Hi Megan,

Please check inline below for responses.


On Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM Megan Ferguson <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Ketan,
>
> Having another look at the current diff of RFC-to-be 9832, we see the use
> of “extended community” when used generally (as you mentioned), but are
> uncertain of whether the following fit “general” use:
>
> Route Target extended community
> Transport Class Route Target extended community (later just Transport
> Class RT)
> “Transport Class” extended community
> Color extended community *and* Color Extended Community
> Encapsulation extended community
> Transitive Extended Community
> non-transitive Transport Class extended community
>
> In RFC-to-be 9830, we see:
> Route Target extended community
> Color Extended Community
>
> Some research from past RFCs shows the following forms to be significantly
> more frequently used:
>
> Route Target Extended Community
> Color Extended Community
>

KT> The above two are names of two types of ECs and hence capitalization is
appropriate. This would also apply to the Encapsulation & Transport Class
Route Target. The "transitive" and "non-transitive" are adjectives and
hence don't need capitalization in my view.

Encapsulation Extended Community
>

KT> Refer to https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9012.html#section-4.1

Thanks,
Ketan


> Transitive Extended Community
>
> Would you mind reviewing these to ensure these appear as desired with the
> conversation with Jeff in mind?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Megan Ferguson
> RFC Production Center
>
> On Aug 28, 2025, at 5:16 PM, Megan Ferguson <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Nats and Kaliraj,
>
> Thank you for your replies and kind words.
>
> We have recorded your approvals at the AUTH48 status page (see below).
>
> We will send a separate request to IANA to update the SAFI Values registry
> to match Table 1 in the document.  Once we confirm the updates have been
> made in the IANA registry, we will move this document to AUTH48-DONE*R to
> await the completion of AUTH48 of the other documents in C534 (see below).
>
> The AUTH48 status page for this document can be found here:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9832
>
> The relevant cluster information can be found here:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/cluster_info.php?cid=C534
>
> Thank you.
>
> Megan Ferguson
> RFC Production Center
>
> On Aug 27, 2025, at 4:03 PM, Natrajan Venkataraman <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Megan,
>
> I have reviewed the comprehensive diff after internal discussions with
> Kaliraj and Reshma. I would like to extend my thanks to you and the AUTH48
> team for suggesting these changes. These changes have improved the
> readability of this draft quite extensively with fewer abbreviations and
> consistent usage of new definitions that aid the overall flow.
>
> Very Pleased and Thank You,
> Nats.
>
>
> Juniper Business Use Only
>
> From: Kaliraj Vairavakkalai <[email protected]>
> Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
> To: Megan Ferguson <[email protected]>, Jeffrey Haas <
> [email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>, Natrajan
> Venkataraman <[email protected]>, [email protected]<[email protected]>,
> [email protected] <[email protected]>, Sue Hares <[email protected]>,
> John Scudder <[email protected]>, [email protected]<
> [email protected]>, Reshma Das <[email protected]>,
> [email protected]<
> [email protected]>
> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9832 <draft-ietf-idr-bgp-ct-39> for your
> review
>
> Hi Megan,
>
> We have adopted this version with only a few slight tweaks (e.g., the
> title of Section 6.3 has been changed to use “Multiple Types” to match the
> change in paragraph 1 of that section).  Please review and let us know if
> any further changes are necessary.
>
>
> I am good with the changes.
>
> Thanks
> Kaliraj
>
>
> Juniper Business Use Only
>
> From: Megan Ferguson <[email protected]>
> Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
> To: Jeffrey Haas <[email protected]>
> Cc: Kaliraj Vairavakkalai <[email protected]>, [email protected]
> <[email protected]>, Natrajan Venkataraman <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] <[email protected]>, [email protected]<
> [email protected]>, Sue Hares <[email protected]>, John Scudder <
> [email protected]>, [email protected] <
> [email protected]>, Reshma Das <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] <
> [email protected]>
> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9832 <draft-ietf-idr-bgp-ct-39> for your
> review
>
> [External Email. Be cautious of content]
>
>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> Great question.
