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Re: [netmod] comments on draft-ietf-netmod-snmp-cfg--05

Juergen Schoenwaelder <j.schoenwaelder@jacobs-university.de> Fri, 13 June 2014 06:26 UTC

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From: Juergen Schoenwaelder <j.schoenwaelder@jacobs-university.de>
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Subject: Re: [netmod] comments on draft-ietf-netmod-snmp-cfg--05
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On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 02:49:27PM -0700, Andy Bierman wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> It's probably past WG Last Call, but I still do not understand
> the value of splitting the ietf-snmp configuration module into
> 12 files (1 main + 11 sub-modules) instead of just 1 file.
> 
> IMO it makes it harder to read, not easier, and wrt/ YANG library
> management,
> there are 12 files to update and keep in sync, instead of 1.
> 
> Is there some expectation that individual sub-modules for SNMP
> configuration will be updated regularly in new RFCs?

The organization essentially reflects the modular structure of the
SNMPv3 MIB modules. The SNMPv3 MIB modules are roughly the same
number.

If updates will ever will be necessary, we might benefit from the
modular structure. If updates will never be needed, there is not much
work with synchronizing the sub-modules either. Whether modularity is
a good thing of not can likely be discussed endlessly. In this case,
we followed the modular structure of the SNMPv3 MIB modules.

/js

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