Hi Alice, 

I approve this version of the document for publication, thanks. 

Best regards,
Jie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alice Russo <aru...@staff.rfc-editor.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 2:58 AM
> To: Acee Lindem <acee.i...@gmail.com>; Dongjie (Jimmy)
> <jie.d...@huawei.com>
> Cc: Ketan Talaulikar <ketant.i...@gmail.com>; Keyur Patel
> <ke...@arrcus.com>; Gaura Dawra <gdawra.i...@gmail.com>; Shawn Zandi
> <shaf...@shafagh.com>; lsvr-...@ietf.org; lsvr-cha...@ietf.org;
> james.n.guichard <james.n.guich...@futurewei.com>; auth48archive
> <auth48archive@rfc-editor.org>; RFC Editor <rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org>
> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9816 <draft-ietf-lsvr-applicability-22> for
> your review
> 
> Acee, Jie,
> 
> Thank you for your replies. The revised files are here (please refresh):
>   https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816.html
>   https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816.txt
>   https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816.pdf
>   https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816.xml
> 
> This diff file shows all changes from the approved I-D:
>   https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816-diff.html
>   https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816-rfcdiff.html (side by side)
> 
> This diff file shows the changes made during AUTH48 thus far:
>   https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816-auth48diff.html
>   https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816-auth48rfcdiff.html (side by
> side)
> 
> This diff file shows only the changes since the last posted version:
>   https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816-lastrfcdiff.html
> 
> The requested changes have been made, except for this sentence in Section
> 8:
>    However, this is no different than if classical BGP routing
>    using the IPv4 and IPv6 address families were used.
> 
> We did not change 'were' to 'was' here because it's correct use of 'were'
> (subjunctive after 'if').
> 
> We will wait to hear from you again and from your coauthors before
> continuing the publication process. This page shows the AUTH48 status of
> your document:
>   https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9816
> 
> Thank you.
> RFC Editor/ar
> 
> > On Jul 14, 2025, at 3:49 AM, Acee Lindem <acee.i...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Good catch Jie...
> >
> > Specifically, that would be:
> >
> > *** rfc9816.orig.txt        Sat Jul 12 17:29:45 2025
> > --- rfc9816.bfd.txt Mon Jul 14 06:46:43 2025
> > ***************
> > *** 201,207 ****
> >     Alternatively, as each and every router in the BGP-SPF domain will
> >     have a complete view of the topology, the operator can also choose to
> >     configure BGP sessions in the hop-by-hop peering model described in
> > !    [RFC7938] along with BFD [RFC5580].  In doing so, while the hop-by-
> >     hop peering model lacks the inherent benefits of the controller-based
> >     model, BGP updates need not be serialized by the BGP best-path
> >     algorithm in either of these models.  This helps overall network
> > --- 201,207 ----
> >     Alternatively, as each and every router in the BGP-SPF domain will
> >     have a complete view of the topology, the operator can also choose to
> >     configure BGP sessions in the hop-by-hop peering model described in
> > !    [RFC7938] along with BFD [RFC5880].  In doing so, while the hop-by-
> >     hop peering model lacks the inherent benefits of the controller-based
> >     model, BGP updates need not be serialized by the BGP best-path
> >     algorithm in either of these models.  This helps overall network
> > ***************
> > *** 251,257 ****
> >
> >  5.2.1.  Sparse Peering Model
> >
> > !    Alternately, BFD [RFC5580] can be used to swiftly determine the
> >     availability of links, and the BGP peering model can be significantly
> >     sparser than the data center fabric.  BGP-SPF sessions only need to
> >     be established with enough peers to provide a biconnected graph.
> > If
> > --- 251,257 ----
> >
> >  5.2.1.  Sparse Peering Model
> >
> > !    Alternately, BFD [RFC5880] can be used to swiftly determine the
> >     availability of links, and the BGP peering model can be significantly
> >     sparser than the data center fabric.  BGP-SPF sessions only need to
> >     be established with enough peers to provide a biconnected graph.
> > If
> > ***************
> > *** 534,544 ****
> >     [RFC5340]  Coltun, R., Ferguson, D., Moy, J., and A. Lindem, "OSPF
> >                for IPv6", RFC 5340, DOI 10.17487/RFC5340, July 2008,
> >                <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5340>.
