Subject: Fwd: RE: FW: General Request for Assignments (if-type) (Dost)

From: Margaret Wasserman <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 20:11:25 -0400

Just FYI --

Unless anyone raises any concerns or objections about these 
assignments in the next couple of days, I will tell IANA to go ahead 
and make these assignments.

Thanks,
Margaret

>Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 10:25:42 -0400
>To: [email-masked]
>From: Margaret Wasserman <[email-masked]>
>Subject: Fwd: RE: FW: General Request for Assignments (if-type) (Dost)
>Cc: Bert Wijnen <[email-masked]>
>
>Hi All,
>
>This is not quite IPDVB-related, but this seems like the most likely 
>place to reach DVB experts in the IETF...
>
>Do you have any comments on the attached request that IANA allocate 
>two if-type values for (apparently) DVB-related protocols? 
>Particularly, do you have any thoughts on whether these are 
>proprietary or industry standard protocols?
>
>AFAIK, there is no problem with allocating these values, we are just 
>trying to determine how they should be named.
>
>Please include Bert Wijnen in any responses, as he may not be 
>subscribed to the IPDVB list.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Margaret
>
>
>>>   >>  -----Original Message-----
>>>   >>  From: Eddie C. Dost [mailto:[email-masked]]
>>>   >>  Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 2:17 AM
>>>   >>  To: IANA
>>>   >>  Subject: Re: FW: General Request for Assignments (if-type) (Dost)
>>>   >>
>>>   >>
>>>   >>  Dear IANA,
>>>   >>
>>>   >>  let me try to clearify why we would like to register
>>>   these if-types.
>>>   >>
>>>   >>  The types dvbSpiIn and dvbSpiOut are not proprietary,
>>>   these are the
>>>   >>  synchronous parallel interfaces described in DVB-PI or EN 50083-9.
>>>   >>  Our equipment supports these interfaces in some
>>>   configurations. There
>>>   >>  are configuration with only input interfaces and
>>>   configurations with
>>>   >>  only output interfaces.
>>>   >>
>>>   >>  The equipment always uses these interfaces in High
>>>   Quality Video over
>>>   >>  ATM applications, so for the input interface we take the
>>>   MPEG of the
>>>   >>  DVB-SPI and put that into AAL1, for the output interface
>>>   we take an
>>>   >>  AAL1 ATM stream and output that on the DVB-SPI interface.
>>>   >>
>>>   >>  The interfaces themself comply to the DVB Standards.
>>>   >>
>>>   >>  sdtiIn and sdtiOut interfaces are compliant to the standard
>>>   >>  SMPTE 305M-2000 (Society of Motion Picture and Television
>>>   Engineers).
>>>   >>
>>>   >>  These interfaces are used the same way as the DVB-SPI interfaces,
>>>   >>  namely input or output only, and for transport of High
>>>   Quality Video
>>>   >>  over ATM.
>>>   >>
>>>   >>  We would like to register these if-types to use them in our SNMP
>>>   >>  management for our systems. The if-types are free to be
>>>   used by others
>>>   >>  for the same purpose. If there is a standard SMPTE or DVB MIB for
>>>   >>  management of DVB-ASI, DVB-SPI or SMPTE SDTI interface I would be
>>>   >>  glad to hear about. If you know such a standard, please send
>>>   >>  a reference
>>>   >>  to this, as it is not known to me at current.
>>>   >>
>>>   >>  If you need further information, please feel free to contact me.
>>>   >>
>>>   >>  Best regards,
>>>   >>  Christian Dost
>>>   >>
>>>   >>  > Dear Christian,
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>  > Our if-type experts have reviewed your application.
>>>   >>  > Comments are inline.
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>  > Best regards,
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>  > IANA
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>  >  -----Original Message-----
>>>   >>  > > From: [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]]
>>>   >>  > > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 3:31 AM
>>>   >>  > > To: [email-masked]; [email-masked]
>>>   >>  > > Subject: General Request for Assignments
>>>   >>  > >
>>>   >>  > >
>>>   >>  > > Contact Name :
>>>   >>  > > Christian Dost
>>>   >>  > >
>>>   >>  > > Contact Email :
>>>   >>  > > [email-masked]
>>>   >>  > >
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>  > > Type of Assignment :
>>>   >>  > > interface types: dvbSpiIn, dvbSpiOut, sdtiIn, sdtiOut
>>>   >>  > >
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>  > This requester also should explain why he/she needs an
>>>   >>  > ifType for xxxIn and xxxOut and not one that can be used for
>>>   >>  > both in and out.
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>  > > Registry :
>>>   >>  > > IANAifType-MIB
>>>   >>  > >
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>  > > Description :
>>>   >>  > > The requested interface type assignments are used in our
>>>   >>  > > Video over ATM devices together with the allready
>>>   >>  existing interfaces
>>>   >>  > > dvbAsiIn and dvbAsiOut. Please feel
>>>   >>  > > free to assign any free number for these interfaces.
>>>   >>  > >
>>>   >>  > So...
>>>   >>  > - it sounds as if it is a proprietary ifType. If so, we
>>>   want to see
>>>   >>  >   that expressed in the name. e.g. something aka: atecomDvbSpiIn
>>>   >>  > - If not, then we want to try to udnerstand how/why
>>>   this is generic
>>>   >>  >   and public. We want to understand it does not conflivt with
>>>   >>  >   DVB standards.
>>>   >>  > - We would like to see some documentation that shows
>>>   how this works
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>  > > Additional Info :
>>>   >>  > >
>>>   >>  >
>>>   >>
>>>   >>  Eddie C. Dost                manager firmware
>>>   >>  ATecoM GmbH
>>>   >>  [email-masked]
>>>   >>  Pascalstr. 67
>>>   >>  Phone: +49 2408 9596 0    Fax: +49 2408 9596 900
>>>   >>  D-52076 Aachen
>>>   >>  GSM:   +49 172 9312808
>>>   >>    Germany
>>>   >>
>>>
>>
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