ORIGINAL#1:
> >>>>>>>>>> In the
> >>>>>>>>>> absence of updating the BGP path list, the traffic for that VPWS
> >>>>>>>>>> service tunnel will be black-holed.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> PROPOSED#1:
> >>>>>>>>>> In the
> >>>>>>>>>> absence of updating the BGP path list, the traffic for that VPWS
> >>>>>>>>>> service tunnel will ***suffer from routing loops, misrouting or 
> >>>>>>>>>> other pathologies***.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> ORIGINAL#2:
> >>>>>>>>>> *  Default FXC (Figure 1): In the default mode, a VLAN or AC 
> >>>>>>>>>> failure
> >>>>>>>>>> is not signaled.  Consequently, in case of an AC failure, such as
> >>>>>>>>>> VID1 on CE2, there is nothing to prevent PE3 from directing
> >>>>>>>>>> traffic from CE4 to PE1, leading to a potential black hole.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> PROPOSED#2:
> >>>>>>>>>> *  Default FXC (Figure 1): In the default mode, a VLAN or AC 
> >>>>>>>>>> failure
> >>>>>>>>>> is not signaled.  Consequently, in case of an AC failure, such as
> >>>>>>>>>> VID1 on CE2, there is nothing to prevent PE3 from directing
> >>>>>>>>>> traffic from CE4 to PE1, leading to ***potential routing loops, 
> >>>>>>>>>> misrouting or other pathologies***.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> G/
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>>>> From: Sarah Tarrant <starr...@staff.rfc-editor.org>
> >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 3, 2025 6:08 PM
> >>>>>>>>>> To: Ali Sajassi (sajassi) <sajassi=40cisco....@dmarc.ietf.org>
> >>>>>>>>>> Cc: rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org; Patrice Brissette (pbrisset) 
> >>>>>>>>>> <pbris...@cisco.com>;utt...@att.com; jdr...@juniper.net; 
> >>>>>>>>>> sbout...@ciena.com; Jorge Rabadan (Nokia) 
> >>>>>>>>>> <jorge.raba...@nokia.com>; Ali Sajassi (sajassi) 
> >>>>>>>>>> <saja...@cisco.com>; bess-...@ietf.org; bess-cha...@ietf.org; 
> >>>>>>>>>> slitkows.i...@gmail.com; Gunter van de Velde (Nokia) 
> >>>>>>>>>> <gunter.van_de_ve...@nokia.com>; auth48archive@rfc-editor.org
> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9744 
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> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Ali,
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your reply. We have updated the document accordingly.
> >>>>>>>>>>
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> >>>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9744
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> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you,
> >>>>>>>>>> RFC Editor/st
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> On Feb 28, 2025, at 12:01 AM, Ali Sajassi (sajassi) 
> >>>>>>>>>>> <sajassi=40cisco....@dmarc.ietf.org> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Dear RFC-Editor,
> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks you for your recommendations, please refer to my comments 
> >>>>>>>>>>> inline marked with “Ali>” . Once they are incorporated, I will be 
> >>>>>>>>>>> happy to approve it.
> >>>>>>>>>>> From: rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org <rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
> >>>>>>>>>>> To: Ali Sajassi (sajassi) <saja...@cisco.com>, Patrice Brissette
> >>>>>>>>>>> (pbrisset) <pbris...@cisco.com>, utt...@att.com <utt...@att.com>,
> >>>>>>>>>>> jdr...@juniper.net<jdr...@juniper.net>, sbout...@ciena.com
> >>>>>>>>>>> <sbout...@ciena.com>, jorge.raba...@nokia.com
> >>>>>>>>>>> <jorge.raba...@nokia.com>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Cc: rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org <rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org>,
> >>>>>>>>>>> bess-...@ietf.org<bess-...@ietf.org>, bess-cha...@ietf.org
> >>>>>>>>>>> <bess-cha...@ietf.org>, slitkows.i...@gmail.com
> >>>>>>>>>>> <slitkows.i...@gmail.com>, gunter.van_de_ve...@nokia.com
> >>>>>>>>>>> <gunter.van_de_ve...@nokia.com>,auth48archive@rfc-editor.org
> >>>>>>>>>>> <auth48archive@rfc-editor.org>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9744 
> >>>>>>>>>>> <draft-ietf-bess-evpn-vpws-fxc-12>
> >>>>>>>>>>> for your review Authors,
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> While reviewing this document during AUTH48, please resolve (as 
> >>>>>>>>>>> necessary) the following questions, which are also in the XML 
> >>>>>>>>>>> file.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> 1) <!-- [rfced] Please note that the title of the document has 
> >>>>>>>>>>> been
> >>>>>>>>>>> updated as follows. Abbreviations have been expanded per Section 
> >>>>>>>>>>> 3.6
> >>>>>>>>>>> of RFC 7322 ("RFC Style Guide"). Please review.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>>>>>> EVPN VPWS Flexible Cross-Connect Service
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Current:
> >>>>>>>>>>> EVPN Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS) Flexible Cross-Connect 
> >>>>>>>>>>> (FXC)
> >>>>>>>>>>> Service
> >>>>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali> That’ fine.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> 2) <!-- [rfced] We're having trouble understanding "can designate 
> >>>>>>>>>>> on"
> >>>>>>>>>>> in the text below. Should this be updated to "can designate"?
