Hi Alanna,

> On Sep 4, 2025, at 2:45 PM, Alanna Paloma <apal...@staff.rfc-editor.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Med and Mahesh*,
> 
> Thank you for your replies. We have noted Mahesh’s approval on the AUTH48 
> status page:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9833
> 
> 
> *Mahesh - Regarding the use of “black-hole”, Med has noted a preference to 
> keep it in the sentence as is:
> 
>> s/black-hole/discard will be redundant with the previous sentence… but more 
>> importantly will lead to a useless example given that we do have:
>> CURRENT:
>>        "Indicates an action to discard traffic for the corresponding
>>                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>         destination. For example, this can be used to black-hole
>>                                                                              
>>                           ^^^^^^^^^
>>         traffic.”;
>> The example was meant to refer to a well-known routing practice. Blakholing 
>> is discussed in many RFCs out there, e.g.,
>> • rfc7999: BLACKHOLE Community
>> • rfc5635: Remote Triggered Black Hole Filtering with Unicast Reverse Path 
>> Forwarding (uRPF)
>> • rfc3277: Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) Transient 
>> Blackhole Avoidance
>> • etc.
>> My preference would be to keep the sentence as it is, but if this is really 
>> problematic I suggest we simply drop the example.

Agree with Med, that the second statement is made redundant when "black-hole" 
is replaced with “discard”. Keeping the statement is problematic, even if the 
term was used in older drafts, and therefore, as suggested by Med, it should be 
removed.

Thanks.