> > -
> > -    [RFC5580]  Tschofenig, H., Ed., Adrangi, F., Jones, M., Lior, A., and
> > -               B. Aboba, "Carrying Location Objects in RADIUS and
> > -               Diameter", RFC 5580, DOI 10.17487/RFC5580, August
> 2009,
> > -               <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5580>.
> >
> >     [RFC5880]  Katz, D. and D. Ward, "Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
> >                (BFD)", RFC 5880, DOI 10.17487/RFC5880, June 2010,
> > --- 534,539 ----
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Acee
> >
> >> On Jul 13, 2025, at 10:55 PM, Dongjie (Jimmy) <jie.d...@huawei.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Alice,
> >>
> >> Thanks a lot for your effort on this document. I've reviewed this update
> and only find one nit:
> >>
> >> In some places of the document, the reference to BFD points to RFC 5580
> by mistake, it should be updated to RFC 5880. And in the informative
> references, the reference to RFC5580 can be removed.
> >>
> >> Other than this nit, this version is good to me and I approve its
> publication.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> Jie
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Alice Russo <aru...@staff.rfc-editor.org>
> >>> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2025 5:37 AM
> >>> To: Acee Lindem <acee.i...@gmail.com>
> >>> Cc: Ketan Talaulikar <ketant.i...@gmail.com>; Keyur Patel
> >>> <ke...@arrcus.com>; gdawra.i...@gmail.com; Shawn Zandi
> >>> <shaf...@shafagh.com>; Dongjie (Jimmy) <jie.d...@huawei.com>;
> >>> lsvr-...@ietf.org; lsvr-cha...@ietf.org; james.n.guichard
> >>> <james.n.guich...@futurewei.com>; auth48archive
> >>> <auth48archive@rfc-editor.org>; RFC Editor
> >>> <rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org>
> >>> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9816
> >>> <draft-ietf-lsvr-applicability-22> for your review
> >>>
> >>> Acee,
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for your reply; the files have been updated accordingly.
> >>> Please refresh the same URLs as below
> >>> (https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816-lastrfcdiff.html shows
> >>> only the most recent changes).
> >>>
> >>> RFC Editor/ar
> >>>
> >>>> On Jul 11, 2025, at 1:06 PM, Acee Lindem <acee.i...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi Alice,
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Jul 11, 2025, at 3:48 PM, Alice Russo
> >>>>> <aru...@staff.rfc-editor.org>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Acee,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> We have updated the authors' contact information as requested. The
> >>> revised files are here (please refresh):
> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816.html
> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816.txt
> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816.pdf
> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816.xml
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This diff file shows all changes from the approved I-D:
> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816-diff.html
> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816-rfcdiff.html (side by
> >>>>> side)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This diff file shows the changes made during AUTH48 thus far:
> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816-auth48diff.html
> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816-auth48rfcdiff.html
> >>>>> (side by side)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This diff file shows only the changes since the last posted version:
> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816-lastrfcdiff.html
> >>>>>
> >>>>> As mentioned in a separate mail re: 9815, we suggest considering
> >>>>> this
> >>> update to the title (remove hyphen and add acronym).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -- 9816
> >>>>> Current: Usage and Applicability of BGP Link-State Shortest Path
> >>>>> First (SPF) Routing in Data Centers
> >>>>> Perhaps: Usage and Applicability of BGP Link State (BGP-LS)
> >>>>> Shortest Path First (SPF) Routing in Data Centers
> >>>>
> >>>> Sure,
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks
> >>>> Acee
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> We will wait to hear from you again and from your coauthors before
> >>>>> continuing the publication process. This page shows the AUTH48
> >>>>> status of your document:
> >>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9816
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thank you.
> >>>>> RFC Editor/ar
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On Jul 10, 2025, at 4:17 AM, Acee Lindem <acee.i...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi Alice,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Jul 9, 2025, at 3:19 PM, Alice Russo
> >>>>>>> <aru...@staff.rfc-editor.org>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Acee, Ketan (as AD),
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> *AD - Please review this change and let us know if you approve
> >>>>>>> (changed
> >>> from "MUST" to "must" per Acee's reply to #5).
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>> The Link Local/Remote Identifiers of the peering interfaces MUST
> >>>>>>> be used in the link NLRI as described in section 5.2.2 of
> >>>>>>> [I-D.ietf-lsvr-bgp-spf].
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Current:
> >>>>>>> The Link Local/Remote Identifiers of the peering interfaces must
> >>>>>>> be used in the link NLRI as described in Section 5.2.2 of [RFC9815].
