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

Hello Nabil,

Greg is almost right.

RDI == Remote Defect Indication

This is the abbreviation used in IEEE 802.1ag, Y.1731, G.707, G.8121
and rfc6428.

Regards, Huub.
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> can we avoid different interpretation of the same abbreviation (RDI):
>
> RDI   Remote Defect Indication for Continuity Check Message
>
> RDI   Reverse Defect Indication
>
> AFAIK, the latter form is the interpretation used by both IEEE 802.1ag
> and Y.1731. How useful is the first form?
>
> Regards,
>
> Greg
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Bitar, Nabil N
> <nabil(_dot_)n(_dot_)bitar(_at_)verizon(_dot_)com 
> <mailto:nabil(_dot_)n(_dot_)bitar(_at_)verizon(_dot_)com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Dave,
>     Related to abbreviations comment below and to be clearer, I renamed
>     the original terminology section to "Abbreviations and Terminology".
>     I also created a subsection called "Abbreviations" ,and
>     "Terminology" became the second subsection.  Here iis how the edits look
>
>
>       3. Abbreviations and Terminology____
>
>
>         3.1. Abbreviations____
>
>     AISAlarm Indication Signal____
>
>     ACAttachment Circuit____
>
>     BFDBidirectional Forwarding Detection____
>
>     CCContinuity Check____
>
>     CCMContinuity Check Message____
>
>     CECustomer Equipment____
>
>     CVConnectivity Verification____
>
>     E-LMI Ethernet Local Management Interface____
>
>     EVCEthernet Virtual Circuit____
>
>     LDPLabel Distribution Protocol____
>
>     LoSLoss of Signal____
>
>     MAMaintenance Association____
>
>     MDMaintenance Domain____
>
>     MEMaintenance Entity____
>
>     MEGMaintenance Entity Group____
>
>     MEPMaintenance End Point____
>
>     MIPMaintenance End Point____
>
>     MPLSMultiprotocol Label Switching____
>
>     MS-PW Multi-Segment Pseudowire____
>
>     NSNative Service____
>
>     OAMOperations, Administration, and Maintenance____
>
>     PEProvider Edge____
>
>     PSNPacket Switched Network____
>
>     PWPseudowire____
>
>     RDIRemote Defect Indication for Continuity Check Message____
>
>         RDI   Reverse Defect Indication
>
>     S-PESwitching Provider Edge____
>
>     TLVType Length Value____
>
>     T-PETerminating Provider Edge____
>
>     __ __
>
>
>         3.2. Terminology____
>
>     This document uses the following terms with corresponding
>     definitions: ____
>
>     - MD Level:Maintenance Domain (MD) Level which identifies a value in
>     the range of 0-7 associated with Ethernet OAM frame. MD Level
>     identifies the span of the Ethernet OAM frame.____
>
>     - MEP:Maintenance End Point is responsible for origination and
>     termination of OAM frames for a given MEG.____
>
>     - MIP: Maintenance Intermediate Point is located between peer MEPs
>     and can process OAM frames but does not initiate or terminate them.____
>
>     Further, this document also uses the terminology and conventions
>     used in [RFC6310].____
>
>
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Nabil