Re: [Entmib] Confirmming Meeting Consensus

Juergen Schoenwaelder <j.schoenwaelder@iu-bremen.de> Mon, 08 December 2003 13:45 UTC

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From: Juergen Schoenwaelder <j.schoenwaelder@iu-bremen.de>
To: Margaret.Wasserman@nokia.com
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Subject: Re: [Entmib] Confirmming Meeting Consensus
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On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 08:24:11AM -0500, Margaret.Wasserman@nokia.com wrote:
> 
> During the meeting in Minneapolis, there was agreement
> in the room on a few points, an dI'd like to confirm
> that consensus on the mailing list.
> 
> In particular, we reached agreement at the meeting on
> the following points:
> 
>  - We will deprecate the Alias Mapping Table so that the Entity
>    MIB can advance to Draft Standard.

Well, this is what it takes...
  
>  - Future extensions to the Entity MIB should be handled as
>    separate MIBs that augment the Entity MIB.

Not sure how useful such a blanket statement is.
 
>  - The Entity State MIB is currently too complex and should be
>    simplified.

I like to know what precisely people find too complex before subscribing 
to such a blanket statement. Can someone please explain (and perhaps
suggest what precisely needs to be removed)?

/js

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Juergen Schoenwaelder		    International University Bremen
<http://www.eecs.iu-bremen.de/>	    P.O. Box 750 561, 28725 Bremen, Germany

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