Thanks Jeffrey for clarification, I have better understanding on your document.
I suggest to add clarity to the text from two perspectives:
1. Highlight the assumption difference between mechanism proposed in RFC6514 
and one proposed in this draft, e.g., in this draft, it doesn't require MSDP 
session to be established between PEs while RFC6514 allows this, that is why we 
applied different policy on different network elements.
2. Clarify only one PE exist in the MSDP mesh group
See comments marked with [Qin2]
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Hi Qin,

Please see zzh2> below for clarifications.

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Hi Qin,

Thank you for your review and comments. Let me share a diff to see if it 
addresses the issues, before I post a revision.

Please see zzh> below.

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Reviewer: Qin Wu
Review result: Ready

Reviewer: Qin Wu
Review result: Ready with nits

I have reviewed this document as part of the Operational directorate's ongoing 
effort to review all IETF documents being processed by the IESG.  These 
comments were written with the intent of improving the operational aspects of 
the IETF drafts. Comments that are not addressed in last call may be included 
in AD reviews during the IESG review.  Document editors and WG chairs should 
treat these comments just like any other last call comments.

This document describes how to convey the RP address information into the MVPN 
Source Active route using an Extended Community so this information can be 
shared with an existing MSDP infrastructure. It provides an update to RFC6514.

Major issues:
None

Minor issues:
I am wondering how MVPN and MSDP SA Interoperation is back compatible with 
existing source  discovery information dissemination methods? Is there any 
downside to make MVPN SA and MSDP SA work together.

Zzh> There is no downside. The RFC6514 specified MSDP SA -> MVPN SA but is 
missing the other direction (MVPN SA -> MSDP SA), which causes lots of 
headache. This document is to add the missing part, as explained in 
introduction section.
Zzh> The only backwards compatibility issue is with a scenario further 
explained at the end of this message - where PE2 is a legacy PE that does not 
attach the EC.

[Qin]: Thank for clarification, I am little bit worried about this, with the 
magic policy control, we can solve all the backward compatibility issues,:-)
Zzh2> Well at this time we don't foresee other issues 😊
[Qin2]:How about "rpt-spt" mode which is beyond scope of this document. I don't 
investigate this.
Section 1:
Suggest to add term for GTM, RPT, C-Multicast

Zzh> Added.

Section 3
When we say MVPN Pes that have one or more MSDP session in a VPN, does this 
statement contradict with “VPN-specific MSDP sessions are not required among 
the PEs”?

zzh> The MSDP session that the PEs have are with other non-PE MSDP speakers but 
not among themselves, so it does not contradict with that quoted text.

[Qin]:Without your clarification, I feel MVPN PEs will only establish MSDP 
session with other PEs in a VPN, rather than non-PE MSDP speakers? Can you add 
text to make this clear?

Zzh2> Section 1 does say the following:

   ... One or more of the
   PEs, say PE1, either act as a C-RP and learn of (C-S,C-G) via PIM
   Register messages, or have MSDP sessions with some MSDP peers and <====
   learn (C-S,C-G) via MSDP SA messages...
[Qin2]: without your clarification or familiar with the context of RFC6514, I 
will believe MSDP can be either PE2 or non PE elements.

   [RFC6514] only specifies that a PE receiving the MVPN SA routes, say
   PE2, will advertise (C-S,C-G) C-multicast routes if it has
   corresponding (C-*,C-G) state learnt from its CE.  PE2 may also have
   MSDP sessions with other C-RPs at its site,                                  
                <====
[Qin2]: In the VPN membership context, I will assume C-RPs can be PE1, but of 
course I am wrong.
Zzh2> MVPN PEs establishing MSDP sessions with other non-PE devices is a common 
practice in RFC6514, so we should not need to call it again.
[Qin2]: I think having some text to clarify MSDP peers or C-RPS as MSDP 
speakers is non-PE elements will have no harm, e.g.,
OLD TEXT:
"
   The MVPN PEs that act as customer RPs or have one or more MSDP
   sessions in a VPN (or the global table in case of GTM) are treated as
   an MSDP mesh group for that VPN (or the global table).  In the rest
   of the document, it is referred to as the PE mesh group.  It MUST NOT
   include other MSDP speakers, and is integrated into the rest of MSDP
   infrastructure for the VPN (or the global table) following normal
   MSDP rules and practices.
"
NEW TEXT:
"
   The MVPN PEs that act as customer RPs or have one or more MSDP
   sessions with non-PE elements in a VPN (or the global table in case of GTM) 
are treated as
   an MSDP mesh group for that VPN (or the global table).  In the rest
   of the document, it is referred to as the PE mesh group.  It only have one 
PE and MUST NOT
   include other PEs as MSDP speakers, and is integrated into the rest of MSDP
   infrastructure for the VPN (or the global table) following normal
   MSDP rules and practices.
"

