[auth48] Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9968 <draft-iab-nemops-workshop-report-04> for your review

[Wes Hardaker <[e-mail]>]

Agreed, these look good. Thank you for the hard work!!


Wes Hardaker
USC/ISI

On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 11:36 Dhruv Dhody <[e-mail]> wrote:

> All files look good to me! Approved.
>
> Thanks!
> Dhruv
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 5:40 AM Karen Moore <[e-mail]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello authors,
>>
>> We have converted the kramdown-rfc file to RFCXML. We made the following
>> formatting changes:
>>
>> - Added the editor roles for [I-D.ietf-core-comi].
>> - Added "Raquel Rodriguez A" to [Jimenez].
>> - Updated “L. M.” To “LM.” for Luis M. Contreras in [CONTRERAS],
>> [GIRALT], and [OP-REQ-NM] (per his preference).
>>
>> Please review the XML file and its TXT, HTML, and PDF outputs, and let us
>> know if any changes are required or if you approve the RFC for publication.
>> While this is your approval of the XML and its outputs, we consider this
>> your final assent that the document is ready for publication. To request
>> changes or approve your RFC for publication, please reply to this email.
>> Please use ‘REPLY ALL’, as all the parties CCed on this message need to see
>> your approval.
>>
>> Note that we will only make changes in the XML file from this point on.
>>
>> XML file:
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968.xml
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968.xml&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=Z6VlGNs1eZn_XjciZdPo9iznF-PUF3P7b0F5cMfuyDY&e=>
>>
>> Output files:
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=hl_rXIITKYRt0v33zrbEXG36FT8kxZkdmJq8ZkwPgRM&e=>
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968.pdf
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=TFoi7G1t4P0RX7FtI16APUR6foWXprfcOWK1Bz6ZSw8&e=>
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968.txt
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968.txt&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=LF1cHCOsgA90lTlnHZTvhZdjlQ2UqZc-k5EpEC4Rsms&e=>
>>
>> Lastdiff of the text (shows only the format changes):
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968-lastdiff.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968-2Dlastdiff.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=SzcexGvu0v7uHcPtIijI5RMWGSQOIj88vaPhsbwBLyY&e=>
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968-lastrfcdiff.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968-2Dlastrfcdiff.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=r7TrloLcJ4lmarRNDF9kpIRBF82JNdHEiJ4Bxrdm52U&e=>
>> (side by side)
>>
>> Comprehensive diff file of the text:
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968-diff.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968-2Ddiff.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=PV3n8-f4S8_LTLcA4NCRgXjzmmeYsXXCwDYG-jm3IRw&e=>
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968-rfcdiff.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968-2Drfcdiff.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=Ks1Shw1ySCcmOuu7p7LAiaGzN3bLPPdiIR_aOBnlhp8&e=>
>> (side by side)
>>
>> For the AUTH48 status of this document, please see:
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9968
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_auth48_rfc9968&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=yFFsYcQT87sxFtjgJtcqcVvsYqGBMcTmCyx_Am6g0ws&e=>
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Karen Moore
>> RFC Production Center
>>
>> > On May 4, 2026, at 3:37 PM, Karen Moore <[e-mail]>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi Dhruv and Wes,
>> >
>> > Thanks for your comments and for updating the wiki; that will be
>> helpful for future IAB workshop reports.
>> >
>> > We have noted Wes’ approval of the content at <
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9968
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_auth48_rfc9968&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=yFFsYcQT87sxFtjgJtcqcVvsYqGBMcTmCyx_Am6g0ws&e=>>.
>> We will now move forward with the formatting updates and will get back to
>> you shortly with files for review.
>> >
>> > Best regards,
>> >
>> > Karen Moore
>> > RFC Production Center
>> >
>> >
>> >> On May 2, 2026, at 12:15 AM, Wes Hardaker <[e-mail]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for pointing that out. I see that lately (and mostly) we have
>> included it in published reports for RFC9707, RFC9547, RFC9490, RFC9318,
>> RFC9307, RFC9075, RFC8752, RFC8477...
>> >> I see some past workshop reports do not include it: RFC8462, RFC8240,
>> RFC8073, RFC7687...
>> >>
>> >> So it seems we made a shift a while back and the wiki is out of date
>> with current practice.  I'm sort of on the fence on what should be done,
>> but since we've done it for everything recently, I agree that should be the
>> default at this point.
