I am the assigned Gen-ART reviewer for this draft. The General Area Review Team (Gen-ART) reviews all IETF documents being processed by the IESG for the IETF Chair. Please treat these comments just like any other last call comments. For more information, please see the FAQ at . Document: draft-ietf-pals-status-reduction-?? Reviewer: Dan Romascanu Review Date: 2017-03-31 IETF LC End Date: 2017-03-31 IESG Telechat date: 2017-04-13 Summary: This document describes a very useful optimization for MPLS LSP PWs operations by defining a method for generating an aggregated PW status message transmitted on a MPLS LSP to indicate the status of the PWs carried on the LSP. The document is clear, detailed and provides all needed information for implementers to write code and for operators to deploy. Major issues: Minor issues: Nits/editorial comments: 1. In section 8, first paragraph: s/rages/ranges/ 2. In sections 8.3, 8.4 the construct "IETF Review" is worded in three different ways (IETF review, IETF Review, "IETF Review") - better align