Section 3
What do you mean other MSDP speaker? Do we assume there is one or only one MSDP 
speaker in the MSDP mesh group? How MSDP speaker is different from MSDP peer?
Do you mean there is no session to be established between MSDP peer?

Zzh> MSDP sessions are established among MSDP speakers/peers. The text here 
means that the MVPN PEs that are running MSDP (with sessions to other non-PEs)  
form a mesh group and that group does not include other MSDP peers that are not 
PEs.

[Qin]:Confused, the first half sentence said the MSDP session is established 
between PE and non-PEs, the second half sentence said the group does not 
include non-PE as MSDP peers? Are you saying in the second half sentence that 
the group only include other MSDP peers that are not PEs?
Zzh2> Correct. The text says that the mesh group includes PEs "that act as 
customer RPs or have one or more MSDP sessions" and does not "include other 
MSDP speakers". Those other MSDP peers are just no in the same "PE mesh group".

Section 3, last paragraph:
When we say ” In that case, if the selected best MVPN SA route does not have 
the "MVPN SA RP-address EC" but another route for the same (C-S, C-G) does, 
then the best route with the EC SHOULD be chosen.”, which best route is 
selected? Selected best MVPN SA route without EC or normal route with the EC?
It looks you assume the normal route with the EC is the best selected route as 
well in this context?

Zzh> The BGP selected best route may not have the EC. In that case, for MSDP 
interop purpose, the next best route with the EC should be used.

[Qin]: Understood, thanks for clarification.

Section 3
Can you provide an example of fine grained policy control? Is this related to 
local policy? “accepted MSDP SA message when receiving PE’s RP for the C-G is 
MSDP peer to which the generated MSDP message is advertised”

Zzh> Yes I changed it to local policy. We probably don't need examples here - 
just whatever MSDP policies that can be used in an MSDP deployment.
Zzh> The quoted text is part of the following description: a receiving PE1 
receives an SA route from another PE2 who does not attach the EC, so PE1 uses 
its own local RP address (say R1) to construct that MSDP SA message and 
advertise to its peer. If that peer happens to be R1, the peer will reject it 
because PE1 used R1 in constructing the message. To prevent this rejection, R1 
should configure MSDP policy to accept the message.
Zzh> Thanks!
Zzh> Jeffrey

[Qin]: I found another inconsistency issue, section 2, 3rd paragraph said:
"
   unless blocked by
   policy control, PE2 would in turn advertise MVPN SA routes because of
   those MSDP SA messages that it receives from PE1, which are redundant
   and unnecessary.
"
Zzh2> That policy, if exists, is on PE2.

Section 3 said:
"
In that case, it is possible
   that receiving PE's RP for the C-G is actually the MSDP peer to which
   the generated MSDP message is advertised, causing the peer to discard
   it due to RPF failure.  To get around that problem the peer SHOULD
   use local policy to accept the MSDP SA message.
"
Zzh2> That is on the (non-PE) peer.

I am wondering whether these two places are talking about the same policy 
control, but one policy control is to avoid redundant message while the other 
is accept the MSDP SA message. Please make sure they are consistent.

Zzh2> Indeed one is for the PE to block redundant message and the other is for 
the non-PE peer to accept message.
[Qin]:Thanks for your clarification, maybe we should further clarify in section 
3 that the mechanism proposed in this draft doesn't require MSDP session to be 
established between PEs, this is something different from what RFC6514 is doing.
I know you clarify this in the introduction, but seems not reflect obviously in 
the section 3.

Zzh2> Thanks.
Zzh2> Jeffrey

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