Pipelining and Timeout queries

[<vedula.sarma@wipro.com>]

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Hi All,

     I  have been following the netconf mailing list. I have some doubts regarding the following issues.

 

1.Pipelining:
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section 3.6 of ID:draft-ietf-netconf-prot-03 states:

 

"NETCONF <rpc> requests are processed serially by the managed device.
   Additional <rpc> requests MAY be sent before previous ones have been
   completed.  The managed device MUST send responses only in the order
   the requests were received."

 

whether the managed device (Agent) is required to send responses sequentially for requests recieved per session or is it for all requests across all sessions ?

 

What are operational scenarios for this requirement?

 

2.RPC request Time out:
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Once the netconf manager sends a rpc request to the managed device,
how long should it wait for the rpc-reply?

 

Can the netconf manager time-out after a specified time interval?

 

Thanks & Regards,

V.Sarma