Re: [IPFIX] IPFIX length fields

Andrew Feren <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.ipfix
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 03/02/2012 04:50 AM, Paul Aitken wrote:
> Brian,
>
>> Hi, Paul,
>>
>> On Mar 2, 2012, at 12:52 AM, Paul Aitken wrote:
>>
>>>> Does this indicate a need to clarify the applicability of quantity 
>>>> vs no semantics in 5102bis?
>>>>
>>> Yes, it seems so.
>> Would there be a problem simply with striking quantity completely, 
>> and noting what the meaning of "no semantics" is?
>>
>> (Indeed, the meaning of "no semantics" is type-dependent. Addresses 
>> are always identifiers. Numbers are usually quantities. And so on.)
>
> Rather than leave the semantics blank, with a hidden note elsewhere 
> about what that means, we should aim to give semantics for each IE.

Agreed.  If the semantics can be stated they should.

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