Re: Question About Task #6 in the Charter

[Andy Bierman <abierman@cisco.com>]

At 03:29 AM 8/4/2002, Romascanu, Dan (Dan) wrote:



> >6.
> Configuration and Management. Define a packet sampler MIB to reside
>
> >   at the network
> element, including parameters for packet selection,
>
> >   packet report and
> stream format, and export. Select or define a
>
> >   communication
> protocol to configure/read this MIB.
>
> I should have asked this when the
> Charter was out for review, but I somehow missed the opportunity. It is
> not too late however, to ask now for clarification. I am confused by the
> need to select or define a new protocol. Should the same protocol be used
> for packet selection, report, and export? Is this sampler MIB an SMIv2
> MIB? 

The configuration and status of a packet sampler entity will be defined
with
an SMIv2 MIB and the protocol used will be SNMPv3. The exported reports
will
not be available through a MIB, and will not be transported with
SNMP.
The report format and associated protocol are TBD by the WG.  The
MIB 
development intentionally lags the other work to allow us to figure
out
all the knobs and dials first.


> Thanks,
>
> Dan

Andy