[spring] Follow-up on IETF 124 Presentation of draft-liu-spring-sr-policy-flexible-path-selection and draft clarification

[Yisong Liu <[e-mail]>]

Dear Chairs and WG,






Thank you for the valuable feedback following our presentation at IETF 124. We would like to offer some clarification to ensure our draft's purpose is properly understood.


In our latest revision, we have referenced draft-karboubi-spring-sr-policy-eligibility, though we wish to emphasize that the two drafts serve distinctly different purposes. The eligibility draft introduces new concepts for path qualification, while our draft focuses specifically on defining a mechanism for path selection and switching based on forwarding performance metrics such as latency, jitter, and bandwidth. Our approach predefines quality requirements for SR policies and enables rapid path selection or switching when real-time monitoring indicates these requirements are no longer met. The reference to eligibility is included to maintain compatibility with the SR Policy architecture defined in RFC 9256.


We believe there is no  significant overlap between our draft and eligibility draft and see value in advancing them independently. We would appreciate if the chairs can give the guidance on how to proceed with our draft. Additionally, we have formally requested an adoption call during our presentation and would be grateful if the chairs can help to schedule this.


Welcome all comments and suggestions regarding our draft and look forward to continued feedback from the working group.






Best regards,
Yisong on behalf of co-authors