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["Thomas D. Nadeau" <tnadeau@cisco.com>]

At 11:04 PM 4/7/2003 +0200, Wijnen, Bert (Bert) wrote:
>Tom wrote:
> > At 01:40 PM 4/7/2003 -0700, Mike MacFaden wrote:
> > >On Sat, Apr 05, 2003 at 04:23:12PM +0200, Wijnen, Bert (Bert) wrote:
> > > >Mike, the problem is that they want to use the TeHopAddressAS
> > > >in the TeHopAddress objects, and those are of type OCTET STRING,
> > > >so the one from RFC3291 cannot be used.
> > > >
> > > >Maybe 3291bis should also add a OCTET-STRING based AsNumber?
> > >
> > >I see. Then I suggest it would be best if all the different
> > >TCs that represent an AS number (integer, string, ...)
> > >were in one place with the same semantic definition then
> > >spread out among various technology specific mib modules.
> > >
> > >If that can't be done for whatever reason, then this TC should
> > >reference the more formal definition in 3291.
> >
> >          I like the reference option.
> >
>Not sure how much sense it makes if the OCTET-STRING version REFERENCEs
>a doc that has a Integer based version.
>
>RFC3291 is in the process of being updated. We can add an OCTET STRING
>version there, and if (by the time PLS-TC) goes to RFC the otehr one
>is also ready for RFC, then we can switch at that point.
>Otherwise we can switch at some later point (assuming both base types
>and semantics will be the same).

         Switching at a later time is cool too.

         --Tom




>Bert
> >          --tom
> >
> >
> > > >>
> > > >>   TeHopAddressAS ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
> > > >>              STATUS      current
> > > >>              DESCRIPTION
> > > >>                 "Represents a two or four octet AS number.
> > > >>                  The AS number is represented in network byte
> > > >>                  order (MSB first).  A two-octet AS number has
> > > >>                  the two MSB octets set to zero."
> > > >>              SYNTAX      OCTET STRING (SIZE (4))
> > >
> > >
> > >Regards
> > >Mike MacFaden
> >
> >
> > http://www.elsevier-international.com/catalogue/title.cfm?ISBN
>=155860751X


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