RE: FW: bridgemib wg

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:37:37 -0400, "David B Harrington" wrote:
> 
> Hi KC,
> 
> Bridgemib-smiv2-06 may have been ready to submit to the IESG and the
> RFC Editor last year, but it isn't any more.
> 
> The MIB boilerplate is an old version and needs to be updated.
> The copyright templates have changed since last year and need to be
> updated. 
> The references for SNMPv3 use the RFC257x series, not the RFC341x
> series.
> You'll need an IANA Considerations section.
> The Security Considerations do not list the sensitive objects.
> 
> If it's brought up to current publication standards, we can start a
> last call and get it published. It won't pass IESG review as is, so I
> cannot start a last call without changes being done first.

I will get it updated.
 
> 802.1X has continued to evolve, and I think the IEEE has updated the
> mib in their documents since bridge-8021x-03 was last updated.

It sounds more and more like we should just let the 8021x work expire and let the
IEEE do all the work.

K.C.


> dbh
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: K.C. Norseth [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 11:34 PM
> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Bridge-mib] FW: bridgemib wg
> 
> The SMIv2 bridge mib was ready for last call a year ago, with all
> going on, it stalled.  The only thing I did to it was to dot the i's
> and cross the t's. That was a year ago.  I don't anticipate anything
> needed on it still.
> 
> The lastest 802.1x discussion is if the mib was still in synch with
> IEEE and if I worded the copyright correctly..  Where most of the work
> done IETF for the 802.1x mib was to make it an informal RFC and
> compile it,  If we can get someone from 802.1 to say that we have not
> deviated,  then it should be ready for publishing.  If it does
> deviate, then we need to decide if we want to keep the WG open or let
> it expire and let IEEE only publish it.
> 
> K.C.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David B Harrington" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Cc: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 7:30 PM
> Subject: RE: [Bridge-mib] FW: bridgemib wg
> 
> 
> > All these documents are pretty well completed. Mainly they need to
> be
> > modified to meet submission requirements, such as updating
> boilerplate
> > text and references. We need editors to finalize the documents.
> >
> > I can get you access to the 802.1 documents if you're willing to do
> a
> > review of the mib against the functionality. It would probably be
> best
> > if somebody from 802.1 actually did the comparison against the
> current
> > 802.1 specs, but we'd be happy to have you do it.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > dbh
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Juergen Schoenwaelder [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 8:29 PM
> > To: David B Harrington
> > Cc: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Bridge-mib] FW: bridgemib wg
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 06:40:31PM -0400, David B Harrington wrote:
> >
> > > > I propose we discard all four existing documents and close the
> WG.
> > > >
> > > > The work has languished long enough that even these updated
> > > > documents may be out of date compared to the current 802.1
> specs:
> > > > -The SMIv2 version of the bridge mib -The updates for the 802.1X
> > mib
> > > > -The MIB for Rapid Spanning Tree -The updated MIBs for 802.1P
> and
> > > > 802.1Q
> > > >
> > > > Unless I hear strong consensus objecting to this course, and
> > serious
> > > > offers to complete the editing, I will start the processes to
> > close
> > > > the WG.
> >
> > It is unclear to me what remains to be done on these documents. The
> > SMIv2 version of the bridge mib seems to be pretty much done. If you
> > just need a review, I am willing to read the SMIv2 bridge mib
> against
> > RFC 1493. I do not have 802.1 specs and can't help on that front.
> >
> > /js
> >
> > -- 
> > Juergen Schoenwaelder     International University Bremen
> > <http://www.eecs.iu-bremen.de/>     P.O. Box 750 561, 28725 Bremen,
> > Germany
> >
> >
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