>> >>
>> >> So let's go ahead and include it for this one (and you can take this
>> as my sign off on it going forward as well).
>> >>
>> >> Thanks everyone!
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Wes Hardaker
>> >> USC/ISI
>> >
>> >> On May 1, 2026, at 9:06 PM, Dhruv Dhody <[e-mail]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Karen,
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for pointing that out. I see that lately (and mostly) we have
>> included it in published reports for RFC9707, RFC9547, RFC9490, RFC9318,
>> RFC9307, RFC9075, RFC8752, RFC8477...
>> >> I see some past workshop reports do not include it: RFC8462, RFC8240,
>> RFC8073, RFC7687...
>> >>
>> >> I can update the wiki to state that the default is to include the
>> section, but authors of the workshop report can request its removal.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks!
>> >> Dhruv
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, May 2, 2026 at 12:22 AM Karen Moore <
>> [e-mail]> wrote:
>> >> Hi Dhruv,
>> >>
>> >> We have noted your approval, which signals that the document is ready
>> to be converted to XML. We now await approval from Wes before we move
>> forward with the formatting.
>> >>
>> >> We do have another question.
>> >>
>> >> 1) We note that at
>> https://wiki.ietf.org/group/iab/IAB_Document_Process#workshop-reports
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__wiki.ietf.org_group_iab_IAB-5FDocument-5FProcess-23workshop-2Dreports&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=AUFb7tQdhdZptrefvpfO0qpN18OpykDAcR1mosfSWew&e=>,
>> it makes the following statements about the contents of IAB workshop
>> reports:
>> >>
>> >> Under "Appendix: Workshop Participants”:
>> >> "Workshop reports do not contain an "IAB members at approval" section,
>> since they are not IAB consensus documents."
>> >>
>> >> Under “Misc":
>> >> "A section titled "IAB Members at the Time of Approval" would be
>> included.”
>> >>
>> >> This appears to be mixed guidance, so we want to make sure that it is
>> okay for the “IAB Members at the Time of Approval” section to be present in
>> the workshop reports.
>> >>
>> >> Best regards,
>> >>
>> >> Karen Moore
>> >> RFC Production Center
>> >>
>> >>> On May 1, 2026, at 11:35 AM, Dhruv Dhody <[e-mail]> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Yes, I approve.
>> >>>
>> >>> On Fri, May 1, 2026 at 11:51 PM Karen Moore <
>> [e-mail]> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Hi Dhruv and Wes,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thank you for your quick replies.  We have updated our files
>> accordingly.  Please review and let us know if you approve.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Once we have received approvals of the content, we will move forward
>> with the formatting updates.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> —Files—
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Note that it may be necessary for you to refresh your browser to
>> view the most recent version. Please review the contents of the document
>> carefully as we do not make changes once it has been published as an RFC.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> For details of the AUTH48 process in kramdown-rfc (including the
>> two-part approval process):
>> >>>>
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/rpc/wiki/doku.php?id=pilot_test_kramdown_rfc
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_rpc_wiki_doku.php-3Fid-3Dpilot-5Ftest-5Fkramdown-5Frfc&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=dt1JmUxKn9h7RsuABPrPx6Hf-2IzUwTtBIF3eRJX4_o&e=>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Updated MD file:
>> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968.md
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968.md&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=SvCkRpaxgtdskIZ9yAsT5m206Ad3c2isB-QrT7He0ts&e=>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Updated output files:
>> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=hl_rXIITKYRt0v33zrbEXG36FT8kxZkdmJq8ZkwPgRM&e=>
>> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968.pdf
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=TFoi7G1t4P0RX7FtI16APUR6foWXprfcOWK1Bz6ZSw8&e=>
>> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968.txt
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968.txt&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=LF1cHCOsgA90lTlnHZTvhZdjlQ2UqZc-k5EpEC4Rsms&e=>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Diff files of the text:
>> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968-diff.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968-2Ddiff.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=PV3n8-f4S8_LTLcA4NCRgXjzmmeYsXXCwDYG-jm3IRw&e=>
>> (all changes)
>> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968rfcdiff.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968rfcdiff.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=nzmdof4g2KlOFsTyT34BtaYHJLPK-98MYrkzQ15TL20&e=>
>> (all changes side by side)
>> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968-auth48diff.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968-2Dauth48diff.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=8Ypxy-MvKPgGTZqSeIpAjOM2XCo_4ZEyBzDguHrst-E&e=>
>> (AUTH48 changes)
>> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968-auth48rfcdiff.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968-2Dauth48rfcdiff.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=bJbLDYOgo3wWDBiKbqevfjLkQtxEDh3A2ogPyM9BTzQ&e=>
>> (AUTH48 changes side by side)
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Diff files of the kramdown:
>> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968-md-diff.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968-2Dmd-2Ddiff.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=d_ALyOvkHVPbfPcbPJNt7Q8fTsE1NG_vSiG2OlXXOPA&e=>
>> (all changes)
>> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968-md-rfcdiff.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968-2Dmd-2Drfcdiff.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=dTh8KXIGbEFLnFeKy0n3_gbjyuS15mbTASjiBYzxaZk&e=>
>> (all changes side by side)
>> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968-md-auth48diff.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968-2Dmd-2Dauth48diff.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=Qzcj1C3v_7QdqQ8pnAbSxVocJ4cm4Jbukg4_lJVw8q0&e=>
>> (AUTH48 changes)
>> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968-md-auth48rfcdiff.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968-2Dmd-2Dauth48rfcdiff.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=ii9USeyb63pEMLsZE0yOvPAB9z67HRxlwrKl9MBO77Y&e=>
>> (AUTH48 changes side by side)
>> >>>>
>> >>>> For the AUTH48 status of this document, please see:
>> >>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9968
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_auth48_rfc9968&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=yFFsYcQT87sxFtjgJtcqcVvsYqGBMcTmCyx_Am6g0ws&e=>
>
>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Best regards,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Karen Moore
>> >>>> RFC Production Center
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> On May 1, 2026, at 3:37 AM, Wes Hardaker <[e-mail]> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Hi Karen it al,
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I agree completely with all the suggestions from both you and from
>> Dhruv and have nothing else to add!  thanks for all the work!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Wes
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 11:43 PM Dhruv Dhody <[e-mail]>
>> wrote:
>> >>>>> Hi Karen,
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 8:05 AM <[e-mail]> wrote:
>> >>>>> Authors,
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> While reviewing this document during AUTH48, please resolve (as
>> necessary)
>> >>>>> the following questions, which are also in the source file.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> 1) <!-- [rfced] FYI - We will do the following when we convert the
>> file to
>> >>>>> RFCXML:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> - The BibXML entry for [I-D.ietf-core-comi] is missing the "editor"
>> roles.
>> >>>>> We will add this accordingly.
>> >>>>> - The reference entry for [Jimenez] is missing the author name
>> "Raquel
>> >>>>> Rodriguez A".  We will add this accordingly.
>> >>>>> - Luis M. Contreras prefers his name to be displayed as "LM.
>> Contreras"
>> >>>>> when abbreviated. We will update his name accordingly in the
>> reference
>> >>>>> entries for [CONTRERAS], [GIRALT], and [OP-REQ-NM].
>> >>>>> -->
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Dhruv: Ack.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> 2) <!--[rfced] FYI: We updated the following section titles (note
>> that
>> >>>>> this follows similar formatting in RFC 9707, which is an IAB
>> >>>>> workshop document).  Please let us know of any objections.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Original:
>> >>>>>  3.1.  Session I: Past (lookback, analysis)
>> >>>>>  3.2.  Session II: Present (identified problems & requirements)
>> >>>>>  3.3.  Session III: Future (possible solutions, recommendations
>> >>>>>        and next steps)
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Current:
>> >>>>>  3.1.  Session I: Past - Lookback and Analysis
>> >>>>>  3.2.  Session II: Present - Identified Problems and Requirements
>> >>>>>  3.3.  Session III: Future - Possible Solutions, Recommendations,
>> >>>>>        and Next Steps
>> >>>>> -->
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Dhruv: No objection to the change.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> 3) <!-- [rfced] In Section 3, note that "past", "present", and
>> "future"
>> >>>>> are linked to the respective papers/slides in the html and pdf
>> >>>>> files. In the txt file, the URLs are included as shown below. Is
>> this
>> >>>>> agreeable? Or should these links be renamed for easier readability
>> >>>>> (e.g., "Past (Session I)", "Present (Session II)", and "Future