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Sure. This is an "Informational" status document.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Acee,
> >>>>>>> Thank you for your reply. My apologies for the delay. Please see
> >>>>>>> the
> >>> follow-ups below. The revised files are here (please refresh):
> >>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816.html
> >>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816.txt
> >>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816.pdf
> >>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816.xml
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> This diff file shows all changes from the approved I-D:
> >>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816-diff.html
> >>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816-rfcdiff.html (side by
> >>>>>>> side)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> This diff file shows the changes made during AUTH48 thus far:
> >>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816-auth48diff.html
> >>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9816-auth48rfcdiff.html
> >>>>>>> (side by side)
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Re: #4, we updated to the text you provided except for expanding
> >>>>>>> "SPF",
> >>> as it has already been expanded within the document and is used
> >>> earlier within the same sentence without expansion. If you prefer
> >>> otherwise, please let us know.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> FYI, in Section 2, this has been updated as follows; please let
> >>>>>>> us know if
> >>> you prefer otherwise.
> >>>>>>> Old:   BGP-SPF [RFC9815]
> >>>>>>> New:   BGP-LS SPF [RFC9815]
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Sure - just not BGP - ....
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>> Acee
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> We will wait to hear from you again and from your coauthors
> >>>>>>> before continuing the publication process. This page shows the
> >>>>>>> AUTH48 status of your document:
> >>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9816
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Thank you.
> >>>>>>> RFC Editor/ar
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On Jul 3, 2025, at 4:58 PM, Acee Lindem <acee.i...@gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Hi RFC Editor,
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Thank you for your work on this document.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> On Jul 1, 2025, at 2:21 AM, rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Authors,
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> While reviewing this document during AUTH48, please resolve
> >>>>>>>>> (as
> >>> necessary) the following questions, which are also in the XML file.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> 1) <!--[rfced] BGP-LS and SPF
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> a) Would you like to update the title of the document as shown
> >>>>>>>>> below or otherwise, to more closely match how "BGP-LS" and
> "SPF"
> >>>>>>>>> are handled in the title of RFC-to-be 9815?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>>>> Usage and Applicability of BGP Link-State Shortest Path
> >>>>>>>>> Routing
> >>>>>>>>> (BGP-SPF) in Data Centers
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Option A:
> >>>>>>>>> Usage and Applicability of BGP Link-State Shortest Path First
> >>>>>>>>> (SPF) Routing in Data Centers
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Use option A consistent with the base document - "BGP
> >>>>>>>> Link-State
> >>> Shortest Path First (SPF) Routing" in RFC 9815.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Option B:
> >>>>>>>>> Usage and Applicability of BGP - Link State (BGP-LS) Shortest
> >>>>>>>>> Path First (SPF) Routing in Data Centers
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> b) To match how the companion document expands "BGP-LS" and
> >>>>>>>>> "SPF", may we update the Abstract and Introduction as shown
> >>>>>>>>> below for consistency?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Original (Abstract):
> >>>>>>>>> This document discusses the usage and applicability of BGP
> >>>>>>>>> Link-State Shortest Path First (BGP-SPF) extensions in data
> >>>>>>>>> center networks utilizing Clos or Fat-Tree topologies.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
> >>>>>>>>> This document discusses the usage and applicability of BGP -
> >>>>>>>>> Link State
> >>>>>>>>> (BGP-LS) Shortest Path First (SPF) extensions in data center
> >>>>>>>>> networks utilizing Clos or Fat Tree topologies.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Use;
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> This document discusses the usage and applicability of BGP Link
> >>>>>>>> State
> >>>>>>>> (BGP-LS) Shortest Path First (SPF) extensions in data center
> >>>>>>>> networks utilizing Clos or Fat Tree topologies.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> ...
> >>>>>>>>> Original (Introduction):
> >>>>>>>>> This document complements [I-D.ietf-lsvr-bgp-spf] by
> >>>>>>>>> discussing the applicability of the BGP-SPF technology in a
> >>>>>>>>> simple and fairly common deployment scenario, which is
> described in Section 3.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
> >>>>>>>>> This document complements [RFC9815] by discussing the
> >>>>>>>>> applicability of the BGP - Link State (BGP-LS) Shortest Path
> >>>>>>>>> First (SPF) technology in a simple and fairly common
> >>>>>>>>> deployment scenario, which is described in Section 3.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Use:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> This document complements [RFC9815] by discussing the
> >>>>>>>> applicability of the BGP Link State (BGP-LS) Shortest Path
> >>>>>>>> First
> >>>>>>>> (SPF) technology in a simple and fairly common deployment
> >>>>>>>> scenario, which is described in Section 3.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> c) Throughout the text, we note "BGP-SPF" vs. "BGP SPF". "BGP
> >>>>>>>>> SPF" is used both in the companion document and the IANA
> >>>>>>>>> registry at <https://www.iana.org/assignments/bgp-spf/>. Would
> >>>>>>>>> you like to update each instance of "BGP-SPF" to "BGP SPF" for
> consistency?