>
> Generally, the RPC strives for consistency (to the extent possible):
> 1) within a doc
> 2) within a cluster
> 3) within the series
>
> We also (generally) suggest less marking of terms (capping, quoting,
> hyphenating, using <tt> tags, etc.) whenever possible as these are
> difficult to keep consistent over time and can even be
> distracting/confusing to the reader if overused or inconsistently applied.
>
> Because of previous mixed use in RFCs for the term in question, we went
> with the guidance we received from the authors of RFC-to-be 9830 (see the
> cluster page herehttps://
> urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/cluster_info.php?cid=C534__;!!NEt6yMaO-gk!CtVxd3F0un2uRDdgew9XF8FOCNDOgGV9P15pxDfv6LpLFikM3w78TPndbWglNX1eu4QpShg_UqHwSJPVJ-v1OmZiXBOw$
>  for a list of those authors).
>
> If you feel this is in error or are considering using the capped form in
> the possible future -bis and are hoping these docs will match up, please
> feel free to discuss with the authors of this document (and the related
> cluster docs) and let us know if changes are necessary/desired.
>
> Please let us know if we can be of further assistance on this matter.
>
> Megan Ferguson
> RPC Production Center
>
>
> On Aug 27, 2025, at 6:44 AM, Jeffrey Haas <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Megan,
>
> I had one question while reviewing the changes from the editors. This is
> prompted by work in IDR to do a -bis on RFC 4360, for extended communities.
>
> RFC 4360 is itself not terribly consistent about the use of the
> capitalization of the feature.  In a significant portion of the document,
> it is labeled "Extended Community" when used in a proper noun context.
>
> In the diff for -ct, it has been consistently lower-cased.
>
> What's the thinking here, and how much of this is tied specifically to RFC
> 4360 itself?
>
> -- Jeff
>
>
> On Aug 26, 2025, at 7:03 PM, Megan Ferguson <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Kaliraj,
>
> Thank you for updating the file and your guidance.
>
> We have adopted this version with only a few slight tweaks (e.g., the
> title of Section 6.3 has been changed to use “Multiple Types” to match the
> change in paragraph 1 of that section).  Please review and let us know if
> any further changes are necessary.
>
> Once we receive approvals of this version from both authors, we will
> communicate changes that affect the related IANA registries (i.e., the
> change in Table 1) to IANA prior to moving forward in the publication
> process.  Note that this document will also await the completion of AUTH48
> for the other documents in Cluster C 534 (see below).
>
> Please be sure to review the files carefully as we do not make changes
> once the document is published as an RFC.
>
> The files have been posted here (please refresh):
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>
> The AUTH48 status page for this document can be found here:
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>
> The relevant cluster information can be found here:
>
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>
>
> Thank you.
>
> Megan Ferguson
> RFC Production Center
>
>
>
>
> On Aug 22, 2025, at 5:39 PM, Kaliraj Vairavakkalai <kaliraj=
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi RFC-ed,
>
> I made another git push with changes to address some pending warnings like
> “Artwork too wide”.
>
> Please git pull, same location:
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/ietf-wg-idr/draft-ietf-idr-bgp-ct/blob/main/rfc9832.xml__;!!NEt6yMaO-gk!CtVxd3F0un2uRDdgew9XF8FOCNDOgGV9P15pxDfv6LpLFikM3w78TPndbWglNX1eu4QpShg_UqHwSJPVJ-v1OjkbE0cp$
>
> Thanks
> Kaliraj
>
> Juniper Business Use Only
>
> From: Kaliraj Vairavakkalai <[email protected]>
> Date: Friday, August 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>, Natrajan
> Venkataraman <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] <[email protected]>, [email protected] <
> [email protected]>, [email protected]<[email protected]>, John Scudder <
> [email protected]>, [email protected]<
> [email protected]>, Reshma Das <[email protected]>,
> [email protected]<
> [email protected]>
> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9832 <draft-ietf-idr-bgp-ct-39> for your
> review
>
> Hi RFC-ed,
>
> We went thru the comments and incorporated them. Accepted most of them.
