The MPLS WG Archive

[Vijay Gill <vijay@umbc.edu>]

On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Thomas D. Nadeau wrote:

> 
>          2) Because it is a so-called minimalist design, it only incorporates
>                  the minimalist design of one particular implementation.
>                  This is because it is essentially a proprietary MIB.

The design basis of the MIB was based upon network operators needs.

1) What we want

2) What you think we want

There are very subtle differences between those two statements.


>          3) When does one stop using the so-called minimal one and start
>                  using the MPLS-TE-MIB? When one wants to inter-operate? If
>                  you are really concerned with operational functionality,
>                  then this reason alone would tell you to NOT have 2 MIBs.

So we propose using the kireeti MIB as the basis. The kireeti MIB is based
in reality of operational need, which is a fine place to start from, I
assure you.

/vijay