> >>>>>>>>> See one example below:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>>>> The document is intended to provide simplified guidance for
> >>>>>>>>> the deployment of BGP-SPF extensions.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
> >>>>>>>>> The document is intended to provide simplified guidance for
> >>>>>>>>> the deployment of BGP SPF extensions.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Use "BGP SPF" then.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> 2) <!-- [rfced] Please insert any keywords (beyond those that
> >>>>>>>>> appear in the title) for use on
> >>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/search. -->
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> 3) <!-- [rfced] We updated "RFC 5580" to "RFC 5880" in the
> >>>>>>>>> following sentence, and elsewhere in the document where "BFD"
> >>>>>>>>> is referenced, as "BFD" is defined in RFC 5880 and not
> >>>>>>>>> mentioned in RFC 5580. If this is not correct, please let us know.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>>>> This document also assumes knowledge of data center routing
> >>>>>>>>> protocols such as BGP [RFC4271], BGP-SPF
> >>>>>>>>> [I-D.ietf-lsvr-bgp-spf], OSPF [RFC2328] [RFC5340], as well as
> >>>>>>>>> data center Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM)
> >>>>>>>>> protocols like Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) [RFC4957]
> >>>>>>>>> and Bi- Directional Forwarding Detection (BFD) [RFC5580].
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Current:
> >>>>>>>>> This document also assumes knowledge of data center routing
> >>>>>>>>> protocols such as BGP [RFC4271], BGP-SPF [RFC9815], and OSPF
> >>>>>>>>> [RFC2328] [RFC5340] as well as data center Operations,
> >>>>>>>>> Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) protocols like the Link
> >>>>>>>>> Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) [RFC4957] and Bidirectional
> >>>>>>>>> Forwarding Detection (BFD) [RFC5580].
> >>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Sure - good catch.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> 4) <!--[rfced] "SPF" is not mentioned in RFC 9552. Should a
> >>>>>>>>> different RFC be referenced or was "OSPF" perhaps intended?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>>>> The BGP-SPF modifications allow BGP to overcome these
> limitations.
> >>>>>>>>> Furthermore, using the BGP-LS Network Layer Reachability
> >>>>>>>>> Information
> >>>>>>>>> (NLRI) format allows the BGP-SPF data to be advertised for
> >>>>>>>>> nodes, links, and prefixes in the BGP routing domain and used
> >>>>>>>>> for Short- Path-First (SPF) computations [RFC9552].
> >>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Use:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> The BGP-SPF modifications allow BGP to overcome these
> limitations.
> >>>>>>>> Furthermore, using the BGP-LS Network Layer Reachability
> >>>>>>>> Information
> >>>>>>>> (NLRI) format [RFC9552] allows the BGP-SPF data to be
> >>>>>>>> advertised for nodes, links, and prefixes in the BGP routing
> >>>>>>>> domain and used for Short- Path-First (SPF) computations.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> 5) <!-- [rfced] We see that the approved I-D (v22) contains
> >>>>>>>>> one instance of a keyword ("MUST" in Section 5.5.1). Is this
> >>>>>>>>> intentional? If so, we will add the typical paragraph from BCP
> >>>>>>>>> 14 regarding use of keywords after the Introduction and add
> >>>>>>>>> RFCs
> >>>>>>>>> 2119 and 8174 to the Normative References section. Otherwise,
> >>>>>>>>> we will update "MUST" to "must".
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>>>> The Link Local/Remote Identifiers of the peering interfaces
> >>>>>>>>> MUST be used in the link NLRI as described in section 5.2.2 of
> >>>>>>>>> [I-D.ietf-lsvr-bgp-spf].
