Thomas/Greg,

Thanks for closing on all the open issues. I will proceed with a publication 
request.

> On Sep 30, 2025, at 10:02 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> 
> Dear Greg and Mahesh,
>  
> Thanks a lot. All good with me. I removed the passive references from the 
> performance metric and IPFIX entity names and the terminology and submitted 
> the changes in -23.
>  
> Diff: 
> https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url1=draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry-22&url2=draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry-23&difftype=--html
>  
> <https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url1=draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry-22&url2=draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry-23&difftype=--html>
> Doc: 
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry-23
>  
> <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry-23>
>  
> Best wishes
> Thomas
>  
> From: Greg Mirsky <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 
> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2025 8:57 PM
> To: Mahesh Jethanandani <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>>
> Cc: Graf Thomas, SCS-INI-NET-VNC-E2E <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>>; [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>; Michael SCHARF 
> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>; 
> opsawg <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>; [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [OPSAWG]Re: [IANA #1422930] expert review for 
> draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry (performance-metrics)
>  
> Be aware: This is an external email.
>  
> Hi Mahesh, 
> Thank you for your pragmatic proposal. Yes, removing _Passive from the names 
> of performance metrics proposed for the Performance Metrics Registry would 
> address my concern.
>  
> Regards,
> Greg
>  
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM Mahesh Jethanandani <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Hi Thomas/Greg, 
>  
> Thomas, thanks for addressing the remaining comments and publishing -22 
> version of the document.
>  
> Greg et. al, the last item left was an expert review of the draft with 
> respect to the Performance Metrics Registry and the proposed registration. 
> Therefore, comments or concerns related to the registry, e.g., naming of the 
> registry, are in scope of the discussion. All other points should be 
> considered out of scope at this time. 
>  
> As I understand it, the contention is around the use of HybridType1_Passive 
> in the name. Is the objection with the addition of _Passive in the name? 
> Would you be ok if _Passive is dropped? Are the authors ok with just using 
> HybridType1 in the name?
>  
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> On Sep 21, 2025, at 5:33 PM, Greg Mirsky <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>  
> Hi, Thomas and the Authors, 
> thank you for sharing the new version. I have several concerns with -21, 
> Please find them below:
> I appreciate the addition of references to RFC 7799 in Terminology section:
>      The following term is used as defined in Section 3.7 of [RFC7799]:
>      *  Passive
>      The following term is used as defined in Section 3.8 of [RFC7799]:
>      *  Hybrid Type I
> What is stil not clear is why naming of metrics combines these two mutually 
> exclusive characteristics of performance measurement methods. According to 
> RFC 7799, a performance measurement method is either Active, Passive, Hybrid 
> Type I, or Hybrid Type II. A combination some elements of passive, i.e., 
> observation of a flow, with elements of active, e.g., augmentation of a data 
> packet with special shim to perform or enhance measurements, is characterized 
> as a hybrid measurement method in RFC 7799. Adding more passive methodology 
> will still be characterized as a hybrid measurement method. If you disagree, 
> can you propose a text or point to it in the draft that explains the use of 
> HybridType1_Passive in namings.
> Furthermore, as I understand it, the draft defines metrics measured using 
> IOAM or the Alternate-Marking Method applied to a data packet. But, described 
> in several documents discussed in the IPPM WG, these shims can be applied to 
> a test probe packet, e.g., STAMP test packet. Then, it will be an Active 
> measurement method per RFC 7799 classification of the measurement methods. In 
> your opinion, would these be the same metrics as defined in the document, and 
> can they be exported using the same IPFIX IEs as specified in the draft?
> What is the rationale in not referencing the fundamental IOAM and the 
> Aternate-Marking Method RFCs? For example, IOAM is defined by RFC 9197, not 
> RFC 9378. Similarly, the Alternate-Marking Method is specified in RFC 9341, 
> not draft-zhou-ippm-enhanced-alternate-marking.
> Can you add a direct reference that supports the following assertion:
>    In contrast, if no delay processing occurs on the OAM header transit
>    or decapsulating node, each packet must be exported as an individual
>    Flow Record, including timestamp information, as specified in
>    [I-D.ietf-opsawg-ipfix-alt-mark].
> As I understand RFC 9326, IOAM-DEX does not specify how metrics generated on 
> a transit IOAM node are exported.
