RE: QPIM

Joel,

Hope you are doing well. Attached please find a version that includes a
modification of the problematic sentence within the abstract and the
introduction. We also updated Yoram Ramberg's contact details. Let us
know if additional modifications are required.

Best regards
Ron

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel M. Halpern [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 10:44 PM
> To: Yoram Snir (ysnir); [email protected]
> Cc: Ron Cohen; Yoram Ramberg (yramberg); [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [Policy] QPIM
> 
> 
> That is an acceptable solution, but I am not sure it is the best 
> solution.  We actually can represent access control lists 
> (since we have 
> classifiers and droppers).  I had thought that was want was 
> intended by the 
> reference to the access control policies in the current 
> abstract.  Hence I 
> was suggesting referring in the abstract to mechanisms for supporting 
> access control policies.
> 
> Yours,
> Joel
> 
> At 08:54 PM 7/21/2003 +0100, Yoram Snir (ysnir) wrote:
> >Joel,
> >How about the following text:
> >
> >"Abstract
> >
> >This document presents an object-oriented information model for 
> >representing QoS network management policies. This document 
> is based on 
> >the IETF Policy Core Information Model and its extensions. 
> It defines 
> >an information model for QoS enforcement for differentiated and 
> >integrated services using policy. It is important to note that this 
> >document defines an information model, which by definition is 
> >independent of any particular data storage mechanism and access 
> >protocol..."
> >
> >We believe it solves the problem Russ had with the previous wording.
> >
> >If this acceptable, we would resubmit a fixed version, immediately.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Yoram
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Joel M. Halpern [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 3:55 AM
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: [Policy] QPIM
> > >
> > >
> > > I have met with Russ Housley about this document.
> > > The abstract as written is somewhat confusing.
> > > We refer to "model for representing policies that administer, 
> > > manage, and control access to network QoS resources."  
> This prompts 
> > > the reader to look
> > > for explicit access control mechanisms, and all the associated
> > > paraphernalia, which of course are not pleasant.
> > >
> > > I believe this can be addressed by a small change to the 
> abstract / 
> > > introduction to indicate that what is provided are models of 
> > > mechanisms that can be used by access control, or models of 
> > > information that is used
> > > by access control mechanisms.
> > >
> > > If we can find some reasonable words to change in the 
> abstract and 
> > > introduction, I will see if they address the problem, and 
> with luck 
> > > we can have them handled as RFC editor instructions.
> > >
> > > I would like to hear from the document authors on this, please.
> > >
> > > Yours,
> > > Joel M. Halpern
> > >
> > > PS: We are waiting on some other comments, so this may not be the 
> > > last issue.
> > >
> > > PPS: QDDIM has some purely editorial comments so far, and 
> it is also 
> > > waiting on some other comments.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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