> >>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Please change to "must" for BCP.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> 6) <!--[rfced] Is "BGP-LS SPF Topology" correct or should it
> >>>>>>>>> perhaps be "BGP-LS-SPF Topology" for consistency?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>>>> 5.5.2  BGP-LS SPF Topology Visibility for Management
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
> >>>>>>>>> 5.5.2  BGP-LS-SPF Topology Visibility for Management
> >>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Ok.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> 7) <!--[rfced] Would repeating "Non" make this section title
> >>>>>>>>> more
> >>> clear?
> >>>>>>>>> The meaning seems to be applicability to topologies that are
> >>>>>>>>> neither Clos nor Fat Tree topologies.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Original:
> >>>>>>>>> 6.  Non-CLOS/FAT Tree Topology Applicability
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Current:
> >>>>>>>>> 6.  Non-Clos / Fat Tree Topology Applicability
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Perhaps:
> >>>>>>>>> 6.  Non-Clos / Non-Fat-Tree Topology Applicability
> >>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Leave as:
> >>>>>>>> 6.  Non-Clos / Fat Tree Topology Applicability
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> 8) <!-- [rfced] FYI - We updated the following terms for
> >>>>>>>>> consistency. Please let us know of any objections.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> BGP-LS Node NLRI Attribute SPF Status TLV -> BGP-LS-SPF Node
> >>>>>>>>> NLRI Attribute SPF Status TLV (per the companion doc) BGP-LS
> >>>>>>>>> SPF SAFI
> >>>>>>>>> -> BGP-LS-SPF SAFI (per the companion doc) Clos Topologies ->
> >>>>>>>>> Clos topologies Fat-Tree -> Fat Tree (per use in the RFC
> >>>>>>>>> Series) link NLRI -> Link NLRI (per RFC 9552) Route
> >>>>>>>>> Controllers -> route controllers (per companion document)
> >>>>>>>>> Route Reflectors -> route reflectors (per companion document)
> >>>>>>>>> Spine Nodes -> spine nodes Unicast -> unicast
> >>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Ok.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> 9) <!-- [rfced] FYI - We have updated the expansions for the
> >>>>>>>>> following abbreviations to reflect the form on the right for
> >>>>>>>>> consistency with the companion document and/or RFC Series.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Bi-Directional Forwarding Detection (BFD) -> Bidirectional
> >>>>>>>>> Forwarding Detection (BFD)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Ok.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Equal-Cost Multi-Path (ECMP) -> Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Ok.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Top-Of-Rack (ToR) -> Top-of-Rack (ToR)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Ok.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> 10) <!-- [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.  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:
> >>>>>>>>> - blackhole
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Replace "blackhole" with "routes to unreachable destinations".
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> In addition, please consider whether "traditional" should be
> >>>>>>>>> updated for clarity.  While the NIST website
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>> <https://web.archive.org/web/20250214092458/https://www.nist.gov/
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>> nist-research-library/nist-technical-series-publications-author-inst
> >>> ructions#ta
> >>> ble1>
> >>>>>>>>> indicates that this term is potentially biased, it is also 
> >>>>>>>>> ambiguous.
> >>>>>>>>> "Tradition" is a subjective term, as it is not the same for 
> >>>>>>>>> everyone.
> >>>>>>>>> -->
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> "usual BGP underlays" and "classical BGP routing".
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Please update my contact information with a new affiliation:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Acee Lindem
> >>>>>>>> Arrcus, Inc.
> >>>>>>>> 301 Midenhall Way
> >>>>>>>> Cary, NC 27513
> >>>>>>>> United States of America
> >>>>>>>> Email: acee.i...@gmail.com
> >>>>>>>>
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> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
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> >>>>>>>>> RFC Editor/kc/ar
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> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> On Jun 30, 2025, rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org wrote:
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> >>>>>>>>> *****IMPORTANT*****
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> >>>>>>>>> Updated 2025/06/30
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> >>>>>>>>> Thank you for your cooperation,
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> >>>>>>>>> RFC Editor
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------
> >>>>>>>>> RFC9816 (draft-ietf-lsvr-applicability-22)
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Title            : Usage and Applicability of BGP Link-State
> Shortest
> >>> Path Routing (BGP-SPF) in Data Centers
> >>>>>>>>> Author(s)        : K. Patel, A. Lindem, S. Zandi, G. Dawra, J. Dong
> >>>>>>>>> WG Chair(s)      : Jie Dong, Acee Lindem
> >>>>>>>>> Area Director(s) : Jim Guichard, Ketan Talaulikar, Gunter Van
> >>>>>>>>> de Velde
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>
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