>  
> Thank you for your consideration of my comments. 
>  
> Regards,
> Greg
>  
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Dear Greg,
>  
> 
> On behalf of the authors. We received feedback from Deb, Gunter, Med and Greg 
> and decided to publish revision -21.
> 
>  
> 
> https://author-tools.ietf.org/diff?doc_1=draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry-21
>  
> <https://author-tools.ietf.org/diff?doc_1=draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry-21>
>  
> 
> From what we understand from this conversation is that there is one open item 
> regarding the naming of the performance metrics.
> 
>  
> 
> We are also expecting feedback from Éric, Tim, Gorry and Mike and based on 
> their and the discussion with you we will merge the input in -22.
> 
>  
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Thomas
> 
>  
> From: Graf Thomas, SCS-INI-NET-VNC-E2E 
> Sent: Monday, September 8, 2025 8:43 AM
> To: Greg Mirsky <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> Cc: [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>; 
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; 
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: RE: [OPSAWG]Re: [IANA #1422930] expert review for 
> draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry (performance-metrics)
>  
> Dear Greg,
>  
> Thanks a lot. See my reply inline.
>  
> Best wishes
> Thomas
>  
> From: Greg Mirsky <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 
> Sent: Monday, September 8, 2025 2:53 AM
> To: Graf Thomas, SCS-INI-NET-VNC-E2E <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>>
> Cc: [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>; 
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; 
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [OPSAWG]Re: [IANA #1422930] expert review for 
> draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry (performance-metrics)
>  
> Be aware: This is an external email.
>  
> Dear Thomas,
> thank you for adding more structure to the discussion. Please find my 
> follow-up notes below tagged GIM2>>.
>  
> Regards,
> Greg
>  
> On Sat, Sep 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Dear Greg,
>  
> GIM>> I probably was not clear in my notes. My question is Why Hybrid Type 1 
> and Passive are concatenated in IE's name, e.g., 
> OWDelay_HybridType1_Passive_IP_RFC[RFC-to-be]_Seconds_Sum?
>  
> TG> The reason why passive is chosen is because of the document scope: Export 
> of Delay Performance Metrics in IPFIX. The IPFIX process passively observes 
> IP flows. Section 4.3.2, Packet Stream Generation, starts with "The time when 
> the packet is being received at the OAM header encapsulating node" therefore.
>  
> GM> thought that Passive refers to the measurement method, not the method of 
> collecting metrics
>  
> Thans a lot. I think we misunderstand each other. We need to distinguish 
> between the performance metrics definition which includes 'method AND 
> metrics' and the IPFIX where 'metrics' are defined.
>  
> Section 4.1.1.2 of draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry-21 defines the 
> name of the performance metrics. The document follows the guideline from 
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8911#section-7.1.2 
> <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8911#section-7.1.2> which includes 
> RFC 7799 terminology and how it applies in performance metrics 
> naming.https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8912 
> <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8912> is the first document 
> describing performance metrics following those guidelines. Section 4 of 
> draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry-21 follows the criteria 
> inhttps://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8911#section-5 
> <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8911#section-5> where one objective 
> is "accurate in terms of producing equivalent results".
>  
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7013.html#section-4.1 
> <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7013.html#section-4.1> gives guidance on 
> IPFIX entity naming. Even though 
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8911#section-1 
> <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8911#section-1> intend is to 
> facilitate a centralize performance metrics which can be then referenced when 
> being used in data models of telemetry protocols such as IPFIX or YANG, it 
> does not give guidance on naming those data elements. This makes sense to me 
> since IPFIX and YANG as example models and name data differently. Have 
> different taxonomies.
>  
> Taking https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8911#section-7.1.2 
> <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8911#section-7.1.2> as naming 
> guidance, do you agree that the following names match the guidance or do you 
> propose a different more appropriate name?