>> >>>>> (Session III)") and/or contain quote marks?  Please let us know your
>> >>>>> preference.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Current:
>> >>>>>  The workshop agenda for each day can be viewed at past
>>
> >>>>>  <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/agenda-interim-2024-nemopsws-
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__datatracker.ietf.org_doc_agenda-2Dinterim-2D2024-2Dnemopsws-2D&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=kyE6EgzEaVl1sVacDdxOondCZAjF5DU9VSdUk2FAmFg&e=>
>> >>>>>  01-sessa/>, present <
>> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/agenda-interim-
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__datatracker.ietf.org_doc_agenda-2Dinterim-2D&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=kB-Wf-J22K1WlwJmNvihhItDmtXNVje1E-xasSs-_l0&e=>
>> >>>>>  2024-nemopsws-02-sessa/>, and future
>> >>>>>  <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/agenda-interim-2024-nemopsws-
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__datatracker.ietf.org_doc_agenda-2Dinterim-2D2024-2Dnemopsws-2D&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=kyE6EgzEaVl1sVacDdxOondCZAjF5DU9VSdUk2FAmFg&e=>
>> >>>>>  03-sessa/>.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Perhaps:
>> >>>>>  The workshop agenda for each day can be viewed at "Past (Session
>> 1)"
>> >>>>>  <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/agenda-interim-2024-nemopsws-
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__datatracker.ietf.org_doc_agenda-2Dinterim-2D2024-2Dnemopsws-2D&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=kyE6EgzEaVl1sVacDdxOondCZAjF5DU9VSdUk2FAmFg&e=>
>> >>>>>  01-sessa/>, "Present (Session II)" <
>> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/agenda-interim-
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__datatracker.ietf.org_doc_agenda-2Dinterim-2D&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=kB-Wf-J22K1WlwJmNvihhItDmtXNVje1E-xasSs-_l0&e=>
>> >>>>>  2024-nemopsws-02-sessa/>, and "Future (Session III)"
>> >>>>>  <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/agenda-interim-2024-nemopsws-
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__datatracker.ietf.org_doc_agenda-2Dinterim-2D2024-2Dnemopsws-2D&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=kyE6EgzEaVl1sVacDdxOondCZAjF5DU9VSdUk2FAmFg&e=>
>
>
>> >>>>>  03-sessa/>.
>> >>>>> -->
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Dhruv: For the text version your suggestion works better. Please go
>> ahead with making changes as you suggest.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> 4) <!-- [rfced] Abbreviations
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> a) FYI - We have added expansions for the following abbreviations
>> per
>> >>>>> Section 3.6 of RFC 7322 ("RFC Style Guide"). Please review these and
>> >>>>> each expansion in the document carefully to ensure correctness.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational
>> Technologies (APRICOT)
>> >>>>> BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP)
>> >>>>> Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR)
>> >>>>> Command-Line Interface (CLI)
>> >>>>> CoAP Management Interface (CORECONF)
>> >>>>> gRPC Network Management Interface (gNMI)
>> >>>>> Internet of Things (IoT)
>> >>>>> IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX)
>> >>>>> Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC)
>> >>>>> North American Network Operators Group (NANOG)
>> >>>>> Northbound Interface (NBI)
>> >>>>> Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)
>> >>>>> Network Management System (NMS)
>> >>>>> Reseaux IP Europeens (RIPE)
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Dhruv: Ack
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> b) How may we expand "K8N"? Is this term different than "Kubernetes
>> (K8s)"?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Original:
>> >>>>>  4.  It was suggested that other domains (e.g., K8N/automation) are
>> >>>>>      years ahead of the current network engineering stack.
>> >>>>> -->
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Dhruv: Please replace with "Kubernetes (K8s)", thanks for catching
>> that!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> 5) <!-- [rfced] Please review the "Inclusive Language" portion of
>> the
>>
> >>>>> online Style Guide <
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/styleguide/part2/#inclusive_language
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_styleguide_part2_-23inclusive-5Flanguage&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=Zenkju2ibd5ixIdVjGAQz1ft99HegFBh3hpUIbhRukE&e=>
>> >
>> >>>>> 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:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> - native
>> >>>>> -->
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Dhruv: How about -
>> >>>>> 1 instance of 'native "IT tooling"' can be changed to 'common "IT
>> tooling"'
>> >>>>> 4 instance of "native vendor models" and 1 instance of '"native"
>> vendor models' can be changed to either "proprietary vendor models" or
>> "vendor-specific models".
