RE: FW: EPON MIB comments

[GK] eponDeviceObjectDeviceReadyMode object should be read-only. Modifying
device mode through the management may have unpredictable results (like
taking down entire EPON).

[LK] Changing this variable might indeed cause very major changes in the
system. Yet in my opinion it is needed for management. Unfortunately in true
life engineered systems there is a possibility that a system is not
operating well and it is needed to make it inactive immediately. The purpose
of such an attribute is like this.

[GK] We should not confuse MIB with debug functions. I would agree to have
an object that would allow disabling a device. I am against allowing
management changing device mode from notReady to ready or from inProcess to
ready. This would take down the device and very likely would take down the
entire EPON. Device mode should only change according to state machines
defined in IEEE 802.3ah.

Regards,
Glen