>  
> 4.1.1.2.  Name
> OWDelay_HybridType1_Passive_IP_RFC[RFC-to-be]_Seconds_Mean
> OWDelay_HybridType1_Passive_IP_RFC[RFC-to-be]_Seconds_Min
> OWDelay_HybridType1_Passive_IP_RFC[RFC-to-be]_Seconds_Max
> OWDelay_HybridType1_Passive_IP_RFC[RFC-to-be]_Seconds_Sum
> GIM2>> I have two questions to use of HybridType1 and Passive in the naming 
> performance metrics:
> RFC 7799 defines Hybrid Type 1 measurement methods as follows:
>       Augmentation or modification of the stream of interest, or
>       employment of methods that modify the treatment of the stream 
> Should note that "stream" here is interpreted as a flow of data, i.e., 
> customer's, packets. On the other hand, since the publication of RFC 9197 and 
> RFC 9326, where only combination of IOAM shim with a data packet is 
> considered, we have drafts that propose combining IOAM shim with, for 
> example, STAMP packet. Such a measurement method, in my opinion, is an active 
> method according to RFC 7799. Do you agree?
>  
> TG2> Correct. It is active because packets are originated and reflected at 
> the OAM node with STAMP.
>  
> Hence my first question:
> Are these performance metrics produced using only RFC9197-based manner or 
> also combining, for example, STAMP and IOAM?
>  
> TG2> No. Section 4.3.2 "Packet Stream Generation" should be clear with the 
> sentence "The time when the packet is being received at the OAM header 
> encapsulating node" that the OAM packet is not originated. It is passive 
> therefore.
>  
> If the intention to include both approaches, characterization Hybrid Type 1 
> in the name contradicts my conclusion about the combination of STAMP and IOAM 
> as an active measurement method.
>  
> TG2> It is not the authors intention.
>  
> My second question is about using Passive in the name. As understand naming 
> recommendation <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8911#name-name>, 
> HybridType1_Passive intended to reflect a method that is recommended as 
> follows:
> Method:
> One of the methods defined in [RFC7799], such as and not limited to:
> As an alternative to HybridType1_Passive, I propose Hop_by_Hop
>  
> What are your thoughts?
>  
> TG2> Since neither RFC 7799 nor RFC 8911 contain the word "hop" nor 
> "Hop_by_Hop" I object to introduce new terms which are not clearly defined 
> prior. I would like to understand what the objective (judging from prior 
> questions, probably your concern is that it is applicable beyond Hybrid Type 
> 1 Passive, which is not the case) is and from there I can help to make a 
> proposal.
>  
> Taking https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7013.html#section-4.1 
> <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7013.html#section-4.1> as naming guidance, 
> taking from that guidance "new Information Elements pertaining to a specific 
> protocol should name the protocol in the first word in order to ease 
> searching by name" into account, considering that the IPFIX metering process 
> can't distinguish between wherever the metrics are generated actively or 
> passively, take icmp packets captured by the IPFIX process as example, do you 
> agree that the following names match the guidance or do you propose a 
> different more appropriate name than pathDelay?
>  
> 6.2.  IPFIX Entities
> pathDelayMeanDeltaMicroseconds
> pathDelayMinDeltaMicroseconds
> pathDelayMaxDeltaMicroseconds
> pathDelaySumDeltaMicroseconds
>  
> Best wishes
> Thomas
>  
> From: Greg Mirsky <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 
> Sent: Saturday, September 6, 2025 8:33 PM
> To: Graf Thomas, SCS-INI-NET-VNC-E2E <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>>
> Cc: [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>; 
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; 
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [OPSAWG]Re: [IANA #1422930] expert review for 
> draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry (performance-metrics)
>  
> Be aware: This is an external email.
>  
> Hi Thomas,
> Thank you for the expedient response. I thought that Passive refers to the 
> measurement method, not the method of collecting metrics. If Passive in the 
> registry name refers to IPFIX as the performance metric collection method, 
> should all metrics collected using IPFIX include the Passive reference? Is 
> this naming convention used in the IANA Performance Metrics registry 
> <https://www.iana.org/assignments/performance-metrics/performance-metrics.xhtml>?
>  If performance metrics defined in the draft are collected using methods 
> other than IPFIX, e.g., YANG notifications, should it be described in the 
> registry as a different metric? And as we are discussing naming, according to 
> RFC 7799, the Hybrid performance method is a combination of Passive and 
> Active measurement methods. IOAM and Alternate Marking are examples of a 
> Hybrid measurement method when applied to a data flow. However, when IOAM or 
> Alternate Marking is used in combination with a specially constructed test 
> packet, e.g., STAMP, it is still characterized as an Active measurement 
> method. But that combination can produce performance metrics defined in the 
> draft under discussion. That brings me to question the use of Hybrid Type 1 
> in the naming of new entries in the IANA Performance Metrics registry. Would 
> both cases of using IOAM or Alternate Marking be generalized by replacing 
> HybridType1 with another identification, e.g., HopByHop, to signify the 
> collection of performance metrics from transit nodes?
