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

On Dec 21, 2004, at 8:44 AM, Loa Andersson wrote:

> Monique, Tom and doc authors,
>
> I'm not sure it is good style putting requirements on
> other documents (in this case in part from the same working
> group in a requirement document. The document is intended to
> become an RFC and if we have requirements on what goes into
> other RFCs it will be hard to follow, especially after that
> stuff has been put into that document.
>
> Would be better to state something like "The MPLS and GMPLS
> MIB will be / has been enhanced to provide P2MP TE LSP
> management."

	This sounds like a reasonable approach as long as the
remaining text in the section is removed (as it doesn't seem
to belong, nor does it fit with your recommendation).

> Please note that when you write this, you also commit to be
> part of making it happen. So do that foot work (get
> someone to edit the enhancements) before submitting.

	I have long committed to doing this sort of stuff. *)

	--Tom


>
> /Loa
>
> Monique Morrow wrote:
>
>> I support this recommendation Tom -- this would be most efficent.
>> /monique
>> On 21/12/04 7:27 am, "Thomas D. Nadeau" <tnadeau@cisco.com> wrote:
>>> I have a comment on draft-ietf-mpls-p2mp-sig-requirement-00.txt.
>>> The paragraph below seems to on the one hand, have no
>>> requirements as is stated in the last paragraph, does
>>> give a requirement. I suggest that this document simply
>>> refer to draft-ietf-mpls-oam-requirements-05.txt, since the WG
>>> agreed to include all MPLS OAM-related requirements in
>>> this draft.
>>>
>>> --Tom
>>>
>>>
>>> 4.18 P2MP MPLS OAM
>>>
>>>    Management of P2MP LSPs is as important as the management of P2P
>>>    LSPs.
>>>
>>>    The MPLS and GMPLS MIB modules MUST be enhanced to provide P2MP TE
>>>    LSP management.
>>>
>>>    In order to facilitate correct management, P2MP TE LSPs MUST have
>>>    unique identifiers.
>>>
>>>    OAM facilities will have special demands in P2MP environments
>>>    especially within the context of tracing the paths and 
>>> connectivity
>>>    of P2MP TE LSPs. The precise requirements and mechanisms for OAM 
>>> are
>>>    out of the scope of this document. It is expected that a separate
>>>    document will cover these requirements.
>>>
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