>
> For some of the comments, I have left responses in the xml under the
> <rfced> tag, with the prefix KV>
>
> Please go thru the revised document and let us know.
>
> Here is the link to the updated xml in github:
>
>
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/ietf-wg-idr/draft-ietf-idr-bgp-ct/blob/369e32c114263e81a02fb556f80c765daa8b7927/rfc9832.xml__;!!NEt6yMaO-gk!CtVxd3F0un2uRDdgew9XF8FOCNDOgGV9P15pxDfv6LpLFikM3w78TPndbWglNX1eu4QpShg_UqHwSJPVJ-v1OstcI15X$
>
> Thanks
> Kaliraj
>
> From: Kaliraj Vairavakkalai <[email protected]>
> Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>, Natrajan
> Venkataraman <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>,
> [email protected]<[email protected]>, [email protected] <
> [email protected]>, [email protected]<[email protected]>, John Scudder <
> [email protected]>, [email protected] <
> [email protected]>, Reshma Das <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] <
> [email protected]>
> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9832 <draft-ietf-idr-bgp-ct-39> for your
> review
>
> Hi RFC-Editor, thanks for the update. Cc: coauthors notify alias.
>
> We’ll go thru the comments and update the xml, as appropriate.
>
> I added the xml to github (
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/ietf-wg-idr/draft-ietf-idr-bgp-ct/blob/main/rfc9832.xml__;!!NEt6yMaO-gk!CtVxd3F0un2uRDdgew9XF8FOCNDOgGV9P15pxDfv6LpLFikM3w78TPndbWglNX1eu4QpShg_UqHwSJPVJ-v1OjkbE0cp$
> ), before making any updates.
>
> Thanks
> Kaliraj
> From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
> To: Kaliraj Vairavakkalai <[email protected]>, Natrajan Venkataraman <
> [email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] <[email protected]>, [email protected] <
> [email protected]>, [email protected]<[email protected]>, John Scudder <
> [email protected]>, [email protected]<
> [email protected]>
> Subject: Re: AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9832 <draft-ietf-idr-bgp-ct-39> for your
> review
>
> [External Email. Be cautious of content]
>
>
> Authors,
>
> While reviewing this document during AUTH48, please resolve (as necessary)
> the following questions, which are also in the XML file.
>
> NOTE: For this document in particular, we request that the authors
> consider updating the edited XML file (
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9832.xml__;!!NEt6yMaO-gk!CpdeuCqI8PCIv68GqufUhvmJWnSWfHLV2v0ivn-CIKGMICfusysvERBe1Zo7vaSSDiF5j7re9Xkxm0QwZoweX5uA$
> ) directly as there are a number of instances in which it may be easier for
> them to do so than to explain the changes to the RPC (and may save
> iterations for both sides).
>
> 1) <!-- [rfced] Please insert any keywords (beyond those that appear in
> the title) for use on
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> . -->
>
>
> 2) <!--[rfced] We see mention of the "TEAs Network Slices Framework" in
>   the Abstract, may we update as follows to clarify the document
>   you are mentioning?
>
> Original:
> These constructs can be used, for example, to realize the "IETF
> Network Slice" defined in TEAS Network Slices framework.
>
>
> Perhaps:
> These constructs can be used, for example, to realize the "IETF
> Network Slice" defined in the TEAS Network Slices framework (RFC
> 9543).
>
> -->
>
>
> 3) <!--[rfced] In the following text snippets, please review the format
>   of attributes for the following:
>
> a) Should all of these names be in all caps (for example, code 25 is
> in initial caps while code 8 is in all caps)?
