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Thank you for your attention and guidance during the AUTH48 process. We will move this document forward in the publication process at this time. Sincerely, Sarah Tarrant RFC Production Center > On Oct 7, 2025, at 8:12 PM, Mike Koldychev <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Sarah, > > I reviewed the document and I approve. > > Thanks, > Mike. > > > On Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 at 9:07 AM, Sarah Tarrant > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Hi Pavan, Shaofu, Gyan, and Balaji, >> >> Thank you for your replies. 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Be cautious of content] >>>>> >>>>> Authors, >>>>> >>>>> While reviewing this document during AUTH48, please resolve (as necessary) >>>>> the following questions, which are also in the source file. >>>>> >>>>> 1) <!--[rfced] We note that this document uses terms such as "PCEP Peer", >>>>> "TE Tunnel", and "SR Policy" with the second word capitalized. If >>>>> the intention is to use these terms with a specific meaning, would >>>>> you like to add a sentence stating where to find that definition? >>>>> For example: >>>>> >>>>> Perhaps: >>>>> This document uses the following terms: >>>>> >>>>> PCEP Peer as defined in [RFC5440] >>>>> SR Policy as defined in [RFC8402] >>>>> --> >>>>> >>>>> [VPB] Yes, these terms have a specific meaning. It should be sufficient >>>>> to add a reference at initial use. >>>>> • "PCEP Peer" appears only once — please add RFC 5440 immediately after >>>>> it. >>>>> • "TE Tunnel" appears three times, while “TE tunnel” appears four times — >>>>> RFC3209 uses both interchangeably. I would pick “TE Tunnel” and use it >>>>> everywhere. >>>>> • “SR Policy” and “SR policy” appear four times each; RFC9256 uses “SR >>>>> Policy”. So, I would recommend using “SR Policy” everywhere. >>>>> >>>>> 2) <!-- [rfced] In many RFCs, the text following a TLV diagram is a >>>>> definition >>>>> list rather than a paragraph. Would you like to update this as follows? >>>>> Current: >>>>> Type has the value 67. Length carries a value of 4. The "color" >>>>> field is 4 bytes long and carries the actual color value (specified >>>>> as an unsigned integer). A color value of zero is allowed. >>>>> Perhaps: >>>>> Type: 67 >>>>> Length: 4 >>>>> Color: 4-byte field that carries the actual color value (specified >>>>> as an unsigned integer). A value of zero is allowed. >>>>> --> >>>>> >>>>> [VPB] No objection. >>>>> >>>>> 3) <!-- [rfced] Throughout the text, the following terminology appears to >>>>> be used >>>>> inconsistently. 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