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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1589" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Hi Walt,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks very much for your interest in prototyping Counter MIB!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>YES - your prototype plan (below) is completely sufficient.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>(Although, oddly, the Abstract Counter spec goes slightly further</DIV> <DIV>and requires the MediaUsed group for each service you instrument,</DIV> <DIV>which I consider a bug - Bill and Pete - maybe we should FIX the</DIV> <DIV>Abstract Counter spec accordingly?)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>To document your prototype for the PWG Process, you can simply </DIV> <DIV>send an email note to <A href="mailto:wims@pwg.org">wims@pwg.org</A> that says "we have prototyped</DIV> <DIV>the Counter MIB".   If you wish, it would be nice to summarize the</DIV> <DIV>MIB tables you implemented (e.g., as below).  It is important to report</DIV> <DIV>any problems you encounter.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you decide to prototype, then we will delay the PWG Last Call of the</DIV> <DIV>Counter MIB v2 spec until we have your feedback and have addressed</DIV> <DIV>any problems (e.g., documentation, clarity, conformance, etc.).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Cheers,</DIV> <DIV>- Ira</DIV> Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect) Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG Blue Roof Music / High North Inc PO Box 221  Grand Marais, MI  49839 phone: +1-906-494-2434 email: imcdonald@sharplabs.com <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>-----Original Message----- From: wamwagner@comcast.net [mailto:wamwagner@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 2:28 PM To: McDonald, Ira Subject: FW: RE: WIMS> RE: Counter MIB v1 - PWG Informational status </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- From: Walter Filbrich <w.filbrich@samsung.com> To: 'Walter Filbrich' <w.filbrich@samsung.com> Cc: 'Ira McDonald' <blueroofmusic@gmail.com>, wamwagner@comcast.net Subject: RE: WIMS> RE: Counter MIB v1 - PWG Informational status Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 18:34:22 +0000 <META content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)" name=Generator><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } </STYLE> <STYLE>  </STYLE> <DIV class=Section1> Hello Ira,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The probability that Samsung will agree to prototype the Counter MIB can be increased by simplifying the content of the prototype.  The following is my proposal.  Please let me now if this is sufficient for a prototype:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> �       Service Group: Managed Services supported:  systemTotals, Print, Copy, EmailOut, scan (I guess this means scan that is not associated with copy or emailout)<o:p></o:p> �       SubUnit Group:  NO managed subunits<o:p></o:p> �       Monitor Group: system totals only<o:p></o:p> �       Time Group: system totals only (down time and maintenance time always zero)<o:p></o:p> �       Image Group: image count for each service (SystemTotals, Copy, Emailout, Scan)for worktotals only<o:p></o:p> �       Impressions Group: impression count for each service (System totals, Copy, Print) for worktotals only<o:p></o:p> �       Two-Sided Group: impression count for each service (System Totals, Print, Copy)for worktotals only<o:p></o:p> �       Sheet Group: for each service (system totals, Print, Copy) for worktotals only<o:p></o:p> �       Traffic Group: for systemTotals only, worktotals only<o:p></o:p> �       No Media Used Group<o:p></o:p> �       NO Alert Group<o:p></o:p> �       NO Alert Trap Group<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Also, if Samsung does implement this prototype, what is required to demonstrate the prototype to the PWG?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> /Walt<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Walter Filbrich<o:p></o:p> Principal Engineer<o:p></o:p> Advanced Printing Software Lab<o:p></o:p> Samsung Information Systems <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p> <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">3345 Michelson Drive, Suite 350</st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Irvine</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">92612</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Tel:  949 797 8085<o:p></o:p> Fax: 949 797 8099<o:p></o:p> w.filbrich@samsung.com<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> This message is intended only for the named recipient(s) above and may contain confidential or privileged information or protected attorney work product.  If you are not the intended recipient, any review, dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited.  If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete this message and its attachments from your computer and dispose of all other copies or printouts. 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