Re: the MIB bgp4pathAttrAtomicAggregate description

[Yakov Rekhter <[e-mail]>]

Paul,

> In RFC1657 (the PS), we have:
> 
>                 bgp4PathAttrAtomicAggregate OBJECT-TYPE
>                     SYNTAX     INTEGER {
>                                    lessSpecificRrouteNotSelected(1),
>                                    lessSpecificRouteSelected(2)
>                                }
>                     MAX-ACCESS read-only
>                     STATUS     current
>                     DESCRIPTION
>                             "Whether or not the local system has
>                             selected a less specific route without
>                             selecting a more specific route."
>                     ::= { bgp4PathAttrEntry 9 }
> 
> 
> I think the description of this variable should be:
> 	"Whether or not a system has selected a less specific route
> 	 without selecting a more specific route."
> 
> The information you want to retrieve is:
> 	"Does this path have the atomic aggregate attribute set?"
> not
> 	"Did I set the atomic attribute attribute on this path?"
> 
> This should be fixed before going to full standard on the MIB.

This seems to be a reasonable suggestion. Let me suggest that if 
we wouldn't hear any objections within a week (Nov 15), we'll
make the change and reissue BGP4 MIB as an Internet Draft.

Yakov.