>
> b) Should they all use "attribute type code", "BGP attribute code", or
> "attribute code" in their parentheticals?  Or are these purposely
> different?
>
> Original:
> A BGP attribute that carries community. Examples of BGP CCAs are
> COMMUNITIES (attribute code 8), EXTENDED COMMUNITIES (attribute code
> 16), IPv6 Address Specific Extended Community (attribute code 25), and
> LARGE_COMMUNITY (attribute code 32).
>
> ...
>
> TEA: Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute (attribute type code 23)
>
> ...
>
> It is carried in BGP extended community attribute (BGP attribute code
> 16).
>
> ...
>
> ..., or IPv6-address specific RT (BGP attribute code 25).
>
> ...
>
> ...UDP tunneling information is carried using the Tunnel Encapsulation
> Attribute (code 23)...
>
> -->
>
>
> 4) <!--[rfced] Please review the use of "color field" in the following
>   text and let us know if it should instead be "Color Value field"
>   to match the use in RFC 9012.  (Note that the quotations around
>   field names depend on your response to that related question.)
>
> Original:
>
> ...with the Flags field set to 0 and the color field set to 100.
>
>
> Perhaps:
> ...with the "Flags" field set to 0 and the "Color Value" field set to 100.
> -->
>
>
> 5) <!--[rfced] Regarding figures, artwork, and SVG:
>
> a) Please review that all lines in <artwork> are 69 characters or
> less.  If not, please consider how figures may be updated in order to
> fit this limitation (some warnings of outdenting from xml2rfc exist).
>
> b) FYI - the RPC does not edit SVG figures.  If any changes are made
> to their ASCII equivalents, authors should incorporate these changes
> into the SVG and resubmit these changes to the RPC.
>
>
> -->
>
>
> 6) <!-- [rfced] We had a few questions related to the text below:
>
> a) We note that [RFC4360] doesn't appear to use the term "EXT-COMM".
> Please review the following citation for accuracy.
>
> b) Please also review this text for redundancy and let us know if/how
> this text may be rephrased (we have already removed the EXT-COMM
> link).
>
> Current:
> The "Transport Class" Route Target Extended Community is a transitive
> extended community [RFC4360] of extended type, which has the
> format as shown in Figure 2.
> -->
>
>
> 7) <!--[rfced] Should the names in the following paragraph (and anywhere
>   they are mentioned throughout the document) be made more uniform
>   (i.e., should Route Target be added to the first use of "extended
>   community")?  See a later question related to the quotation use
>   as well.
>
> Original:
> This document also reserves the Non-Transitive version of Transport
> Class extended community (Section 13.2.1.1.2) for future use.  The
> "Non-Transitive Transport Class" Route Target Extended Community is
> not used.  If received, it is considered equivalent in functionality
> to the Transitive Transport Class Route Target Extended Community,
> except for the difference in Transitive bit flag.
>
> Perhaps:
> This document also reserves the Non-Transitive version of the Transport
> Class Route Target extended community (Section 13.2.1.1.2) for future
> use.  The
> Non-Transitive Transport Class Route Target extended community is
> not used.  If received, it is considered equivalent in functionality
> to the Transitive Transport Class Route Target extended community,
> except for the difference in the Transitive bit flag.
> -->
>
>
> 8) <!-- [rfced] We note that "color:0:100" isn't used in [RFC9012]. It's
>   defined in this document (See Section 2.1. Definitions and
>   Notations).  Please review the citation in the following text for
>   accuracy (or need of a possible rewording).
>
> Current:
>
> An example of mapping community is "color:0:100", described in
> [RFC9012], or the "transport-target:0:100" described in Section 4.3 in
> this document.
>
> -->
>
>
> 9) <!--[rfced] If our addition of "exist" does not capture your
>   intent, please review the original text and suggest
>   another rephrase.
>
> Original:
> If more than one distinct Mapping Communities on an overlay route map
> to distinct Resolution Schemes with dissimilar Intents at a receiving
> node, it is considered a configuration error.
