Re: [netmod] Inventory YANG model (entity-MIB)

[Juergen Schoenwaelder <[e-mail]>]

On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 03:55:42PM +0100, Benoit Claise wrote:
> Hi Jie,
> >Hi Tom,
> >
> >Happy to know that Netmod has interests on the inventory Yang model, and 
> >we would be glad to move draft-dong-i2rs-network-inventory-00 to Netmod if 
> >it is decided by the ADs and chairs.
> There are two different work items.
> 1. a YANG version of the ENTITY-MIB. This should be done in NETMOD
> 
> 2. the mapping between the topology work and inventories. I like the way 
> Jeff expressed it
> 
>    The structure of the generic topology draft is leading to interesting
>    questions about how information present in that model can link to higher 
>    and
>    lower layers.  As seen in the I2RS presentations at the most recent 
>    interim,
>    this eventually leads to questions like "inventory".  I also raised the
>    question about tunnels which will lead to other models as well.
> 
> This item 2 should be done in I2RS. I understood that 
> draft-dong-i2rs-network-inventory was covering this item 2, with links 
> to the interface, to the ENTITY YANG model, and I guess others.

It does not link, it repeats information. If the generic data model is
done well, linkage to other pieces should be handles quite naturally.
I also do not understand the 'tunnels' question (what precisly is the
question?).

/js

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