Process for SMIng Syntax Proposal Submissions:

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

As recorded in the SMIng meeting minutes from the 51st IETF and presented on
the mailing list, with the completion of the objectives I-D the working
group will now address proposals for the next generation SMI. Submissions
should ideally be based on grammars that already exist.  These proposals
will be used to drive the cost vs. benefits analysis of the SMIng Objectives
and will be discussed on the mailing list as well as at the 52nd IETF. 

The proposal process acknowledges the existence of the NMRG proposal for
SMIng. The purpose now is to determine if anyone:
    a. Believes there is a suitable existing grammar alternative for SMIng
the WG should consider.
    b. Is willing to write an I-D describing the use of this grammar to
improve the state-of-the-art of the SMI, specifically by addressing the WG
objectives for the SMIng language. 
That is, it is not acceptable to dismiss our existing contributions without
formally describing an alternative in the form of an equivalent
internet-draft so that a full and open cost vs. benefits analysis can be
pursued by the WG.

Contents of the syntax proposal I-Ds shall:
    1. Describe the selected grammar and/or provide references to freely
available documents detailing the grammar
    2. Describe the grammar's use as a syntax for naming and describing data
carried by SNMP
    3. State compliance with the accepted SMIng objectives (section 4.1 of
draft-ietf-sming-reqs-06.txt) item by item including a syntax example
showing applicability where compliance is claimed 

Proposals must be submitted as Internet Drafts by November 14th, in time for
the ID-00 cutoff date, for discussion at the 52nd IETF.