Eric,
Responses inline @ [RP]

Thanks,
Rishabh.

On Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM Éric Vyncke via Datatracker <
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> draft-ietf-bess-mvpn-evpn-sr-p2mp-15: Discuss
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> # Éric Vyncke, INT AD, comments for draft-ietf-bess-mvpn-evpn-sr-p2mp-15
> CC @evyncke
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> Thank you for the work put into this document.
>
> Please find below one blocking DISCUSS points (easy to address), some
> non-blocking COMMENT points/nits (replies would be appreciated even if
> only for
> my own education).
>
> Special thanks to Stéphane Litkowski for the shepherd's write-up including
> the
> WG consensus *and* the justification of the intended status.
>
> Please note that Tim Winters is the Internet directorate reviewer (at my
> request) and you may want to consider this int-dir review as well when it
> will
> be available (no need to wait for it though):
>
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-bess-mvpn-evpn-sr-p2mp/reviewrequest/22937/
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> I hope that this review helps to improve the document,
>
> Regards,
>
> -éric
>
> ## DISCUSS (blocking)
>
> As noted in
>
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/statement-iesg-handling-ballot-positions-20220121/
> ,
> a DISCUSS ballot is a request to have a discussion on the points below; I
> really think that the document would be improved with a change here, but
> can be
> convinced otherwise.
>
> ### Sections 3 & 5.2
>
> Keeping the field name of "MPLS Label" (singular) is really misleading as
> it
> can contains SRV6 SID. Did the WG/authors consider updating RFC 6514 to
> change
> the field name ?
>

[RP] No, we did not because RFC 9252 Section 6.3 already set a precedent of
using the "MPLS Label" field to transpose some part of the End.DT2M SID.  I
can change the title of the Section to "MPLS Label field" and add
clarifying text to the SRv6 sub-section.


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> COMMENT:
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>
>
> ## COMMENTS (non-blocking)
>
> ### Abstract
>
> s/This document describes/This document specifies/
>
> ### Section 1
>
> s/allow a Service Provider/allow a network operator/
>
> s/This document describes/This document specifies/
>

[RP] Done.


>
> While the statements `The reader is expected...` are valid in a RFC, they
> do
> not help the IESG review by a non expert.
>

[RP] Maybe, but much of this document is based on work done in other RFCs
which are a prerequisite for understanding this document. Based on another
comment, I have converted some of this text to a Terminology section, but
the prerequisite understanding is still required.

>
> ### Section 3.1.2
>
> To be honest, I failed to follow the procedure... A decriptive figure would
> help a lot. The same comment for the whole section 4.
>

[RP] The next revision is going to reorganize and restructure this document
based on Ketan's comments; I hope it will improve readability and clarity.
Section 3.1.2 is based on Section 4 and 6.1.3 of RFC 9252. We have added a
diagram and high level explanation of the solution in Section 2 and Section
4 (or at least the detailed Auto-Discovery procedures) have been
simplified.


>
> ### Section 7
>
> Please properly define `IMET`.
>
> No need to define twice the "BUM".
>

[RP] These are now defined in the Terminology section.


>
> What is a `NVE`?
>

[RP] Text related to NVE has been removed in next revision.


>
> ### Section 8
>
> Having a list of implementations is nice, but if the document refers to RFC
> 7942, then it should follow section 2 of this RFC rather than having a very
> succint description.
>
>
[RP] May I ask what is lacking in this section?


> ### Section 9
>
> Please add also a URI for "SRv6 Endpoint Behaviors" registry.
>

[RP] Done.

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