> 
> 
> We have not made updates to this yet. Please let us know if you agree with 
> Med’s proposal to keep the sentence as is or if his other suggestion of 
> simply dropping the sentence is preferred.
> 
> Thank you,
> Alanna Paloma
> RFC Production Center
> 
> 
>> On Sep 3, 2025, at 10:02 PM, mohamed.boucad...@orange.com wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Mahesh, all,
>> s/black-hole/discard will be redundant with the previous sentence… but more 
>> importantly will lead to a useless example given that we do have:
>> CURRENT:
>>        "Indicates an action to discard traffic for the corresponding
>>                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>         destination. For example, this can be used to black-hole
>>                                                                              
>>                           ^^^^^^^^^
>>         traffic.”;
>> The example was meant to refer to a well-known routing practice. Blakholing 
>> is discussed in many RFCs out there, e.g.,
>>    • rfc7999: BLACKHOLE Community
>>    • rfc5635: Remote Triggered Black Hole Filtering with Unicast Reverse 
>> Path Forwarding (uRPF)
>>    • rfc3277: Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) Transient 
>> Blackhole Avoidance
>>    • etc.
>> My preference would be to keep the sentence as it is, but if this is really 
>> problematic I suggest we simply drop the example.
>> Thanks.
>> Cheers,
>> Med
>> De : Mahesh Jethanandani <mjethanand...@gmail.com>
>> Envoyé : mercredi 3 septembre 2025 20:23
>> À : Alanna Paloma <apal...@staff.rfc-editor.org>
>> Cc : RFC Editor <rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org>; BOUCADAIR Mohamed INNOV/NET 
>> <mohamed.boucad...@orange.com>; rrobe...@juniper.net; OSCAR GONZALEZ DE DIOS 
>> <oscar.gonzalezded...@telefonica.com>; samier.barguil_gira...@nokia.com; 
>> Wubo (lana) <lana.w...@huawei.com>; opsawg-...@ietf.org; opsawg-chairs 
>> <opsawg-cha...@ietf.org>; rro...@ciena.com; auth48archive@rfc-editor.org
>> Objet : Re: [AD] AUTH48: RFC-to-be 9833 
>> <draft-ietf-opsawg-teas-common-ac-15> for your review
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Alanna, thanks for your recommendations.
>> I would suggest that we use “discard” in the sentence to say - “For example, 
>> this can be used to discard traffic”. Authors, if you have concerns with the 
>> change, please speak up. 
>> Cheers.
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 3, 2025, at 11:16 AM, Alanna Paloma <apal...@staff.rfc-editor.org> 
>> wrote:
>> Hi Mahesh,
>> 
>> Some alternatives to “black-hole” can be “null route”, “discard route”, 
>> “drop route”, “sinkhole”, or “void route”.
>> 
>> For context, this is how “black-hole" appears in this document (it is used 
>> once in the YANG module):
>>        "Indicates an action to discard traffic for the corresponding
>>         destination. For example, this can be used to black-hole
>>         traffic.”;
>> 
>> Please let us know which alternate word you would prefer and we will update 
>> the files accordingly.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Alanna Paloma
>> RFC Production Center
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 2, 2025, at 4:38 PM, Mahesh Jethanandani <mjethanand...@gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Alanna,
>> 
>> To question #8 on inclusive language, I went to the NIST document to review 
>> options for “black-hole”, but I did not see any. Does the RFC Editor have 
>> any recommendations for what alternate word could be used?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> 
>> On Aug 11, 2025, at 10:46 PM, rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org wrote:
>> 
>> Authors, AD,
>> 
>> * Mahesh (as AD), please reply to #5.
>> 
>> While reviewing this document during AUTH48, please resolve (as necessary) 
>> the following questions, which are also in the XML file.
>> 
>> 1) <!--[rfced] To avoid back-to-back use of "For example", may we update
>> the second occurrence as follows?
>> 
>> Original:
>> For example, a
>> server can be a network controller or a router in a provider
>> network.
>> 
>> For example, a bearer request is first created using a name which
>> is assigned by the client, but if this feature is supported, the
>> request will also include a server-generated reference.
>> 
>> Perhaps:
>> For example, a
>> server can be a network controller or a router in a provider
>> network.
>> 
>> As another example, a bearer request is first created using a name that
>> is assigned by the client, but if this feature is supported, the
>> request will also include a server-generated reference.
>> -->      
>> 
>> 
>> 2) <!--[rfced] To improve readability, may we update "to" to "for"?
>> 
>> Original:
>> *  'bw-per-site':  The bandwidth is to all ACs that belong to the
>>    same site.
>> 
>> Perhaps:
>> 'bw-per-site':  The bandwidth is for all ACs that belong to the
>> same site.
>> -->      
>> 
>> 
>> 3) <!-- [rfced] We note that the following reference is cited only in
>> the YANG module. In order to have a 1:1 matchup between the references
>> section and the text, may we add the following reference entry to
>> the Normative References and add it to the list of citations preceding 
>> the YANG module?
>> 
>> Original:
>> This module uses types defined in [RFC6991], [RFC8177], and
>> [RFC9181].
>> 
>> Perhaps:
>> This module uses types defined in [RFC6991], [RFC8177],
>> [RFC9181], and [IEEE_802.1Q].
>> ...
>> [IEEE_802.1Q]
>>            IEEE, "IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area
>>            Networks-Bridges and Bridged Networks", IEEE Std 802.1Q-
>>            2022, DOI 10.1109/IEEESTD.2022.10004498, December 2022,
>>            <https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEESTD.2022.10004498>.
>> -->
>> 
>> 
>> 4) <!--[rfced] FYI, the YANG module has been updated per the 
>> formatting option of pyang.  Please let us know any concerns.
>> -->
>> 
>> 
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>> Security Considerations that differs from the template on
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>> review and let us know if the text is acceptable. Specifically: 
>> 
>> - Paragraph 5 matches the template except for the last sentence
>> is an addition. Paragraph 6 does not seem to correspond to the template.
>> 
>> - This sentence is not present, although the template says to include it.  
>> "There are no particularly sensitive RPC or action operations."              
>>                 
>> If it should be added, should it be at the end of the section?   
>> -->    
>> 
>> 
>> 6) <!-- [rfced] Please review the "type" attribute of each sourcecode element
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>> (https://www.rfc-editor.org/rpc/wiki/doku.php?id=sourcecode-types)
>> does not contain an applicable type, then feel free to let us know.
>> Also, it is acceptable to leave the "type" attribute not set.  
>> -->
>> 
>> 
>> 7) <!--[rfced] Abbreviation
>> 
>> a) FYI - We have added expansions for the following abbreviation
>> per Section 3.6 of RFC 7322 ("RFC Style Guide"). Please review each
>> expansion in the document carefully to ensure correctness.
>> 
>> Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM)
>> 
>> 
>> b) Both the expansion and the acronym for the following terms are used
>> throughout the document. Would you like to update to using the expansion upon
>> first usage and the acronym for the rest of the document?
>> 
>> Attachment Circuit (AC)
>> Service Function (SF)
>> -->
>> 
>> 
>> 8) <!-- [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: 
>> black-hole
>> -->
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you.
>> 
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>> --------------------------------------
>> RFC9833 (draft-ietf-opsawg-teas-common-ac-15)
>> 
>> Title            : A Common YANG Data Model for Attachment Circuits
>> Author(s)        : M. Boucadair, R. Roberts, O. Gonzalez de Dios, S. Barguil 
>> Giraldo, B. Wu
>> WG Chair(s)      : Joe Clarke, Benoît Claise
>> Area Director(s) : Mohamed Boucadair, Mahesh Jethanandani
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