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>>>>>> [RFC8214] describes a solution to deliver P2P services using BGP
> >>>>>>>>>>> constructs defined in [RFC7432].  It delivers this P2P service
> >>>>>>>>>>> between a pair of Attachment Circuits (ACs), where an AC can
> >>>>>>>>>>> designate on a PE, a port, a VLAN on a port, or a group of VLANs 
> >>>>>>>>>>> on a
> >>>>>>>>>>> port.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
> >>>>>>>>>>> [RFC8214] describes a solution to deliver P2P services using BGP
> >>>>>>>>>>> constructs defined in [RFC7432].  It delivers this P2P service
> >>>>>>>>>>> between a pair of Attachment Circuits (ACs), where an AC can
> >>>>>>>>>>> designate a PE, a port, a VLAN on a port, or a group of VLANs on a
> >>>>>>>>>>> port.
> >>>>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali> It should be changed to “…, where an AC on a PE can 
> >>>>>>>>>>> represent a port, a VLAN on a port, or a group of VLANs on a 
> >>>>>>>>>>> port.”
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> 3) <!--[rfced] To have a 1:1 matchup between the following
> >>>>>>>>>>> abbreviations and their expansions, may we update as follows?
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ethernet A-D:  Ethernet Auto-Discovery (A-D) per EVI and Ethernet 
> >>>>>>>>>>> A-D
> >>>>>>>>>>> per ESI routes, as defined in [RFC7432] and [RFC8214].
> >>>>>>>>>>> ...
> >>>>>>>>>>> PE:  Provider Edge device
> >>>>>>>>>>> ...
> >>>>>>>>>>> VRF:  VPN Routing and Forwarding table
> >>>>>>>>>>> ...
> >>>>>>>>>>> IP-VRF:  VPN Routing and Forwarding table, for IP lookup
> >>>>>>>>>>> ...
> >>>>>>>>>>> MAC-VRF:  VPN Routing and Forwarding table, for MAC lookup
> >>>>>>>>>>> ...
> >>>>>>>>>>> VID-VRF:  VPN Routing and Forwarding table, for Normalized VID
> >>>>>>>>>>> lookup
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ethernet A-D:  Ethernet Auto-Discovery (per EVI and per ESI 
> >>>>>>>>>>> routes,
> >>>>>>>>>>> as defined in [RFC7432] and [RFC8214])
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali> also use “or” instead of “and”:  “ Ethernet A-D:  Ethernet 
> >>>>>>>>>>> Auto-Discovery (per EVI or per ESI routes, as defined in 
> >>>>>>>>>>> [RFC7432] and [RFC8214])”
> >>>>>>>>>>> ...
> >>>>>>>>>>> PE:  Provider Edge
> >>>>>>>>>>> ...
> >>>>>>>>>>> VRF:  VPN Routing and Forwarding
> >>>>>>>>>>> ...
> >>>>>>>>>>> IP-VRF:  VPN Routing and Forwarding for IP lookup
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> MAC-VRF:  VPN Routing and Forwarding for MAC lookup
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> VID-VRF:  VPN Routing and Forwarding for normalized VID lookup
> >>>>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> 4) <!-- [rfced] We were unable to find exactly "12-bit VPWS 
> >>>>>>>>>>> service
> >>>>>>>>>>> instance identifiers" in [RFC8214]. We did find the following in 
> >>>>>>>>>>> Section 3 of [RFC8214]:
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> The VPWS service instance identifier value MAY be set to a 24-bit 
> >>>>>>>>>>> value,
> >>>>>>>>>>> and when a 24-bit value is used, it MUST be right-aligned.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> For a more accurate citation, may we update to something like the 
> >>>>>>>>>>> following?
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Current:
> >>>>>>>>>>> As stated in [RFC8214], 12-bit and 24-bit VPWS service instance 
> >>>>>>>>>>> identifiers
> >>>>>>>>>>> representing normalized VIDs MUST be right-aligned.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
> >>>>>>>>>>> 24-bit VPWS service instance identifiers [RFC8214] as well as 
> >>>>>>>>>>> 12-bit
> >>>>>>>>>>> VPWS service instance identifiers representing normalized VIDs 
> >>>>>>>>>>> MUST
> >>>>>>>>>>> be right-aligned.