>
> Perhaps:
> If more than one distinct Mapping Community on an overlay route map
> to distinct Resolution Schemes with dissimilar Intents at a receiving
> node exist, it is considered a configuration error.
> -->
>
>
> 10) <!--[rfced] Because "information" is a noncount noun, it would be
>   unusual to say "multiple information".  How may we update?
>   Perhaps "Multiple Types of Encapsulation Information"?
>
>
> Original:
> 6.3.  Carrying multiple Encapsulation Information
>
> and
>
> ...route allows carrying multiple encapsulation information.
>
> -->
>
>
> 11) <!-- [rfced] We note that Section 3 of [RFC8669] uses "Prefix-SID"
>   rather than "Prefix SID".  May we update to make these
>   consistent?
>
> Current:
>
> The SID information for SR with respect to MPLS Data Plane is carried
> as specified in Prefix SID attribute defined as part of Section 3 of
> [RFC8669].
>
> -->
>
>
> 12) <!--[rfced] Please review our updates to the text below and confirm
>   that we have interpreted your list correctly (i.e., the BGP CT
>   route is originated with RD:EP in the NLRI along with a Transport
>   Class RT, and the endpoint being a protocol next hop).  If this
>   is not the intent, please provide another rephrase.
>
> Original:
> The egress node of the tunnel, i.e. the tunnel endpoint (EP),
> originates the BGP CT route with RD:EP in the NLRI, Transport Class RT
> and PNH as EP.
>
> Current:
>
> The egress node of the tunnel, i.e., the tunnel endpoint (EP),
> originates the BGP CT route with RD:EP in the NLRI, a Transport Class
> RT, and a PNH as the EP.
>
>
> -->
>
>
> 13) <!-- [rfced] Please confirm the following citation as [RFC9350]
>   doesn't appear to use the term "ISIS Flex-Algo" (we note that it
>   does contain the term "Flex-Algorithm").
>
> Current:
>
> AS2 is further divided into two regions. There are three tunnel
> domains in provider's space: AS1 uses ISIS Flex-Algo [RFC9350]
> intra-domain tunnels. AS2 uses RSVP-TE intra-domain tunnels.
>
> -->
>
>
> 14) <!--[rfced] Please review the use of a comma in the following
>   situations:
>
> a) Between "1" and "128" in the following.  We have seen 1/128 in the
> earlier parts of this document: are these different meanings?  This
> occurs in more than one place.
>
> Original:
>
> Service nodes PE11, PE12 negotiate service families (AFI: 1 and SAFIs
> 1, 128) on the BGP session with RR16.
>
> b) Throughout Section 8.3 and elsewhere in the document, we replaced
> many commas with "and" as we believe this was the intended meaning.
> Please review and let us know any objections.
> -->
>
>
> 15) <!--[rfced] We note that this document uses TC ID to refer to a
>   Transport Class Identifier in the Terminology section.  Please
>   review the use of TC (without ID) in the text below where it
>   seems the expansion is "Transport Class identifier" and let us
>   know if/how to update.
>
> Original:
> ...transport-target:0:<TC> and a RT carrying <eSN>:<TC>, where TC is
> the Transport Class identifier, and eSN is the IP address used by SN
> as BGP next hop in its service route advertisements.
>
> -->
>
>
> 16) <!--[rfced] We see the following similar sentences in back-to-back
>   paragraphs.  Please review and let us know if/how we can reduce
>   redundancy.
>
> Original:
>
> This is possible using mechanism described in Appendix D, such that
> advertisement of PE loopback addresses as next-hop in BGP service
> routes is confined to the region they belong to.  An anycast
> IP-address called "Context Protocol Nexthop Address" (CPNH) abstracts
> the SNs in a region from other regions in the network.
>
> Such that advertisement of PE loopback addresses as next-hop in BGP
> service routes is confined to the region they belong to.  An anycast
> IP-address called "Context Protocol Nexthop Address" (CPNH) abstracts
> the SNs in a region from other regions in the network.
