Hi Carlos,

Thanks, that’s taken from the automatic template, so a mini-bug to report to 
the tools team to have them update to the new draft URL.  It seems to have 
changed a couple of months ago.

I’ve created a ticket:
https://github.com/ietf-tools/datatracker/issues/10298

Tim

On 21/01/2026, 19:02, "Carlos Pignataro" <[email protected]> wrote:

Agreed — thank you, Tim.

One quick correction,
A complete set of _"Guidelines for Considering Operations and Management in
IETF Specifications"_ can be found at
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-opsarea-rfc5706bis/.

I believe you mean 
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-opsawg-rfc5706bis/

Best,

Carlos.

On Jan 21, 2026, at 2:33 PM, Adrian Farrel <[email protected]> wrote:

Thanks Tim,

I find that a really helpful comment and hope we can fold it in to the next 
revision.

Cheers,
Adrian

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Chown via Datatracker <[email protected]>
Sent: 21 January 2026 12:17
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Subject: [OPS-DIR]draft-ietf-opsawg-oam-characterization-15 ietf last call 
Opsdir review

Document: draft-ietf-opsawg-oam-characterization
Title: Guidelines for Characterizing "OAM"
Reviewer: Tim Chown
Review result: Has Nits

Hi,

I have been selected as the Operational Directorate (opsdir) reviewer for this
Internet-Draft.

The Operational Directorate reviews all operational and management-related
Internet-Drafts to ensure alignment with operational best practices and that
adequate operational considerations are covered.

A complete set of _"Guidelines for Considering Operations and Management in
IETF Specifications"_ can be found at
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-opsarea-rfc5706bis/.

While these comments are primarily for the Operations and Management Area
Directors (Ops ADs), the authors should consider them alongside other feedback
received.

- Document: draft-ietf-opsawg-oam-characterization-15

- Reviewer: Tim Chown

- Review Date: 21 Jan 2026

- Intended Status: BCP

---

## Summary

Choose one:

- Has Nits: This document is basically ready for publication but has nits that
should be considered prior to publication.

## General Operational Comments Alignment with RFC 5706bis

This is the third time I've reviewed this draft. I think recent iterations have
given the document a good focus.

It serves a very useful purpose in clarifying the use of OAM terminology, and
its qualifiers, especially of "in-band" and "out-of-band" which it recommends
against using.

## Major Issues

There are no remaining major issues in the draft.

---

## Minor Issues

There are no minor issues.

---

## Nits

I like that at the start of section 3 the document states "This document
recommends avoiding the terms "in-band" and "out-of-band" when referring to
OAM. Instead, it encourages the use of more fine-grained and descriptive
terminology."

I think these two sentences, at the very least the first, should be added to
the abstract (maybe expanding the second paragraph) and to the text in Section
2 (maybe at the end of the penultimate paragraph).  I suspect the focus of the
draft has moved over time and the abstract not been updated to reflect that.

---

Tim


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