Re: Re-Updated Draft Liaison to Q6/15

[Giovanni Martinelli <giomarti@cisco.com>]

Hi,

Adrian Farrel wrote:
> Does anyone else have an opinion on the difference between these two 
> paragraphs...
>
> > However, if a service provider chooses to measure optical link
> > impairments on an out of service basis and this can be achieved
> > within ITU-T standards , then this should not be prohibited by
> > the CCAMP protocol mechanisms, and the communication of the
> > information collected should be accommodated within GMPLS"
>
> > However, if an implementer chooses to measure impairments
> > on their device, and this can be achieved within the mechanisms
> > and definitions defined by the ITU-T, then this should not be
> > prohibited by the CCAMP protocol mechanisms, and the
> > communication of the information collected should be
> > accommodated within GMPLS.
>
> There are several differences:
>
> - state impairments are "optical impairments"
> - limit impairments to "link impairments"
> - restrict discussion to "out of service measurements"  
I lean toward the second par.  What is possible or not in term of 
measurement will be to ITU to define.

Cheers
G

> - refer to "ITU-T standards" rather than "mechanisms
>  and definitions defined by the ITU-T"
>
> Thanks,
> Adrian