>
>
> -->
>
>
> 17)  <!--[rfced] We had the following questions related to the IANA
>    Considerations section:
>
>
> a) We would like to make sure we understand the structure of the IANA
> Considerations section.  Currently, we see:
>
> 13.1 and 13.2 - seem to add values to existing registries with some
> duplication to later sections (see question c below)
>
> 13.2.1-13.2.1.1.2 - all under a heading of "Existing Registries"
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> 13.2.2 - 13.2.2 All under a heading of "New Registries"
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> 13.1. Existing Registries
> 13.1.1. New BGP SAFI
> 13.1.2. New Format for BGP Extended Community
> 13.1.3. Registries for the "Type" Field
> 13.1.3.1. Transitive Types
> 13.1.3.2. Non-Transitive Types
> 13.1.4. MPLS OAM Code Points
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> 13.2.2. Non-Transitive Transport Class Extended Community Sub-Types
> Registry
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>
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>
> NOTE: Please review our question c) below before responding.
>
> Please let us know if this restructuring would be agreeable.
>
> b) Please note that we have updated the capitalization (to lowercase)
> of the values in Tables 4 and 6 to match the use in the corresponding
> IANA registries.  Please review and let us know any objections.
>
> c) Section 13.2 made us expect that 0xa would be registered in both
> the "BGP Transitive Extended Community Types" registry and the "BGP
> Non-Transitive Extended Community Types" registry.
>
> However, we do not see a registration of 0xa in the "BGP
> Non-Transitive Extended Community Types" registry at
>
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>
> We do see an entry for "0x4a" for "Non-Transitive Transport Class",
> that is mentioned in the current Section 13.2.1.1.2.
>
> Please review this section for accuracy and redundancy with Sections
> 13.2.1.1.1 and 13.2.1.1.2 and let us know if/how we may update (or if
> we are just missing something on our end?).
>
> d) Section 13.2 says:
>
> Taking reference of [RFC7153] , the following assignments have been
> made:
>
> As none of the new entries in the registries list RFC 7153 as a
> reference themselves, should this text instead read:
>
> The registries below each reference RFC 7153.
>
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>
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>
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>
>
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>
> 19) <!--[rfced] We note that the reference to
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>   updates should be made.-->
>
>
> 20) <!--[rfced] The citation tag [BGP-CT-UPDATE-PACKING-TEST] is a bit
>   long.  Might we update to something shorter?-->
>
>
> 21) <!--[rfced] Please note that we have slightly modified the format of
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>   past RFCs and the guidance of RFC 7322 ("RFC Style Guide").
>   Please let us know any objections.-->
>
>
> 22) <!--[rfced] We had the following questions/comments related to
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> a) Abbreviations that appeared without expansion have been expanded
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> Please review these expansions for accuracy.
>
> b) We made some updates to the list of abbreviations in the Terminology
> section to match their use in past RFCs.  We also flipped the
> expansion of TC-BE for a better 1:1 match between the abbreviation and
> the expansion.  Please review carefully and let us know any
> objections.
>
> c) We see BN expanded as "Border Node".  Past use in RFCs points to
> "Boundary Node".  Please review and let us know if any updates should
> be made.
>
> d) The term "Labeled ISIS" and the abbreviation "L-ISIS" don't appear
> in RFC 8867, and RFC 8867 does not appear in the References section of
> this document.  Please review the citation to this RFC in the
> Terminology section and let us know if/how to update.
>
> e) [RFC4684] uses "Route Target (RT) Constrain" rather than "Route
> Target Constrain (RTC)".  We do see "Route Target Constraint (RTC)" in
> RFC 9125 (when citing RFC 4684).  Please let us know if we should adopt
> the same form here (i.e., Route Target Constraint (RTC)).