> What are your thoughts?
>  
> Regards,
> Greg
>  
> On Sat, Sep 6, 2025 at 1:07 AM <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Dear Greg,
>  
> GIM>> I probably was not clear in my notes. My question is Why Hybrid Type 1 
> and Passive are concatenated in IE's name, e.g., 
> OWDelay_HybridType1_Passive_IP_RFC[RFC-to-be]_Seconds_Sum? 
>  
> Apologies for not having commented this point. 
> OWDelay_HybridType1_Passive_IP_RFC[RFC-to-be]_Seconds_Sum is the name in the 
> performance registry. Not the IE name.
>  
> The name for the performance registry is defined in section 4.1.1.2 where for 
> IPFIX entities in 6.2
>  
> 4.1.1.2.  Name
>  
> OWDelay_HybridType1_Passive_IP_RFC[RFC-to-be]_Seconds_Mean
> OWDelay_HybridType1_Passive_IP_RFC[RFC-to-be]_Seconds_Min
> OWDelay_HybridType1_Passive_IP_RFC[RFC-to-be]_Seconds_Max
> OWDelay_HybridType1_Passive_IP_RFC[RFC-to-be]_Seconds_Sum
>  
> 6.2.  IPFIX Entities
>  
> pathDelayMeanDeltaMicroseconds
> pathDelayMinDeltaMicroseconds
> pathDelayMaxDeltaMicroseconds
> pathDelaySumDeltaMicroseconds
>  
> The reason why passive is chosen is because of the document scope: Export of 
> Delay Performance Metrics in IPFIX. The IPFIX process passively observes IP 
> flows. Section 4.3.2, Packet Stream Generation, starts with "The time when 
> the packet is being received at the OAM header encapsulating node" therefore.
>  
> Does that clarify your question or do you propose different names? Paul as 
> designated IPFIX expert is on C.
>  
> Best wishes
> Thomas
>  
> From: Greg Mirsky <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 
> Sent: Saturday, September 6, 2025 2:16 AM
> To: Graf Thomas, SCS-INI-NET-VNC-E2E <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>>
> Cc: [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>; 
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; 
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [OPSAWG]Re: [IANA #1422930] expert review for 
> draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry (performance-metrics)
>  
> Be aware: This is an external email.
>  
> Hi, Thomas and the authors,
> thank you for your careful consideration of my comments. I appreciate updates 
> that address them improving the document. Please find my follow-up notes 
> below tagged GIM>>.
>  
> Regards,
> Greg
>  
> On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Dear David and Greg,
> 
>  
> 
> On behalf of the authors, thank you very much for your detailed review and 
> comments.
> 
>  
> 
> We addressed your feedback together with Tim's, Mike's, Med's, Deb's, Éric's, 
> Gunter's and Gorry's as following
> 
> https://author-tools.ietf.org/diff?doc_1=draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry-20&url_2=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/network-analytics/draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry/refs/heads/main/draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry-21.txt
>  
> <https://author-tools.ietf.org/diff?doc_1=draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry-20&url_2=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/network-analytics/draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry/refs/heads/main/draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry-21.txt>
>  
> 
> GM> Characterization if Passport and Postcard modes in the Introduction is 
> not consistent with RFC 9232 where the passport mode is referred to IOAM as 
> defined in RFC 9127, while postcard mode - to RFC 9326. According to RFC 
> 9232, the passport mode is when telemetry information is collected along the 
> path and transported in the trigger packet, while postcard mode - such 
> information is collected and transported from each traversed node by some 
> mechanism, e.g., over the management plane.
> 
>  
> 
> Your description on Passport and Postcard mode is correct. Regarding RFC 9232 
> reference. I believe you are refering to 
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9232#appendix-A.3.5 
> <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9232#appendix-A.3.5>. Our 
> understanding is that IOAM is one of many implementations of passport resp. 
> postcard mode. Your understanding is that IOAM the only implementation 
> correct?