> >>>>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali> That’s fine.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> 5) <!--[rfced] To clarify the numbered list, we have updated this
> >>>>>>>>>>> sentence in Section 3.2. Please review and ensure that the 
> >>>>>>>>>>> intended
> >>>>>>>>>>> meaning has not changed. Note that we have made a similar update 
> >>>>>>>>>>> to a
> >>>>>>>>>>> sentence in Section 3.3.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>>>>>> Additionally, this route
> >>>>>>>>>>> is sent with the EVPN Layer-2 Extended Community defined in
> >>>>>>>>>>> Section 3.1 of [RFC8214] with two new flags (outlined in Section 
> >>>>>>>>>>> 4)
> >>>>>>>>>>> that indicate: 1) this VPWS service tunnel is for the default
> >>>>>>>>>>> Flexible Cross-Connect, and 2) the normalized VID type (single 
> >>>>>>>>>>> versus
> >>>>>>>>>>> double).
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Current:
> >>>>>>>>>>> Additionally, this route
> >>>>>>>>>>> is sent with the EVPN Layer 2 Extended Community defined in
> >>>>>>>>>>> Section 3.1 of [RFC8214] with two new flags (outlined in Section 
> >>>>>>>>>>> 4)
> >>>>>>>>>>> that indicate: 1) this VPWS service tunnel for the default
> >>>>>>>>>>> Flexible Cross-Connect and 2) the normalized VID type (single 
> >>>>>>>>>>> versus
> >>>>>>>>>>> double).
> >>>>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali>  Please change it to: “…  1) the VPW service tunnel (set to 
> >>>>>>>>>>> default Flexible Cross-Connect) and 2) the normalized VID type 
> >>>>>>>>>>> (set to normalized single-VID or double-VID)”
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> 6) <!--[rfced] Please note that a slash (/) can mean "and", "or", 
> >>>>>>>>>>> or "and/or".
> >>>>>>>>>>> We have updated it to "and" in the text below for clarity. Please
> >>>>>>>>>>> review and let us know if any further updates are needed.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>>>>>> In this mode of operation, similar to the default FXC mode 
> >>>>>>>>>>> described
> >>>>>>>>>>> in Section 3.2, many normalized VIDs representing ACs across 
> >>>>>>>>>>> several
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ethernet Segments/interfaces are multiplexed into a single EVPN 
> >>>>>>>>>>> VPWS
> >>>>>>>>>>> service tunnel.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Current:
> >>>>>>>>>>> In this mode of operation, similar to the default FXC mode 
> >>>>>>>>>>> described
> >>>>>>>>>>> in Section 3.2, many normalized VIDs representing ACs across 
> >>>>>>>>>>> several
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ethernet Segments and interfaces are multiplexed into a single 
> >>>>>>>>>>> EVPN VPWS
> >>>>>>>>>>> service tunnel.
> >>>>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali> That’s fine.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> 7) <!--[rfced] May we remove "service" after "FXC" in the 
> >>>>>>>>>>> following sentence?
> >>>>>>>>>>> Additionally, please note that we have numbered the items listed 
> >>>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>> improve readability.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>>>>>> However, only two VPWS
> >>>>>>>>>>> Service Tunnels are required: VPWS Service Tunnel 1 (sv.T1) 
> >>>>>>>>>>> between
> >>>>>>>>>>> PE1's FXC service and PE3's FXC, and VPWS Service Tunnel 2 (sv.T2)
> >>>>>>>>>>> between PE2's FXC and PE3's FXC.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
> >>>>>>>>>>> However, only two VPWS
> >>>>>>>>>>> Service Tunnels are required: 1) VPWS Service Tunnel 1 (sv.T1) 
> >>>>>>>>>>> between
> >>>>>>>>>>> PE1's FXC and PE3's FXC and 2) VPWS Service Tunnel 2 (sv.T2)
> >>>>>>>>>>> between PE2's FXC and PE3's FXC.
> >>>>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali> That’s fine.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> 8) <!--[rfced] May we update the following acronyms and their
> >>>>>>>>>>> expansions to better reflect the text in RFC 5885?
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>>>>>> The failure detection of an EVPN VPWS service can be performed via
> >>>>>>>>>>> OAM mechanisms such as VCCV-BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding 
> >>>>>>>>>>> Detection
> >>>>>>>>>>> for the Pseudowire Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification,
> >>>>>>>>>>> [RFC5885]) and upon such failure detection, the switch over 
> >>>>>>>>>>> procedure
> >>>>>>>>>>> to the backup S-PE is the same as the one described above.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
> >>>>>>>>>>> The failure detection of an EVPN VPWS service can be performed via
> >>>>>>>>>>> OAM mechanisms such as Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
> >>>>>>>>>>> for the pesudowire Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification 
> >>>>>>>>>>> (VCCV)
> >>>>>>>>>>> [RFC5885], and upon such failure detection, the switch over 
> >>>>>>>>>>> procedure
> >>>>>>>>>>> to the backup S-PE is the same as the one described above.