>
>
> f) TC is expanded as Traffic Class in the companion documents
> (RFCs-to-be 9830 and 9831).  This document expands it as Transport
> Class.  Please review and let us know if we should make this
> consistent (see also TC ID and TC-BE).
>
> g) To follow the guidance at
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> then use the abbreviated form thereafter unless we hear objection:
>
> Transport Class (TC)
> Route Target (RT)
> Route Target Constrain (RTC) (see related query above)
> Community Carrying Attribute (CCA)
> BGP Classful Transport (BGP CT)
> Address Family Identifier (AFI)
> Route Distinguisher (RD)
> Endpoint (EP)
> Next Hop (NH)
> Transport Route Database (TRDB)
> Ingress Service Node (iSN)
> Egress Service Node (eSN)
> Autonomous System (AS)
> Per-Hop Behavior (PHB)
>
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>
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> a) Please note that we updated to use the following forms with relation
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> and let us know any objections:
>
> BGP UPDATE message
> Color Extended Community
> Route Target extended community
> data plane
>
> Please review the different treatment of "Extended Community"
> vs. "extended community" and confirm that this difference is
> intentional.
>
> b) Keeping point a) in mind, please review the names of the
> communities and extended communities throughout the document for
> consistency.  We see varied use of quotation marks, places where words
> may be missing, differences in capitalization, etc.  Examples below:
>
> Transport Class Route Target extended community vs. Transport Class
> extended community vs. "Transport Class" extended community (see also
> Transport Class Route Target vs. transport-class route-target)
>
> Transport Target Extended community
>
> transitive extended community vs. Transitive Extended Community
>
> Non-Transitive Extended Community vs. "Non-Transitive Transport Class"
> Route Target extended community vs. Non-Transitive Transport Class
> Extended community vs. "Non-Transitive Transport Class route target
> extended community" vs. Non-Transitive Transport Class vs.
> Non-Transitive version of the Transport Class extended community
>
> Mapping Community vs. Mapping community vs. mapping community
>
> Community vs. community (when used alone; see also communities)
>
> Extended Community vs. extended community (when used alone; see also
> extended communities)
>
>
> c) The following terminology seems to use inconsistent marking (i.e.,
> capitalization, hyphenation, etc.) throughout the document.  Please
> review these instances and consider if/how they may be made uniform:
>
> Resolution Scheme vs. resolution scheme vs. "Resolution Scheme"
>
> Route Target vs. route target
>
> Ingress domain vs. ingress domain
>
> Ingress node vs. ingress node
>
> Ingress PE vs. ingress PE (see also egress)
>
> Intent vs. intent
>
> Inter-AS vs. inter-AS (and Intra-AS vs. intra-AS)
>
> Option C vs. option c (and others like option b etc.)
>
> BGP Classful Transport vs. Classful Transport
>
> Classful Transport BGP route vs. Classful Transport route vs. BGP
> Classful Transport family routes
>
> Classful Transport NLRI vs. Classful Transport NLRI Prefix
> vs. Classful Transport prefix vs. "Classful Transport" SAFI NLRI
>
> Transport Tunnels vs. transport tunnels
>
> Transport-target vs. transport-target
>
> transport-target:0:100 vs. transport route target 0:200 vs. route
> target "transport-target:0:100" vs. transport class 100 routes
>
> Transport Family vs. Transport family vs. transport family (see also
> families)
>
> Transport class vs. transport class vs. Transport Class
>
> "Transport Class ID" field vs. "Transport Class" identifier
>
> Transport Class ID 100 vs. Transport Class 100
>
> Color vs. color vs. 'Color' vs. "Color" (FYI 9830 is using Color)
>
> color:0:100500 vs. Color:0:100
>
> Transposition scheme vs. transposition scheme vs. Transposition Scheme
>
> operator vs. Operator
>
> service family vs. Service family
>
> service route vs. Service route
>
> FLEX-ALGO vs. Flex-Algo vs. FlexAlgo
>
> MPLS label vs. MPLS Label
>
> Implicit-NULL vs. Implicit Null vs. Implicit NULL
>
> special label 3 (Implicit NULL) vs. value 3 (Implicit-NULL)
>
> RD:EP vs. "RD:EP" vs. 'RD:Endpoint' vs. "RD:Endpoint" vs. RD,EP
> vs. "RD, EP" (see also RD, RT)
>
> gold vs. Gold
>
> bronze vs. Bronze
>
> d) Terms including "best effort": we have updated these terms to
> appear as hyphenated when in attributive position (modifying a noun)
> but left them open otherwise.  However, there is variance related to
> their quotation, capitalization, etc. remaining.  Please review the
> terms and let us know if/how further updates for uniformity may be
> made (note: the list below includes our hyphenation changes).
