Re: FW: [Diffserv] Informal WG last call for draft-ietf-diffserv-new-terms-06.txt

On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 05:55:31PM -0800, Andrea Westerinen wrote:
> Focusing on #4.
> 
> The text says ... "Therefore, the relationship between an SLS and a service
> provisioning policy is that the latter is, in part, the set of rules that
> define the parameters and range of values that may be in the former."
> 
> <Dan> My inclination at this point is to leave it as it is, unless Andrea
> can come
> up with a concise sentence or two that can be dropped in.  I think that
> policy
> aware readers will understand that we don't intend to be restrictive, and
> non-policy aware readers won't be confused.
> 
> Can we say "the set of rules that IMPLEMENT the parameters and range of
> values ..."?  My problem is with the word DEFINES.

"Implements" is worse because the rules have nothing to do with
implementation (a standardization absolute).  If you think "defines"
crosses a boundary, I suggest "specifies".

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