> 
> GIM>> The updated terminology, i.e., "OAM header decapsulating node" and "OAM 
> header transit node", addresses my concern. You may consider dropping 
> "header" altogether.
>  
> 
> GM> Combining "Hybrid Type I" with "Passive" in reference to performance 
> metrics is confusing and inaccurate. RFC 7799 defines hybrid measurement 
> methods as a combination of the elements of passive and active measurement 
> methods. Furthermore, RFC 7799 identifies two types of hybrid measurement 
> methods - Type I (IOAM and Alternate Marking are examples of it) and Type II. 
> There's no mention of Hybrid Type I Passive in RFC 7799.
> 
>  
> 
> This has been addressed by refering now to two terms "Passive" and "Hybrid 
> Type I" to section 3.7 and 3.8 of RFC 7799 separately.
> 
> GIM>> I probably was not clear in my notes. My question is Why Hybrid Type 1 
> and Passive are concatenated in IE's name, e.g., 
> OWDelay_HybridType1_Passive_IP_RFC[RFC-to-be]_Seconds_Sum? 
>  
> 
> GM> Another concern with the naming new IPFIX IEs is reference to IP in 
> "HybridType1_Passive_IP". Is it to signify that the IEs are applicable only 
> to delay measurement of the IP flows? But can they be used to export delay 
> metrics of, for example, an MPLS flow?
> 
>  
> 
> The document scope is IP flow. Therefore IP is used in the naming.
> 
>  
> 
> GM> Some key elements used in the document, e.g., "OAM node" and "Collector", 
> are underdefined.
> 
>  
> 
> "Collector" has been used from RFC 7011 and is now defined as well. "OAM 
> node" has been replaced with "OAM header encapsulating node", "OAM header 
> transit node" and "OAM header decapsulating node" which are defined in the 
> document.
> 
> GIM>> Thank you. 
>  
> 
> GM> I consider the content of Section 3.2.2 Packet Stream Generation 
> essential and that the reader must understand any document referenced in the 
> section. Hence, I believe that references to 
> [I-D.zhou-ippm-enhanced-alternate-marking]  and [I-D.fz-spring-srv6-alt-mark] 
> must be normative, if the Alternate Marking method is in the scope of the 
> document.
> 
>  
> 
> I agree that the "Packet Stream Generation" section contains two normative 
> sentences:
> 
>  
> 
>    The time when the packet is being received at the OAM header
> 
>    encapsulating node.  The timestamp format depends on On-Path
> 
>    Telemetry implementation.
> 
>  
> 
> However the sentences describing possible implementations such as IOAM or 
> Enhanced Alternate Marking are not normative since in the preceding section, 
> "IP One-Way Delay Hybrid Type I Passive Performance Metrics", a generic 
> metric definition is defined as per RFC 8911. 
> 
>  
> 
> I hope this addresses your comments. Looking forward to your review.
> 
>  
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Thomas
> 
>  
>  
> From: Greg Mirsky <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 
> Sent: Friday, August 1, 2025 10:52 PM
> To: [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; 
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: [OPSAWG]Re: [IANA #1422930] expert review for 
> draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry (performance-metrics)
>  
> Hi David,
> thank you for your kind consideration. Iread the latest version of the draft 
> and found that my concern about the naming new IEs ( see comments from 10, 
> 2024 
> <https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/opsawg/kbNvNZgNfDThtg3ZZj9q0Jawx80/>) 
> is not addressed, along with concerns with using undefined entities like "OAM 
> node" and "Collector". Below, please find my comments to the 
> draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-telemetry-20:
> Characterization if Passport and Postcard modes in the Introduction is not 
> consistent with RFC 9232 where the passport mode is referred to IOAM as 
> defined in RFC 9127, while postcard mode - to RFC 9326. According to RFC 
> 9232, the passport mode is when telemetry information is collected along the 
> path and transported in the trigger packet, while postcard mode - such 
> information is collected and transported from each traversed node by some 
> mechanism, e.g., over the management plane.
> Combining "Hybrid Type I" with "Passive" in reference to performance metrics 
> is confusing and inaccurate. RFC 7799 defines hybrid measurement methods as a 
> combination of the elements of passive and active measurement methods. 
> Furthermore, RFC 7799 identifies two types of hybrid measurement methods - 
> Type I (IOAM and Alternate Marking are examples of it) and Type II. There's 
> no mention of Hybrid Type I Passive in RFC 7799.
