Re: draft-ops-mumble-terminology-00.txt

[Hugh Mahon <mhugh@xpeditio.cnd.hp.com>]

Hi Andrew,

As one of the folks who would like a term other than PDP, I agree with 
your concern that a single name for that functionality would be good.  
Unfortunately 'Policy Consumer' doesn't seem to resonate with people.  
Do you have a suggestion for a name that would replace PDP yet not 
dictate the function as PDP currently suggests?  (Please note that I 
have no problem with Policy Decision Point as a name, but I do dislike 
explaining to each newcomer that it is not where decisions are made in 
a non-outsourcing scenario.)

Here's another term that could be used to replace both PDP and Policy 
Consumer: Policy Processor.

Thanks,

Hugh 

> Mark, Fran,
> 
> I'm having trouble with the terms "Policy Decision Point/Policy Consumer"
> and "Policy Enforcement Point/Policy Target". As I understood it, and I
> wasn't at the meeting in Chicago so correct me if I'm wrong, this draft was
> to have come up with a *single* set of terminology that we could all start
> using: but maybe your goal in this draft is a more general commentary on how
> different people use the different terminology (see e.g. section 2.3). 
> 
> So my question is this: is "Policy Decision Point/Policy Consumer" the new
> term or is this offered as 2 synonyms "Policy Decision Point" and "Policy
> Consumer"? If the former then I think it is rather a long and clumsy term,
> if the latter then I say: let's pick one.
> 
> Andrew