Re: [PWE3] Gen-ART review of draft-ietf-pwe3-mpls-eth-oam-iwk-06

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Dear Greg,

You responded:

> IEEE 802.1ag interprets MEP and MIP as:
>
>   * Maintenance association End Point
>   * Maintenance domain Intermediate Point

Indeed, and MA == MEG, MD == ME.

> Y.1731 interprets them as:
>
>   * Maintenance entity group (MEG) End Point
>   * MEG Intermediate Point

Correct.

> The reference to MD Level implies reference to IEEE 802.1ag, at least as
> use of terminology, since Y.1731 doesn't have Maintenance Domain
> construct and refers to the same value as MEG Level. I'd suggest to
> follow one model, IEEE 802.1ag or Y.1731, terminology throughout the
> document so that there's no need for re-mapping. I think that it is
> easier to follow Y.1731.

I agree that this is the best.
These are the abbreviations used for MPLS-TP too.

Best regards, Huub.


> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Huub van Helvoort <huubatwork@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:huubatwork@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     All,
>
>     Some nits that need to be fixed:
>
>
>
>         ME  Maintenance Entity
>
>         MEG  Maintenance Entity Group
>
>         MEP Maintenance End Point
>
>
>     MEP  "ME End Point" or "Maintenance Entity End Point"
>
>
>         MIP  Maintenance End Point
>
>
> MIP "ME Intermediate Point" or "Maintenance Entity Intermediate Point"
>
>
>
>              3.2. Terminology
>
>
>         - MEP:  Maintenance End Point is responsible for origination and
>         termination of OAM frames for a given MEG.
>
>
>     - MEP:  Maintenance Entity End Point is responsible for origination
>
>
>         - MIP: Maintenance Intermediate Point is located between peer
>         MEPs and
>         can process OAM frames but does not initiate or terminate them.
>
>
>     - MIP: Maintenance Entity Intermediate Point is located between
>
>
>     Regards, Huub.



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