> Another concern with the naming new IPFIX IEs is reference to IP in 
> "HybridType1_Passive_IP". Is it to signify that the IEs are applicable only 
> to delay measurement of the IP flows? But can they be used to export delay 
> metrics of, for example, an MPLS flow?
> Some key elements used in the document, e.g., "OAM node" and "Collector", are 
> underdefined.
> I consider the content of Section 3.2.2 Packet Stream Generation essential 
> and that the reader must understand any document referenced in the section. 
> Hence, I believe that references to 
> [I-D.zhou-ippm-enhanced-alternate-marking]  and [I-D.fz-spring-srv6-alt-mark] 
> must be normative, if the Alternate Marking method is in the scope of the 
> document.
> I hope that my comments are helpful.
>  
> Regards,
> Greg
>  
> On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM David Dong via RT 
> <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> That will be fine, thank you!
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> David Dong
> IANA Services Sr. Specialist
> 
> On Tue Jul 29 20:44:30 2025, [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi David,
> > my apologies for the belated response and missing the deadline. I can
> > review the current version by August 1st. Please let me know if that is
> > acceptable to you.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Greg
> > 
> > On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM David Dong via RT <
> > [email protected] 
> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Greg,
> > >
> > > Just a ping on this one if you're available to take another look at this
> > > document.
> > >
> > > Thank you!
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > David Dong
> > > IANA Services Sr. Specialist
> > >
> > > On Wed Jul 16 20:58:45 2025, [email protected] 
> > > <mailto:[email protected]>wrote:
> > > > Hi David,
> > > >
> > > > As Greg has already reviewed earlier versions of this document, I
> > > > believe that he is in a better position to review this document.
> > > >
> > > > If Greg is not available, I'd have a look myself.
> > > >
> > > > I have not followed this document in detail so far. As far as I can
> > > > see, there has been a OPSAWG list discussion regarding IANA in the
> > > > past. For what it is worth, I back some of the questions raised by
> > > > Greg in his past e-mail
> > > > (
> > > https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/opsawg/kbNvNZgNfDThtg3ZZj9q0Jawx80/ 
> > > <https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/opsawg/kbNvNZgNfDThtg3ZZj9q0Jawx80/>
> > > ).
> > > > And at least in the list archive it is not clear how all of them have
> > > > been resolved, as there is only one follow-up posting. For instance,
> > > > RFC 7799 Section 3.8 doesn't really define a combination of "Hybrid I"
> > > > and "Passive", as far as I read the text of RFC 7799. But Greg has
> > > > probably more context regarding that discussion.
> > > >
> > > > Best regards
> > > >
> > > > Michael
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: David Dong via RT <[email protected] 
> > > > > <mailto:[email protected]>>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 12:01 AM
> > > > > Cc: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>; Scharf, 
> > > > > Michael <Michael.Scharf@hs-
>  <mailto:Michael.Scharf@hs-%0b>> > > > esslingen.de <http://esslingen.de/>>; 
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> > > > > Subject: [IANA #1422930] expert review for draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-
> > > > > on-path-
> > > > > telemetry (performance-metrics)
> > > > >
> > > > > Dear Greg Mirsky, Michael Scharf (cc: opsawg wg),
> > > > >
> > > > > As the designated experts for the Performance Metrics Registry, can
> > > > > you
> > > > > review the proposed registrations in draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path-
> > > > > telemetry-19 for us? Please see
> > > > >
> > > > > https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path- 
> > > > > <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-opsawg-ipfix-on-path->
> > > > > telemetry/
> > > > >
> > > > > The due date is July 28th.
> > > > >
> > > > > If this is OK, when the IESG approves the document for publication,
> > > > > we'll make
> > > > > the registration at:
> > > > >
> > > > > https://www.iana.org/assignments/performance-metrics/ 
> > > > > <https://www.iana.org/assignments/performance-metrics/>
> > > > >
> > > > > Unless you ask us to wait for the other reviewer, we’ll act on the
> > > > > first response
> > > > > we receive.
> > > > >
> > > > > With thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > David Dong
> > > > > IANA Services Sr. Specialist
> > >
> > >
> 
>  
> 
> Mahesh Jethanandani
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

Mahesh Jethanandani
[email protected]






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