Re: [auth48] AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9326 <draft-ietf-ippm-ioam-direct-export-11> for your review

[Megan Ferguson <[e-mail]>]

Tal,

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> On Oct 8, 2022, at 7:59 AM, Tal Mizrahi <[e-mail]> wrote:
> 
> Dear RFC Editor Team,
> 
> Thanks for your work on this document.
> I approve the document, subject to the comments below.
> Please see my responses and comments inline, marked [TM].
> 
> Thanks,
> Tal.
> 
> On Sat, Oct 8, 2022 at 3:04 AM <[e-mail]> wrote:
>> 
>> 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:
>> 
>> a) Abbreviations have been expanded per Section 3.6 of RFC 7322 ("RFC
>> Style Guide").
>> 
>> b) The hyphen in "In-situ" has been removed to be consistent with
>> recently published IOAM documents. Please review.
>> 
>> Original:
>> In-situ OAM Direct Exporting
>> 
>> Current:
>> In Situ Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (IOAM) Direct
>> Exporting
>> -->
> 
> [TM] Looks good.
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 2) <!-- [rfced] We had the following questions related to similar text in
>>     both the Abstract and Introduction:
>> 
>> Original (Abstract):
>> This document introduces a new IOAM option type (denoted
>> IOAM-Option-Type) called the Direct Export (DEX) Option-Type, which is
>> used as a trigger for IOAM data to be directly exported or locally
>> aggregated without being pushed into in-flight data packets.
>> 
>> Original (Introduction):
>> This document defines a new IOAM-Option-Type called the Direct Export
>> (DEX) Option-Type.  This Option-Type is used as a trigger for IOAM
>> nodes to locally aggregate and process IOAM data, and/or to export it
>> to a receiving entity (or entities).
>> 
>> 
>> a) We have updated mentions in the text above to use "IOAM Direct
>> Export (DEX) Option-Type" to exactly match its use at
>> https://www.iana.org/assignments/ioam/ioam.xhtml.  Please let us know
>> any objections and/or if similar changes should be made elsewhere in the document (specifically the IANA Considerations section?).
> 
> [TM] Looks good, and in my opinion there is no need for further changes.
> 
>> 
>> b) There is some difference in the description of how the DEX
>> Option-Type is used in the Intro and Abstract.  Please let us know
>> if/how these instances should be made consistent.
> 
> [TM] I would be fine with the current text. In my opinion there is no
> need for the abstract and introduction to be identical.
> 
>> 
>> -->
>> 
>> 
>> 3) <!-- [rfced] FYI: We changed "Direct EXporting" to "Direct Exporting" for consistency throughout the document. Please let us know of any objections.
>> 
>> Original:
>> DEX: Direct EXporting
>> 
>> Current:
>> DEX: Direct Exporting
>> -->
> 
> [TM] Looks good.
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 4) <!-- [rfced] FYI: We rearranged parts of this sentence and added more
>>     context (specifically to the content in parenthesis) for ease of the
>>     reader. Please let us know of any objections.
>> 
>> Original:
>> An IOAM encapsulating node configured to incorporate the DEX
>> Option-Type encapsulates (possibly a subset of) the packets it
>> forwards with the DEX Option-Type, and MAY export and/or collect the
>> requested IOAM data immediately.
>> 
>> Current:
>> An IOAM encapsulating node configured to incorporate the DEX
>> Option-Type encapsulates the packets (and possibly a subset of the
>> packets) it forwards with the DEX Option-Type and MAY export and/or
>> collect the requested IOAM data immediately.
> 
> [TM] I suggest the following change:
> OLD:
> and possibly a subset
> NEW:
> or possibly a subset
> 
> 
> 
>> -->
>> 
>> 
>> 5) <!-- [rfced] Will readers know what "it" is referring to in this
>>     sentence?
>> 
>> Original:
>> Therefore, an IOAM encapsulating node that supports the DEX
>> Option-Type MUST support the ability to incorporate the DEX
>> Option-Type selectively into a subset of the packets that are
>> forwarded by it.
>> 
>> Perhaps:
>> Therefore, an IOAM encapsulating node that supports the DEX
>> Option-Type MUST support the ability to incorporate the DEX
>> Option-Type selectively into a subset of the packets that are
>> forwarded by the DEX Option-Type.
>> -->
>> 
> 
> [TM] Looks good.
> 
>> 
>> 6) <!-- [rfced] We suggest rephrasing and condensing this sentence, as it may be difficult to parse for some readers due to the number of adverbs. Would the suggested text change the original meaning of the sentence?
>> 
>> Original:
>> As mentioned above, the data can be locally collected, and optionally
>> can be aggregated and exported to a receiving entity, either
>> proactively or on-demand.
>> 
>> Perhaps:
>> As mentioned above, the data can be locally collected, aggregated, and
>> exported to a receiving entity proactively or on-demand.
>> -->
> 
> [TM] Yes, except that I suggest replacing "and" with "and/or".
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 7) <!-- [rfced] FYI: In Section 3.2, we updated the terms "Optional
>>     fields", "Flow ID", and "Sequence Number" to fall under a nested
>>     definition list. Please confirm that this accurately describes
>>     the figure and let us know if there are any objections.
>> -->
> 
> [TM] Looks good.
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 8) <!--[rfced] FYI - I-D.ietf-ippm-ioam-flags is in AUTH48 state. We have
>>     updated the reference in this document to point to the RFC-to-be info
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>> 
> 
> [TM] There is no reason why the flags document should be delayed.
> Let's proceed with the reference to the RFC number.
> 
>> 
>> 9) <!-- [rfced] Please review the "Inclusive Language" portion of the online Style Guide <https://www.rfc-editor.org/styleguide/part2/#inclusive_language> and let us know if any changes are needed.
>> -->
> 
> [TM] In my opinion there is no need for any changes in this context.
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you.
>> 
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>> --------------------------------------
>> RFC9326 (draft-ietf-ippm-ioam-direct-export-11)
>> 
>> Title            : In-situ OAM Direct Exporting
>> Author(s)        : H. Song, B. Gafni, F. Brockners, S. Bhandari, T. Mizrahi
>> WG Chair(s)      : Marcus Ihlar, Tommy Pauly
>> Area Director(s) : Martin Duke, Zaheduzzaman Sarker
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