Subject: DLSw Proposed Agenda

From: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 94 11:12:13 PST

Fellow Data Link Switchers:

This message contains:

1)	Proposed DLSw Agenda - Order and Hours
2)	Proposed DLSw Agenda - Topics
3)	Results of Proteon Presentation vote - Yes

There are no action items to respond to in this message.
HOWEVER!!!
We would appreciate input on the various posted 
proposals BEFORE the meeting.  The proposals are noted 
in the Agenda section.  If you do not have a copy of any 
proposal mentioned, please contact the chair of your 
SIGlet to have it resent to you.

See you next week!

Regards,

	Louise Herndon Wells

1)	Proposed DLSw Agenda - Order and Hours
Based on input from 17 companies regarding importance 
and timing, and given our time constraints, the 
following is the proposed schedule for the DLSw meeting 
next week. There will be no overlapping SIGlet meetings.  
These times include break times, so the actual time 
available for the SIGlet meetings will be shorter.  We 
will approve or change this schedule at the beginning of 
the meeting.

Opening		16 1:30 PM	16 2:00 PM	0:30
Proteon		16 2:00 PM	16 2:30 PM	0:30
Connect		16 2:30 PM	16 4:00 PM	1:30
Flow control	16 4:00 PM	16 5:30 PM	1:30
			
Capabilities	17 1:30 PM	17 3:30 PM	2:00
Loop prevention	17 3:30 PM	17 4:00 PM	0:30
Priority/COS	17 4:00 PM	17 4:20 PM	0:20
Conformance	17 4:20 PM	17 4:40 PM	0:20
MIB/NetView	17 4:40 PM	17 5:00 PM	0:20
Closing		17 5:00 PM	17 5:30 PM	0:30
				
									8:00

2)	Proposed DLSw Agenda - Topics

a)	Capabilities - Wayne Clark (Cisco)
- Review format proposal.
- Discuss protocol issues re: format.
- Discuss TCP connection proposal from IBM

b)	Connect - Steve Klein (IBM)
- Comments on proposed FSMs and Flows for DLSw standard.
- Changes/additions to FSMs and Flows for final version.
- Discussion on proposal for the separation of the 
topology and session setup for NetBIOS

c)	Flow control - Shannon Nix (Netlink)
- Discuss new DLSw flow control proposal by           
      Peter Gayek (IBM)

d)	Loop prevention - Choon Lee (3Com)
- Presentation on and consideration of proposal 
      from Choon Lee (3Com) for a loop detection protocol. 

e)	MIB/NetView - Peter Gayek for Glenn Aikens (IBM)
  - Discuss general MIB contents and plan for reaching consensus
  - Discuss direction for NetView support

f)	Conformance - Rick Konlan (Cisco)

g)	Priority/COS - Gene Cox (IBM)

3)	Proteon Presentation

Based on input from 14 companies, we will have a 
presentation from Proteon on its real-life experience 
with developing Data Link Switching.  The presentation 
will be at the beginning of the meeting, after the 
opening discussions.

 1	No, I want the meeting to only be standards   
       discussions, since we only have 8 hours.
13	Yes, I want to see Proteon s presentation.

If we do decide to have the presentation:
    Keep presentation (incl. Q&A) to: 
7	30 minutes
6	45 minutes
2	60 minutes

If we do decide to have the presentation:
    Schedule the presentation:
6	at the beginning
4	at the end of the first half-day
2	at the beginning of the second half-day
3	at the end