> >>>>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali> That’s fine.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> 9) <!-- [rfced] Terminology
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> A) To match usage in RFC 8214, may we update the following terms 
> >>>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>> the format on the right?
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> single-active > Single-Active
> >>>>>>>>>>> all-active > All-Active
> >>>>>>>>>>> EVPN VPWS > EVPN-VPWS
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ethernet A-D per EVI route > Ethernet A-D per-EVI route Ethernet 
> >>>>>>>>>>> A-D
> >>>>>>>>>>> per ES route > Ethernet A-D per-ES route VLAN-bundle > VLAN bundle
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali> Please do so.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> B) Throughout the text, the following terminology appears to be 
> >>>>>>>>>>> used
> >>>>>>>>>>> inconsistently. May we update them to the format on the right?
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Normalized VID > normalized VID
> >>>>>>>>>>> VLAN-signaled flexible cross-connect > VLAN-signaled FXC 
> >>>>>>>>>>> VLAN-signaled
> >>>>>>>>>>> Flexible Cross-Connect > VLAN-signaled FXC
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali> Please do so.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> C) Since RFC 8214 uses "EVPN Layer 2 Attributes Extended 
> >>>>>>>>>>> Community",
> >>>>>>>>>>> should the following terms be update to match? We ask because of 
> >>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>> possible addition of "Attributes".
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> EVPN Layer 2 Extended Community (Sections 3.2 and 3.3) EVPN Layer 
> >>>>>>>>>>> 2
> >>>>>>>>>>> attribute extended community (Section 4)
> >>>>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali> Please update to match RFC 8214.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> 10) <!--[rfced] Abbreviations
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> A) FYI - We have added expansions for the following abbreviations 
> >>>>>>>>>>> per
> >>>>>>>>>>> Section 3.6 of RFC 7322 ("RFC Style Guide"). Please review each
> >>>>>>>>>>> expansion in the document carefully to ensure correctness.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Autonomous System (AS)
> >>>>>>>>>>> Switching Provider Edge (S-PE)
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali>  Please change S-PE to PE. I don’t think you need to expand 
> >>>>>>>>>>> PE as it has been used many times previously.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> B) Both the expansion and the acronym for Ethernet Segment (ES) 
> >>>>>>>>>>> are
> >>>>>>>>>>> used throughout the document. Would you like to update to using 
> >>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>> expansion upon first usage and the acronym for the rest of the 
> >>>>>>>>>>> document for consistency?
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali> Please do so.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> C) We note that "FXC" appears to be expanded in different ways
> >>>>>>>>>>> throughout the document. May we update all these instances to be 
> >>>>>>>>>>> "Flexible Cross-Connect"
> >>>>>>>>>>> for consistency?
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Flexible Xconnect
> >>>>>>>>>>> Flexible Cross Connect
> >>>>>>>>>>> Flexible Cross-Connect
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali> Please do so.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> D) We note that "VCCV" is expaned in two different ways in this 
> >>>>>>>>>>> document.
> >>>>>>>>>>> Please review and let us know which version should be updated for
> >>>>>>>>>>> consistency.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification  Virtual Circuit 
> >>>>>>>>>>> Connection
> >>>>>>>>>>> Verification
> >>>>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali> The top one – ie., Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> 11) <!-- [rfced] Please review the "Inclusive Language" portion 
> >>>>>>>>>>> of the
> >>>>>>>>>>> online Style Guide
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> >>>>>>>>>>> and let us know if any changes are needed.  Updates of this nature
> >>>>>>>>>>> typically result in more precise language, which is helpful for 
> >>>>>>>>>>> readers.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> For example, please consider whether the following should be 
> >>>>>>>>>>> updated:
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> black hole
> >>>>>>>>>>> block-holed
> >>>>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali> I would prefer “black hole” and “black holed”
> >>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>>>>>>> Ali
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Thank you.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> RFC Editor/st/ap
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> On Feb 26, 2025, at 2:29 PM, rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>
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> >>>>>>>>>>> RFC9744 (draft-ietf-bess-evpn-vpws-fxc-12)
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Title            : EVPN VPWS Flexible Cross-Connect Service
> >>>>>>>>>>> Author(s)        : A. Sajassi, P. Brissette, J. Uttaro, J. Drake, 
> >>>>>>>>>>> S. Boutros, J. Rabadan
> >>>>>>>>>>> WG Chair(s)      : Matthew Bocci, Stephane Litkowski, Zhaohui 
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