The MPLS WG Archive

[Dave McDysan <dave.mcdysan@wcom.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mpls@UU.NET [mailto:owner-mpls@UU.NET]On Behalf Of
> neil.2.harrison@bt.com
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 7:22 PM
> To: dcooper@gblx.net; dallan@nortelnetworks.com
> Cc: tnadeau@cisco.com; mgibson@orchestream.com; mpls@UU.NET
> Subject: RE: MPLSOAM BOF meeting draft minutes
>
>
> Hi Dave (C),
>
> I think they can co-exist.  Operators need tools that can detect defects
> automatically (ie no waiting for the complaint to roll-in) and take
> immediate distributed executive actions as needed.  We also need these to
> get some consistency amongst vendors for defect definitions (entry/exit
> criteria) and ideally an availability metric (this does not imply the
> *objectives* that such metrics have to meet, but the metrics
> themselves must
> be consistent across all parties).  To me these are 1st line
> must-have fault
> management tools.

Agree that these are the essence of some important requirements. Have you
looked at the IPPM definition and means to measure "connectivity," which can
be interpreted as a measure of "availability."

Regards,

Dave