>
> best-effort transport class vs. Best-Effort Transport Class
>
> "Best-Effort" transport class TRDB vs. Best-Effort TRDB vs. TRDB for best
> effort
>
> "best-effort" transport class routes vs. best-effort transport route
>
> 'Best-effort' SLA vs. best-effort SLA
>
> "Best-Effort Transport Class Route Target" vs. Best-Effort Transport Class
> Route Target
>
> "Best-Effort" Resolution Scheme vs. Best-effort resolution scheme vs.
> best-effort resolution scheme
>
>
>
> e) Please review the following similar instances and let us know
> if/how they should be made uniform.
>
> SAFI 76 (BGP CT)
> SAFI 76 "Classful Transport"
> AFI/SAFI 1/76 (Classful Transport SAFI)
>
> AFI/SAFI 1/128 (MPLS-labeled VPN address)
> Inet-VPN SAFI 128
> SAFI 128 (L3VPN)
>
> f) There are many places in which quotation marks are used that we are
> uncertain of their meaning/purpose and they are inconsistent
> (appearing sometimes and not others or single quotes in some places
> while double or no quotes in others).
>
> Please review the use of quotation marks generally throughout the
> document.  We suggest removing quotation marks unless they are
> absolutely necessary to convey a specific meaning (e.g., directly
> quoting another work).
>
> A few examples below from back-to-back sentences in which quotation
> seems to be used inconsistently when used with "Transport Class Route
> Target Extended community".  There are many other uses of quotation
> marks with many other terms to review.
>
> Original:
> These mechanisms are applied to BGP CT routes (AFI/SAFI: 1/76 or 2/76)
> using "Transport Class Route Target Extended community".
>
> vs.
>
> A BGP speaker that implements procedures described in this document
> and Route Target Constrain [RFC4684] MUST also apply the RTC
> procedures to the Transport Class Route Target Extended communities
> carried on BGP CT routes (AFI/SAFI: 1/76 or 2/76).
>
>
> and see the mixed use in this paragraph:
>
> This document also reserves the Non-Transitive version of Transport
> Class extended community (Section 13.2.1.1.2) for future use.  The
> "Non-Transitive Transport Class" Route Target Extended Community is
> not used.  If received, it is considered equivalent in functionality
> to the Transitive Transport Class Route Target Extended Community,
> except for the difference in Transitive bit flag.
>
> g) Other documents in this cluster do not use quotations around field
> names (and RFC-to-be 9830 chose to skip quotes for field names in
> AUTH48).
>
> As there is mixed use in this document, would you like to update to
> match this convention?  Some examples:
>
> "Transport Class ID" field
> 'Transport Class ID' field
> Policy Color field
> Next hop Address field
> BGP next hop field
> Local Administrator field
> MPLS Label field
> <TC> field
> "Type" field
> Value field
> 'Color' field
>
>
> -->
>
>
> 24) <!--[rfced] Please review uses of the slash "/" character in text and
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> RFC9832 (draft-ietf-idr-bgp-ct-39)
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> Title            : BGP Classful Transport Planes
> Author(s)        : K. Vairavakkalai, Ed., N. Venkataraman, Ed.
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