RE: IF types durring review of EPON-04

(also copying the hubmib list)

Thanks to DaveT for stepping up with this. Unless there is another
volunteer who shows up during the coming week, 5/19 is a good date to
start a second review. 

Dan


 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Thaler
> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 8:49 PM
> To: David T. Perkins; [email protected]
> Subject: RE: IF types durring review of EPON-04
> 
> I've been doing the reviews of relationships to the 
> Interfaces MIB, so I can do this, but I'm swamped right now.  
> I could probably get to this by end of next week (5/19) if 
> someone else doesn't get to it before then.
> 
> -Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David T. Perkins
> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 10:25 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: IF types durring review of EPON-04
> 
> HI,
> 
> I'm doing a second review of EPON-04 I-D, which is 
> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-hubmib-efm-epon
> -mib-04.tx
> t
> 
> It is very complex and the previous review raised many questions.
> The good news is that it is MUCH better, and it is finally to 
> the level that someone can make sense of it. However, given 
> that it is an interface MIB module, there are many additional 
> considerations that must be followed. I don't remember all of 
> them, and would need to refresh myself with these 
> considerations to do a complete job. Is there anyone that can 
> do a scan after I finish the first pass?
> 
> One question that I have so far is what interface type to use 
> for the virtual links. The document uses the same value as 
> the physical (which is gigabitEthernet(117)), but it seems to 
> me that the propVirtual(53) is more appropriate.
>  
> In trying to determine the value for ifType, I looked at 
> http://www.iana.org/assignments/ianaiftype-mib
> In it I see that there are 234 types defined.
> This seems like an extremely large number. Also, there is not 
> a reference for each assigned value.
> Thus, I could not figure out from looking at these values 
> what values the should be used in the EPON MIB module. This 
> seems like a generic problem that anyone implementing object 
> ifType would encounter. And a delemma for anyone creating a 
> new interface MIB module. 
> 
> Are there any suggestions that would help me now with the 
> EPON MIB module, and for making it easier for future 
> interface MIB module developers?
> 
> Regards,
> /david t. perkins
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