Subject: Agenda for DLSW-SIG meeting

From: [email-masked] (Bill Northup)
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1993 17:26:24 -0400 (EDT)

> I did not include Ethernet
> because the latest release of DLSW (shipping, as of this month,
> within MPNP V1R1.1.2) has Ethernet support in it.  I expect the RFC
> should be updated with how our Ethernet support works.  I did not
> include the MIB because an SNA MIB is already being discussed in
> another AIW session.
>
> Comments??  Complaints??
> 
> David Miller
>
> P.S.  If I do not hear anything, then this will be the agenda for the
> meeting.
> 
>

I do not agree with leaving Ethernet or the MIB out.

There are issues with Ethernet that need to be discussed. I don't feel
good about the idea of waiting to see what the updated RFC says and finding
out later that there are issues that have not been addresses.

I think that a DLSw MIB should be independent of the SNA MIB. There will
be DLS products for NetBeui that do not support SNA.

If there isn't a time during the day to schedule an additional session
I for one would pass on the Durham Bulls game to find enough time to
continue the meeting if needed

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From: "Shannon Nix" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 93 13:34:12 EST

On Tue, 15 Jun 93 16:14:36 EDT, 254-5752 wrote:

>Since we only have 4 hours to discuss matters, I would like to
>propose an agenda for the meeting:
>
>  - 5 45 (+/-) minutes sessions
>
>  - Session 1:  Flow Control
>  - Session 2:  NT 2.1 Support
>  - Session 3:  Capabilities Exchange
>  - Session 4:  General discussion of technical matters not
>      discussed in previous sessions
>  - Session 5:  Charter discussion
>
>For these sessions, I went through the function matrix and chose
>the most popular items for discussion.  I did not include Ethernet

I would like the Charter discussion to be both first and brief ( or at 
least bounded). I don't feel we should dive into technical discussions 
without first establishing concensus on what we are trying to accomplish 
and in what forum we shall attempt to accomplish it. On the other hand, I 
have no wish to debate Charter issues indefinitely.

Ethernet was a popular item and should be discussed.  It is my understanding
that IBM's upcoming release of DLSW for ethernet does not address the 
spanning tree issues. This limits the fashion in which the function may 
be deployed.  We should leverage the expertise of the numerous vendors in 
the SIG that have already solved spanning tree bridge problems.

The term SNA MIB is a fairly big can of worms.  I think it is a bit 
optomistic to assume that Michael's two hour session will give much 
attention, if any, to the managed objects specific to a DLSW.

Time!  Due to the number of issues and interested parties, I don't expect 
that five 45 minute sessions will be adequate.  I would like see some 
additional time slotted for interested parties to further pursue DLSW 
issues.

Regards, Shannon

>P.S.  If I do not hear anything, then this will be the agenda for the
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