Re: Methods in SMIng?

[David Harrington <dbh@enterasys.com>]

Hi Jerome,

We are working on trying to identify the requirements at this point.
If we agree that having methods is a requirement, then we can consider
syntax and signatures.

dbh

Jerome Duprez wrote:
> 
>     Hello,
> 
>     I have a question about the expression of methods in SMIng. The
> requirements document (<draft-ietf-sming-reqs-00.txt>,
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-sming-reqs-00.txt),
> states that SMIng "MUST support the definition of standard method
> signatures", but the SMIng language spec document (neither the
> authoritative <draft-ietf-sming-00>,
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-sming-00.txt, nor the
> recent proposed update <draft-ietf-sming-01>) does still not address
> methods specification (the latter even files methods as an open issue).
>     There has been some discussion within the WG meeting, summarized in
> a december 2000 post on this mailing list, but no public news since
> then...
> 
>     I am new to IETF procedures, and acknowledge there are timing issues
> between the various draft documents, but I'd like to get more
> information, even informal, on this subject :
>     - What is the current status about methods definition?
>     - Which are the arguments against them?
>     - In case a majority of the WG still desires to specify methods, is
> there some proposed syntax, and examples of method signatures?
>     - Otherwise, what is the foreseable schedule for the next revisions
> of SMIng drafts adressing this topic?
> 
>     Thank you in advance.
>     Regards,
> 
>         Jerome
> 
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> 
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