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I have reviewed the diff and am happy with the other changes.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Thanks!
>> >>>>> Dhruv
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Thank you.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Karen Moore and Sandy Ginoza
>> >>>>> RFC Production Center
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On Apr 29, 2026, at 7:31 PM, [e-mail] wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> *****IMPORTANT*****
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Updated 2026/04/29
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> RFC Author(s):
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Your document has now entered AUTH48.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> The document was edited in kramdown-rfc as part of the RPC pilot
>> test (see
>> >>>>>
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/rpc/wiki/doku.php?id=pilot_test_kramdown_rfc
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_rpc_wiki_doku.php-3Fid-3Dpilot-5Ftest-5Fkramdown-5Frfc&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=dt1JmUxKn9h7RsuABPrPx6Hf-2IzUwTtBIF3eRJX4_o&e=>
>> ).
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Please review the procedures for AUTH48 using kramdown-rfc:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/rpc/wiki/doku.php?id=pilot_test_instructions_completing_auth48_using_kramdown
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_rpc_wiki_doku.php-3Fid-3Dpilot-5Ftest-5Finstructions-5Fcompleting-5Fauth48-5Fusing-5Fkramdown&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=1ZtarqfKp25OjsU02Nk5W1s_KK08t_TYgeEN59MXgik&e=>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Once your document has completed AUTH48, it will be published as
>> >>>>> an RFC.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Files
>> >>>>> -----
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> The files are available here:
>> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968.md
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968.md&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=SvCkRpaxgtdskIZ9yAsT5m206Ad3c2isB-QrT7He0ts&e=>
>> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=hl_rXIITKYRt0v33zrbEXG36FT8kxZkdmJq8ZkwPgRM&e=>
>> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968.pdf
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=TFoi7G1t4P0RX7FtI16APUR6foWXprfcOWK1Bz6ZSw8&e=>
>> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968.txt
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968.txt&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=LF1cHCOsgA90lTlnHZTvhZdjlQ2UqZc-k5EpEC4Rsms&e=>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Diff file of the text:
>> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968-diff.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968-2Ddiff.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=PV3n8-f4S8_LTLcA4NCRgXjzmmeYsXXCwDYG-jm3IRw&e=>
>> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968-rfcdiff.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968-2Drfcdiff.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=Ks1Shw1ySCcmOuu7p7LAiaGzN3bLPPdiIR_aOBnlhp8&e=>
>> (side by side)
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Diff of the kramdown:
>> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968-md-diff.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968-2Dmd-2Ddiff.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=d_ALyOvkHVPbfPcbPJNt7Q8fTsE1NG_vSiG2OlXXOPA&e=>
>> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9968-md-rfcdiff.html
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_authors_rfc9968-2Dmd-2Drfcdiff.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=dTh8KXIGbEFLnFeKy0n3_gbjyuS15mbTASjiBYzxaZk&e=>
>> (side by side)
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Tracking progress
>> >>>>> -----------------
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> The details of the AUTH48 status of your document are here:
>> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9968
>> <https://urldefense.us/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rfc-2Deditor.org_auth48_rfc9968&d=DwMFaQ&c=qzHnJIRvjI6L-clJH8JwLQvf_Iq43fzikf6aoxZgMb8&r=0c5g_jBisMd0Mvrv260WjCsDo_lphr-fsVao5L9S4DI&m=OSyJxRa6W_N6hDTHSzNoK5Q_7YjMjB9a1aC-pKyBs9LmKtfy4yqDSzVwV_LHJ-XT&s=yFFsYcQT87sxFtjgJtcqcVvsYqGBMcTmCyx_Am6g0ws&e=>
>
>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Please let us know if you have any questions.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Thank you for your cooperation,
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> RFC Editor
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> --------------------------------------
>> >>>>> RFC 9968 (draft-iab-nemops-workshop-report-04)
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Title            : Report from the IAB Workshop on the Next Era of
>> Network Management Operations (NEMOPS)
>> >>>>> Author(s)        : W. Hardaker, D. Dhody
>> >>>>> WG Chair(s)      :
>> >>>>> Area Director(s) :
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> --
>> >>>>> Wes Hardaker
>> >>>>> USC/ISI
>> >>>>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>