RE: [Wisp-mss-general] Network description language

[Tom H. <sou...@to...>]

All we need to do now is create a format for connections, cableing and
support hardware (power supplies, UPS, etc...)
-----Original Message-----
From: wis...@li...
[mailto:wis...@li...] On Behalf Of Tom
Haynes
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 9:58 PM
To: wis...@li...
Subject: RE: [Wisp-mss-general] Network description language


I believe that storing the information in XML is the way to go. Since =
SNMP
MIB2 already has most of the information we will be needing categorized, =
I
think we should take the device informatin layout and naming scemes from
MIB2. This way, gathering the needed information is fairly straight =
forward.
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-----Original Message-----
From: wis...@li...
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Haynes
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 8:23 PM
To: WISP-MSS General List
Subject: [Wisp-mss-general] Network description language


I think one of the first long-term projects that need to be worked on is =
a
standardized way to describe a network that a proram can read to =
understand
how to control, modify, manage and troubleshoot the devices and =
connections.
Is there any current standard?
I think that XML would be a good base to start from. The basic concepts =
of
WISP-MSS is to allow the services to be run from any where, on any =
platform.
I would like to see a complete collection of services that can be run =
from a
central location or as standalone modeules on any network. I we can
incorporate a distributed computing format, we can minimize the impact =
on
any one machine.