Loa, Greg,

I am not sure we really need abbreviations for in-band and out-of-band OAM 
since we have lived without these abbreviations for quite a long time. However, 
it does not harm to define those acronyms

While OOB is quite commonly used as an abbreviation for out-of-band, I do not 
recall to have ever seen an abbreviation for in-band ☹

My suggestion would be to use IB for in-band to have a consistent rule with the 
OOB acronym (i.e. ib-OAM and oob-OAM)

My 2 cents

Italo

From: Greg Mirsky <gregimir...@gmail.com>
Sent: mercoledì 13 dicembre 2023 04:13
To: DetNet WG <det...@ietf.org>; mpls <m...@ietf.org>; 6man WG <i...@ietf.org>; 
IETF IPPM WG <i...@ietf.org>; opsawg <opsawg@ietf.org>; Pascal Thubert 
<pascal.thub...@gmail.com>; Loa Andersson <l...@pi.nu>
Subject: [mpls] IOAM, iOAM, and oOAM abbreviations

Dear All,
Loa and I have discussed these abbreviations to help us find a solution that 
avoids the confusion we found when we came across them. Firstly, what they 
stand for:

  *   IOAM - In-situ OAM (RFC 9197<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc9197/>)
  *   iOAM - in-band OAM (RAW 
architecture<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-raw-architecture-13>)
  *   oOAM - out-of-band OAM (RAW 
architecture<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-raw-architecture-13>)
We discussed the issue with Pascal and came to slightly different abbreviations 
for the last two:

  *   inb-OAM
  *   oob-OAM
We also discord these abbreviations with the RFC Editor. Resulting from that, 
RFC Editor agreed to add IOAM to the RFC Editor Abbreviation 
List<https://www.rfc-editor.org/materials/abbrev.expansion.txt>. The other two 
abbreviations cannot be added at this time. If that is needed, we can ask the 
RFC Editor to add them once the respective RFC is published.
We are seeking your feedback on the following:

  *   Do you see the benefit of introducing two new abbreviations for in-band 
OAM and out-of-band OAM?
  *   Which set of abbreviations (iOAM/oOAM vs. inb-OAM/oob-OAM) do you prefer 
for being used in IETF?
  *   Or would you propose another set of abbreviations?
Regards,
Loa and Greg

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