FW: draft-ietf-sming-reqs-04.txt

["Durham, David" <david.durham@intel.com>]

Greetings,
Given feedback on the objectives ID from our AD and recorded in the meeting
minutes, I would also like to see the following clarifications incorporated
into the document before forwarding it to the IESG. These updates emphasize
that we are doing objectives now (not requirements) because a cost vs.
benefits discussion must now be part of the proposal evaluation. These
clarifications don't warrant another last call, but I do want the WG to be
aware of them in case there are objections.
Cheers,
-Dave

Change section 4.1 from:

This section represents the list of objectives that have been accepted by
the SMIng working group to be worthwhile.  They must be addressed by SMIng
and may only be placed back if they turn out to contradict with other
accepted objectives that weigh heavier.

to:

This section represents the list of objectives that have been accepted by
the SMIng working group as worthwhile and therefore deserving of further
consideration.  Each of these objectives must be evaluated by the working
group to determine if the benefit incurs an acceptable level of cost.  An
accepted objective may subsequently be rejected if the cost/benefit analysis
determines that the benefit does not justify the cost or that the objective
is in direct conflict with one or more other accepted objectives that are
deemed more important.

Change the abstract from:

This document describes the objectives of a new data definition language,
suitable for the modeling of network management constructs, that can be
directly mapped into SNMP and COPS-PR protocol operations.

The purpose of this document is to ensure that a subsequent language
specification is complete and consistent with the stated objectives.  It
captures the results of the working group discussions towards consensus on
the SMIng objectives.

to:

This document describes the objectives for a new data definition language,
suitable for the modeling of network management constructs, that can be
directly mapped into SNMP and COPS-PR protocol operations.

The purpose of this document is to serve as a set of objectives that a
subsequent language specification should try to address.  It captures the
results of the working group discussions towards consensus on the SMIng
objectives.

In section 2, change:

The SMIng working group has been chartered to define a new data definition
language to align SMIv2 and SPPI since these languages are very similar.

to:

The SMIng working group has been chartered to define a new data definition
language that will eliminate the need for a separate SMIv2 and SPPI
language. That is, the new languange should address the needs for the
current SMIv2 and SPPI languages so that over time we can all use the new
language instead.