FW: [802.1] P802.1b/D0

["Harrington, David" <dbh@enterasys.com>]

FYI.

This is is the IEEE 802.1b proposal for allocating OIDs for their future standards.
http://www.ieee802.org/1/mirror/8021/802-b-drafts/d0/802b-d0.pdf

It is scheduled for discussion at the January IEEE 802.1b interim.

The primary use of IEEE OIDs appears to be for MIBs, so I thought it prudent to ask this group to take a look at their proposal and make recommendations.

I note that in their section on migrating OIDs, they do not discuss SMI rules, and since mibs are being developed, it would be good if some of the CLRs we use are noted, such as not having multiple OIDs for the same mib descriptor, and conventions for creating unique descriptor names.

Dan Romascanu and Les Bell have been acting as (unofficial?) liaisons between 802.3 and 802.1 groups and the corresponding IETF working groups. It would probably be good practice to work through them if they are willing to provide that coordination.

dbh