Hi Bill,
Umm...actually as chair you ARE supposed to be announcing PWG Last Call on
the Counter MIB now, for Tokyo review (see the Tokyo schedule).
I published the Last Call ready version ten a week ago on the 19th of March.
Please start this last call soon (SEPARATELY from the note starting the Last
Call on the Counter abstract spec, because comments must be correlated and
permanently recorded for each separate document).
Cheers,
- Ira
Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
Blue Roof Music / High North Inc
PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839
phone: +1-906-494-2434
email: imcdonald at sharplabs.com
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From: owner-wims at pwg.org [mailto:owner-wims at pwg.org]On Behalf Of
wamwagner at comcast.net
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 12:32 PM
To: wims at pwg.org
Cc: Peter.Zehler at XeroxLabs.com
Subject: WIMS> Last Call Objectives
Ira is correct that is our intent to offer just Peter's counter spec for
last call i early enough to be considered at the Tokyo meeting. The counter
spec is a significant document that defines in a structured and consistent
way multi-function imaging system parameters for services status and
utilization. At this point, this definition is not bound to any specific
management application or protocol, but rather provides conceptual
standardization applicable to imaging system monitoring, management and
administration using any method. These counter elements address service
aspects not covered by the existing printer MIB, or by any other standard.
Our objective is to get this document out for review and approval.
Specific mappings of the counters to MIB and XML Schema context are being
worked on, but these are not yet ready for review, and reasonably will not
be until the after the more abstract Counter Spec is agreed to.
Although the counter spec, its schema mapping, and the schema mapping of the
Printer MIB elements were predicated by the WIMS working group objectives,
the utility of these efforts is not limited to use with the WIMS protocol.
Rather, it is expected that initiatives such as DMTF/CIM and WSDM will also
wish to use the results of the detailed management model manifest in the
results of these efforts. For this reason, it is particularly desirable that
the Counter Spec and the subsequent mapping products of the WIMS working
group be considered even by those who may have no interest in the WIMS
protocol itself.
As to the WIMS protocol specification, we believe it is nearing completion
although, as Ira points out, PWG procedure requires that a suitable
requirements document also be issued. The The WIMS working group, in
conjunction with the PWG officers, will determine how this is best
addressed. The current version of the draft specification is available under
the "WD" subdirectory in the WIMS section of the PWG FTP site. WIMS
specification will not be offered for last call prior to the April PWG
meeting. However, an informative presentation describing the purpose, form
and implementation of the WIMS protocol will be presented at the meeting.
This is intended both for those who are unfamiliar with this project, and
for those who would like an update. The members of the working group believe
that the protocol addresses a very real and intensifying set of
requirements, and is interested in comments from the wider body of printer
and multifu! nction device makers, distributors, users and maintainers.
Bill Wagner, WIMS Chairman
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> Hi,
>> One clarification for these minutes and Harry's announcement
> note below.
>> We are NOT trying to move the WIMS Protocol spec to 'last
> call' in the immediate future.
>> There is still some (minor) schema work to be done in the
> Schedule schema (to allow the use of asset tags rather than
> device URI in TargetObjects).
>> There is also (probably major) work to be done on the WIMS
> Requirements section, which MUST be completed before we can
> 'last call' the WIMS Protocol spec.
>> Note that the WIMS Counter spec does NOT depend on the WIMS
> Protocol spec, so that the WIMS Counter spec can be moved
> ahead to 'last call' independently.
>>> Structure: Having seen WIMS P! rotocol spec with Requirements
> added, I've had second thoughts and think we should separate
> them into two documents. Bill has done recent editorial work
> on WIMS use cases, but otherwise nobody has looked at them in
> two years. The IPPFAX and PSI teams were delayed for between
> four and six months (with running weekly telecons) when we had
> to go back and finish our Requirements specs that were REQUIRED
> by PWG Process/2.0 before a protocol spec could be approved.
>> Cheers,
> - Ira
>>> Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)
> Blue Roof Music / High North Inc
> PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839
> phone: +1-906-494-2434
> email: imcdonald at sharplabs.com> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-wims at pwg.org [mailto:owner-wims at pwg.org]On Behalf Of Harry
Lewis
> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 12:28 AM
> To: wims at pwg.! org
> Cc: Peter.Zehler at XeroxLabs.com; wamwagner at comcast.net> Subject: WIMS> WIMS minutes posted
>>>> There have been a series of WIMS phone conferences leading up to the Tokyo
> meeting. I have posted a collection of minutes from these meetings. The
next
> WIMS conference call is schedule for
> Tuesday March 30, 2005.
>> (Different) Time: 10am Eastern (8am Pacific)
> Call-in US Toll-free: 1-866-365-4406
> Call-in International/Toll: 1-303-248-9655
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>ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/wims/minutes/wims_050324.pdf>> Please take time to review the latest WIMS Counter spec and WIMS protocol
> drafts as we prepare to go to Last Call.
> ----------------------------------------------
> Harry Lewis
> IBM STSM
> Chairman - IEEE-ISTO Printer Working Group
>http://www.pwg.org> IBM Printing Systems
>http://www.ibm.com/printers>! ; 303-924-5337
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