[quicwg/base-drafts] Question on ECN validation (#3733)

[Lars Eggert <[e-mail]>]

So, I am finally implementing this, and have questions. Section 13.4.2.2 says:
```
   *  For validation to succeed, the total increase in ECT(0), ECT(1),
      and CE counts MUST be no smaller than the total number of QUIC
      packets sent with an ECT codepoint that are newly acknowledged in
      this ACK frame.  This step detects any network remarking from
      ECT(0), ECT(1), or CE codepoints to Not-ECT.
```
What is meant by "total increase" here? I guess it is a delta, but against what? Against the values in the last received ACK frame? Against the "local reference counts" (which aren't really described well either, see below)? Or something else?

Also, I guess the "total increase" compared here is a **sum** of these individual deltas?

```
   *  Any increase in either ECT(0) or ECT(1) counts, plus any increase
      in the CE count, MUST be no smaller than the number of packets
      sent with the corresponding ECT codepoint that are newly
      acknowledged in this ACK frame.  This step detects any erroneous
      network remarking from ECT(0) to ECT(1) (or vice versa).
```
Again, "increase" relative to what?
```
   An endpoint could miss acknowledgements for a packet when ACK frames
   are lost.  It is therefore possible for the total increase in ECT(0),
   ECT(1), and CE counts to be greater than the number of packets
   acknowledged in an ACK frame.  When this happens, and if validation
   succeeds, the local reference counts MUST be increased to match the
   counts in the ACK frame.
```
Same question about "total increase". And what are the "local reference counts", and how are they maintained?

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